Australia's Top 5 Deadliest Animals

[@ForrestGalante]

Which country’s top deadliest animals would you like to see next?

[@DinilAdeesha]

I would love to see SOUTH AMERICA BRAZIL

[@danielpitman5140]

You could still another on Australia. Our backyard is a beautiful yet dangerous place.

[@etee08]

Germany! Please catch my mother in law. She's a horrific monster.. 😂

[@officialsilverthorn9355]

India would be cool. Japan would be awesome, they have an assortment of crazy creatures down there. I think these should also be top 10 lists

[@David56-]

THE PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@bondishane]

You missed out on the most dangerous animal, it’s responsible for taking down multiple young men. The Gold Coast cougar.

[@Comdev11]

Apex predators in packs

[@11kungfu11]

@@Comdev11 I believe a group of them is called a 'divorce' of cougars.

[@shaneb4612]

Subspecies: the Blue Haired Tweed Cougar. The post menopause ones are quite worrisome & can usually be found in the local RSL Pokies section. Approach at your own risks. Subspecies: The Fitness First Cougar. These can be found throughout Australia, but are more prevalent around the CG foreshore. You often find a "Divorce of Cougars" congregating around cafe's & are easily recognised by the overly tanned skin & skimpy clothes. Avoid eye contact & be prepared to utilise I'm married or I'm engaged to shake off the advances. You may even have to pull out the dreaded I'm Gay card, if so you need to know who Barbra Streisand is.

[@Inklenation]

Lmfao!.. I guess you need to be an Aussie to get the joke… as it totally deserves more props than it’s got this far!.

[@mozipuggamer]

im an aussie and i don't get this joke, i mean i dont live on the gold coast, but still

[@KierenSummers]

Simple rules for life in Aus: 1. Always bang your shoes before putting them on. 2. Always flip an object over before picking it up 3. Always assume there are crocs in the water 4. Always supervise your kids near the rocks on the coast. 5. Dont underestimate the sun.

[@JordyJayHomer]

..and wear gloves when digging around in garden beds and the like.

[@AndrewFishman]

Whilst I can appreciate the sentiment, I can safely assure you there are no crocs in most waterways in Australia.

[@KierenSummers]

@@AndrewFishman I'm up north Qld. I think it's easier to tell a tourist just don't do it. Unless a local says it's all good.

[@Bexar2204]

6. Always assume that everything is out to kill you.😂

[@adamsmith8765]

3. applies to less than 5% of the country. Only one capital city is within salt water crocodile territory. South East QLD Bull Sharks are a much bigger risk

[@_kaleemwillson]

One of my brothers best mates was bitten by a blue ring around the middle of 2024. Thank god he miraculously survived. I vividly remember the face my bro pulled when he got the call from him when he was in hospital, it was haunting. I was able to see him 3 weeks after the incident and when we were talking he said (paraphrasing slightly) “when you’re supposed to die in 30 minutes you have to just accept the fact that you’re never going to be able to laugh with or see your family or friends again, and that’s the most horrifying realisation to be forced to have at the age of 19.” My brother, I, and all the lads are so glad you’re still here with us Jacob ❤️

[@harrynolan3002]

I’m an Australian I’ll never swim up north most aussies won’t yet tourists always go in the water up north they rarely listen to locals

[@clivemacken552]

That’s the Darwin evolution the dumb end up as food for the stronger animals

[@dcptiv]

Since bull sharks are a thing you can also include brackish waterways 100klm from sea in most parts of Australia.

[@yt.personal.identification]

That's why the capital of Northern Territory is named "Darwin"

[@Yourmumsrectum]

Funny how most of those tourists are domestic.

[@SherLock55]

Yep been up north many times, live down south though, whenever I visit it's a no go for me in those waters beach or otherwise. I have seen plenty do it though, fark that shit.

[@nickb5311]

the salty has to be number 1 on the list, the others you don't want to encounter but the salty will actively hunt you

[@AlligatorDundee-t5k]

I live in south Florida near the Everglades, and if a alligator stalks a person that would be demon possession. So a saltie naturally doing this is scary 💀

[@UnboxEnjoyer]

@@AlligatorDundee-t5k yes, they can grow much bigger than alligator and a lot stronger.

[@FJaypewpew]

​@@AlligatorDundee-t5k spazzes me out knowing it's not a "oh there's something I can eat ATTACK" process, it's likely a multi day observation of learning the habits of say someone going to wash a pan every morning after breakfast, then day 3 there's just a yell a splash and that's the last anyone's heard of them

[@venderstrat]

I heard that salties and polar bears actively stalk their prey, sometimes for days.

[@buddhamack1491]

All these dangerous animals and yet Aussies are only really scared of magpies

[@SirGergilton]

As an Australian we sometimes say, "if you don't bother it, it won't bother you"

[@AndrewFishman]

As Billy Connolly pointed out whilst speaking about the Funnelweb Spoider - "She told me it won't bother you, if you don't bother it. But then she didn't tell me what bothers them! Like those people with the Doberman pincer snarling and wanting to tear you to pieces. And the owner says, "It won't bother you if you don't bother it", but don't tell you what bothers it, little things, ya know, like fooking breathing!"

[@pauldegroot3361]

That’s true but not for crocs they will actually hunt u if the opportunity is there for them

[@MovieHeretic]

Clearly you haven't run across some of the more aggressive critters in the country.

[@AndrewFishman]

@@MovieHeretic Please tell me more. I have come across MOST things.

[@oircinq1388]

@@pauldegroot3361nah that’s only for salties, they’ll track you and wait for you to slip up, but freshies are usually pretty placid, they can be quite territorial n will bite you if they feel threatened, but usually won’t eat you just bite u as a warning, a saltie like i said will track u n eat you

[@Biscuitabuse]

That footage of jellyfish stings from Bondi Rescue were from Bluebottles.

[@garymaidman625]

Bluebottles, which aren't even jellyfish.

[@ChimpingBulldog]

We know.

[@beardown6574]

Great video Forrest! As always love the content!

[@GodSlayer803]

Being an Australian, thank you for reminding me that I’m a survivor

[@buddhamack1491]

No mention of the magpies... Man hunters they are

[@ckm5702]

Stone fish just aren't fair. You can't have incredible camoflage and then punish people for falling for it Most other toxic animals have the decency to give warning first

[@MrBrenos]

That’s the whole point of camo though 🤔😂

[@xkimopye]

And can live on land for 24 hours. Definitely OP

[@dan7564]

@@MrBrenos Punish people for falling for it that's outside of your predatory circle*

[@MrBrenos]

@ we are the top of the food chain mate. We are in their predatory zone.

[@dansexitstrategy5042]

It really is wild how good they hide. You can watch one swim to a spot and settle in, and even knowing it’s there their shape is hard to make out.

[@cadrollhunting3564]

I used to live in Australia for a few years working in the storage of a fruit and veggie shop. We would always get huge bins full of pumpkins that needed unloading so one of us would jump in the bin and throw the pupkins to a mate to put them on the shelf. One of those days i was the one standing in the bin and once i took the first pumpkin from the Bottom layer a huge brown snake hissed and launched at me and barely missed before i jumped out of the bin. One of the scariest moments of my life that just got even more scary afterwards once we realized what kind of snake it was.

[@RyanYoxo]

What kind of snake was it?

[@cadrollhunting3564]

@@RyanYoxo The eastern Brown Snake he is talking about in this video.

[@stephaniecoomey2356]

@@cadrollhunting3564 lucky

[@RyanYoxo]

@@cadrollhunting3564 I reckon is was probably a yellow faced whip snake.

[@cadrollhunting3564]

@@RyanYoxo The exterminator who came to the shop to get rid of the snake told us it was an eastern brown snake and that we were incredibly lucky so i am pretty sure it was a brown snake😅

[@jaydentratt3610]

Forgot about the drop bear. Had a friend who lost their life to one. Unfortunately, they take multiple lives each year

[@Truthseeker_141]

This joke wasn't even funny 50 years ago.

[@AlligatorDundee-t5k]

Bwahaha

[@maxpoh]

Chlamydia bears are no joke

[@glennllewellyn7369]

@@Truthseeker_141 Knock knock. Two men walk into a bar.

[@Meepoth]

You got me. I googled it

[@kezbot4283]

I’m travelling around Australia at the moment and when in Far North Queensland I had a salty stalking me for 3 days. It would come up into my camp at night when the tide was up and circle my car (with me in the rooftop tent) and just sit in the bushes at the bottom of the ladder waiting for me to come down. Would’ve been between 3.5 to 4 metres long and absolutely terrifying!

[@jhi-fly4awhiteguy]

Nah he's chill mate .. probably just waiting for ya to offer him a beer hey

[@wotizit]

Scary

[@kezbot4283]

@@jhi-fly4awhiteguy haha yeah probably!

[@jackcowling3277]

As an Australian local I need to point out the wrong facts in this video. Eastern browns are not really as active at night, they’re thick in numbers during the day. Crocs are found as south as harvey bay on the east coast not just at Rockhampton. Box jellyfish aren’t the most venomous it’s the irukandji jellyfish is the most deadly and is the size of a fingernail

[@SherLock55]

Crocs can be found even further south from Hervey Bay but yeah that's about their limit in terms of preferable habitats, any further and the conditions aren't well liked by them.

[@jackcowling3277]

@ they’ll definitely go further south if humans didn’t interfere with it. They use to be in the Brisbane river back in the day. Fairly certain there is reports of stock/race horses being attacked by crocs inland in the Brisbane river

[@staggeringdeath8479]

​​@@jackcowling3277 he said the eastern brown is typically inactive during the day and come out later in the afternoon.....I'm not sure about them not being active during the day, but they definitely come out in the afternoon and move about, usually heading towards water during the late afternoon, 6:30pm - 7:00pm I saw one about a month ago moving across the foot path heading towards the bushes around the lake.

[@marinejosh1993]

I live in Melbourne Australia and your comments about eastern Browns are wrong when in Summer. They avoid the heat due to not being able to regulate temperature and hunt at night.

[@jackcowling3277]

@ I live in central qld and see them weekly at the mine I work at, places I hunt and around home in the hotter months. Life experience > google knowledge

[@mattrandall7836]

Great video! More of these should be well received

[@L8rCloud]

You forgot to mention for the Blue Ringed Octopus that eventually the toxin wears off so as long as you keep a patient intubated and the heart is kept beating during the time that their diaphragm completely shuts down due to the muscular paralysis, which is why the victim dies, they will snap back into life as if nothing happened. Victims can both see and hear, completely conscious of everything that is going on around them, they just have no ability to move or breath. - If bitten, you should call emergency services immediately. - Apply a pressure immobilisation bandage to the bite site. - If/WHEN the victim stops breathing, begin CPR until medical help arrives. - Continue CPR until the victim's heart is beating and they can breathe on their own again. THIS CAN TAKE SEVERAL HOURS so you better have a team of people ready.

[@jerrylewis6743]

I'm glad i found you, Forrest. Saw you on Nelk. Amazing video.

[@Loco4Poco27]

Forrest….. you…your shows…and knowledge of animals is my favorite… And it has gotten me through many work days with my earbud. You rock. Thank you.

[@shootrmgavin]

I was sure the drop bears would be #1, but they didn't even make the top 5? My uncle Steves best mates cousin barely survived an attack. Vicious buggers they are!

[@waynemackie3113]

Horses: The most deadly animal in Australia, causing 77 deaths in 10 years, mostly from falls Bovines: Caused 33 deaths, mostly from motor vehicle accidents Dogs: Caused 27 deaths, mostly from attacks on children under four and the elderly Kangaroos: Caused 18 deaths, mostly from car accidents Bees: Caused 16 deaths, mostly in people aged 40-59

[@sentimentalbloke185]

Drop bear body count is 100+

[@liamgross7217]

@@sentimentalbloke185shhh….. we don’t talk about them. It ruins tourism.

[@hannoengelbrecht6658]

Thanks

[@ryanhall995]

I swear, every time summer rolls around and I'm at my local beach, there's some tourist poking a blue ringed octopus, thinking it's no big deal. Then I tell them, and they freak out. Basically, if it's pretty, dont touch it😂

[@AndrewFishman]

In Australia, if its alive, best not to touch it.

[@sllizarrd]

0:35 Octopuses actually have arms, NOT tentacles - arms have suckers along their entire length, whereas tentacles only have suckers at the ends. In general: Octopuses have 8 arms, 0 tentacles Squid and cuttlefish have 6 arms, 2 tentacles Nautiluses have 0 arms and a ton of tentacles

[@joshb3454]

What about drop bears? You didn't mention the Sydney Funnel Web spider. The Redback, The Inland Taipan. Ummm, Great White Sharks?

[@leetpg]

The great white is ruthless but rare. Redbacks aren't that bad. Drop bear is a concern, especially at night.

[@danielvermeer3363]

Deadliest means they kill more people. It doesnt mean how potent their venom is. An inland taipan, while the most toxic, doesnt interact with a lot of people, therefor, not as deadly.

[@melburnmt7320]

Depends what they define as deadly. The funnel web 100% can be, but there has not been a recorded death in ~40years. Redbacks don't typically kill. Inland taipans are not near human settlements, you'd have to be actively looking for them to encounter one. & I'd argue bull sharks are more encountered than great whites. There was one allegedly seen quite far in the Brisbane river recently where people regularly swim - although I wouldn't recommend going in for more reasons than that.

[@liamgross7217]

I have a shed full of redbacks and see the odd Eastern Brown in my yards. Redbacks aren’t of much concern.

[@liamgross7217]

@@melburnmt7320i understand bull sharks can spend quite a long time in fresh watcher and do come up river systems.

[@mauraarnett-romero6604]

I enjoy learning about all the different animals around the world. I also try to get my grandkids to watch you on the TV with me. It’s a great way to teach and talk about animals and marine life from different countries. While also telling them about the spiders, scorpions and snakes and mountain lions and Jaguars we have in Arizona. Learn the wildlife and treat all animals and marine life with respect. Know your species. Thank you for being so entertaining and enthusiastic and teaching us. We love your show. From Sunny Arizona USA

[@Seagulligus]

You could easily put Tiger snakes and funnel web spiders in the top 5.

[@stevehoop8724]

not tiger snake but maybe the funnel web

[@tom7719]

I’ve always wanted to live in Australia but after learning more about it I’m not sure I even want to visit there.

[@stevehoop8724]

its really not that bad. I'd prefer this then other countries with bears and lions etc. Just be careful of water and be aware when picking things up or snakes in summer

[@buddhamack1491]

"Come to Australia" by The Scared Weird Little Guys Funny song and entirely accurate experience of Australia

[@glennllewellyn7369]

"...with fear your pants will be filled."

[@jamiestewart7327]

Classic❤😂

[@HybridTrapMusic]

thanks for teaching us :)

[@joshwilliams2105]

5:11 it's in these moments you can see who the favorite child is.

[@matthewsecord7641]

Beat me to the comment. Great minds

[@anthonygenovese7578]

It's in these moments you can see who is a piece of shit

[@collyernicholasjohn]

Take the girl!

[@michaelharvest931]

My mum was bitten my an eastern brown snake. It happened at the front door, the snake was startled and bit her as she opened the front door. Within 15 minutes she went into cardiac arrest, was placed in a coma and flown to the city for treatment. Thank god she’s survived and made a full recovery

[@marymartinez7740]

Love your channel!!!!

[@Rkenton48]

In a Terry Pratchett novel regarding the land down under, Death asked his library for a list of the creatures in that land that weren't poisonous/venomous. A single piece of paper was produced that read, "Some of the sheep."

[@franklee3800]

I've seen them (blue ring octopi) down on the shore at Redcliffe on a popular beach! Seen heaps of Brown snakes, and fortunately only one Taipan. Brown Snakes are NOT aggressive unless you are an idiot. The TAI PAN however WILL come for you simply because they can. This is what they teach us here, in Brisbane where I live. (58 years)

[@ryangibson1901]

Disagreed from someone living 3hrs west of Brisbane. EB’s are jittery and will be defensive rather quickly. Coastal taipans are quick to be jumpy and will strike multiple times. We don’t have coastals but that’s what I’ve learned. I’ve encountered a few eastern browns over the years and every time I encounter one I hate it. I don’t mind red bellies but eastern browns immediately send an adrenaline dump down my legs. Nothing scarier than dealing with the second most venomous snake in the world that’s most common to come into contact with humans due to their diet of rodents that hang around chicken coops.

[@vb_blokeboi7251]

I've had a couple run ins with Eastern Browns down on the Goldy and I have to agree, they are no aggressive unless startled. Both times the snake was more interested in getting away than chasing or doing anything aggressive.

[@tommybraben5950]

yeah my grandad who was the director general of education in qld killed an inland taipan with a school cane when he was at a one teacher school in i think like emerald or something

[@Smokie_HellFire]

Honestly surprised the Sydney Funnelweb Spider isn't apart of the list... a deadly arachnid with an excruciatingly painful bite and a power dose of venom, if not treated quickly, will result in certain death. However, I will say that as a resident, Australia is jampacked with incredibly dangerous creatures

[@Kas-l8e]

FINALLY some good content for me to watch ❤❤😂😂

[@carlwebster4217]

My father survived a brown snake bit, stepped on 6 foot brown snake, wrapped around his leg, bit him on the ankle. He was 40 min drive from hospital. Fortunately he got first add from a off duty paramedic.

[@anani6713]

i am Sri Lankan and i am so happy you went there.Let alone catch a salty.

[@robbaskerville253]

I'm happy living around these guys, but am too scared to camp in Canada and Northern US because you have Grizzlies. Yes, I've seen The Revenant.

[@I.J.1981.]

Drop Bear: Am I joke to you?

[@cleverusername9369]

Yes. Yes, you quite literally are

[@davidsherry2197]

drop bears? weren't they an aussie B grade rock band way back?

[@southern_abyss7556]

Love watching Forest and seeing the love he has for animals. I can't wait for more episodes of Extinct or Alive

[@Ethanlutara2329]

Very nice quality

[@Loco4Poco27]

I love your segment on Rogan about the crocodiles who ate the soldiers. OMG.

[@larrylong4407]

Yes ❤ great video😊

[@SawbonesRL]

Forgot to mention vegemite at number one 😢

[@Juane9000]

Vegemite isn't a ani- Nevermind 😒

[@IzzyWizzy666]

Your probably 1 of these clowns that put TO MUCH on a sandwich ???? You should nly need to use a small amount about the size of a pea. It can’t be as disgusting as a peanut butter & Jelly sandwich now that’s DISGUSTING.

[@FlexBeanbag]

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[@KeepItSimpleSailor]

If you survive a saltwater crocodile attack - the infections from the bite wounds can plague you for years, with possible amputations required that may or may not stop the infections. A bloke in Darwin in the late 90s went through hell for several years after a croc bite.

[@gbars7773]

Salties should be top of the list in my opinion, those gronks are no joke. They can jump out of the water and bite a fisherman out of his boat, theirs story’s of people being stuck in trees over rivers after floods and the crocs circling them for days and showing off the body of their friend as a trophy. Luckily they were saved but no joke. Aswell their smart as, they learn to understand a fisherman’s pattern and stalk the jetty’s at that time of day. Growing up around snakes and spiders is fine as your taught that their no trouble and what to do. But crocs your in their territory and they know that.

[@Michael-r1x5h]

This century more than twice as many Americans have been killed by Alligators and than Australians have been killed by crocodiles.

[@gbars7773]

@micheal-r1x5h that’s cause in Aus where their is crocs aren’t the most populated areas, the Northern Territory and North Queensland ain’t got anywhere near as many people as Vic or NSW. Their ain’t enough people on those areas for their to be mass killings, aswell as the population difference between USA and Aus. In us a their 300+ million whilst only 25+ million in Aus

[@isaaccarrizales1588]

Love the top 5 lists, keep it up brotha, you’re living the dream as a zoologist..especially with the adventures, much love man

[@Yeh-suh]

No great white shark..?

[@Shrekskild]

They basically never attack humans

[@Yeh-suh]

@@Shrekskild That's not true.

[@Shrekskild]

@@Yeh-suh only around 5-6 deaths per year from shark attacks in general

[@Yeh-suh]

@@Shrekskild Sure, but it's still the deadliest animal in Australia.

[@nickweston6472]

I recently found out that brown snakes will climb trees to get into hollows, probably looking for food. They can’t necessarily turn around so they can just back out and sometimes fall out of trees. So you can legitimately looking out for them on the ground and have one fall on your head.

[@collyernicholasjohn]

Can confirm. Was rock climbing and encountered a Brown in a hollow about 25 m up the cliff. I didn’t complete that route.

[@shaneb4612]

*Trigger Warning: Most Dangerous Species: The Gold Coast Cougar. Subspecies: the Blue Haired Tweed Cougar. The post menopause ones are quite worrisome & can usually be found in the local RSL Pokies section. Approach at your own risks. Subspecies: The Fitness First Cougar. These can be found throughout Australia, but are more prevalent around the CG foreshore. You often find a "Divorce (Group) of Cougars" congregating around cafe's & are easily recognised by the overly tanned skin & skimpy clothes. Avoid eye contact & don't engage in small talk about fitness or gym's. Pet talk is or can be precursor to talk about fitness & exercise.

[@glennllewellyn7369]

Speaking from experience? Heh heh heh...

[@280ackleyimp]

As a North Queenslander living with everything on this list, crocodiles and eastern browns are by far the worst. Salties will actively hunt you if near the waters edge, and the eastern brown is just angry and will go a round with you for being near it.

[@shawntailor5485]

Sounds like an irishman ! Lol . Or my Dod.

[@Dont_Poke_The_Bear]

You would think people wouldn't pick up a blue ringed octopus... Bro, think about people trying to get selfies with dangerous animals in the background or with their back to a cliff... humans are smart, people as dumb.

[@randybull01]

Yellowstone Park gets people gored by bison or elk pretty often while trying to get a selfie. Cleansing the gene pool.

[@kmdsubs3148]

Him: "You're exploring the rugged landscapes of Australia" Me: "LOLOLOL ... LOLOLOLOL ... you serious?!?"

[@Last_Chance.]

That one clump of hair flailing about on your 5 head is bothering me.

[@TaCtiCaL323]

Aggressive

[@Gonzo.357]

Cry more

[@justadream7164]

But u stayed to watch still 🤡

[@malonejohnson3356]

Last time i saw this type of top 5 it was mr. Irwin himself . Be proud of yourself forrest . Would absolutely love to see you collab with the irwin kids ❤

[@Suziivlogger]

Thanks for not supporting😭😭

[@mohamedal-ali975]

welcome

[@IM4UCKEDUP]

No problem

[@majinwookie]

Thot be gone

[@jeremybrinlee1965]

Your welcome.... Get a life

[@thelocal0170]

Supporting what?

[@truetierra]

Great vid Forrest. 👍👍

[@BarneyBryant-k9c]

You are so lucky. Australia is my dream holiday destination due to the fact that there is so much awesome wildlife

[@StuSaville]

Stonefish aren't just limited to the North of Australia. I used to work as a crayfisherman in the SW near Perth and once found one in a craypot. We would also often find blue ring octopuses in our bait baskets.

[@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641]

Irukandji jellyfish will turn your world upside down 😬 Stung on my foot in the shallows in the Northern Territory.... The pain is difficult to describe. Instant pain, looked down expecting to see a cloud of blood, nothing, a tiny red mark but a feeling as if I had stood on a broken bottle.

[@collyernicholasjohn]

Sounds awful glad you’re okay. Gympie Bush similar like10,000 Volts

[@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641]

@collyernicholasjohn Thank you for the kind wishes. I have since learned from an Aboriginal man that the leaves found on ground creepers with pink flowers in the sand dunes give relief, pick a few leaves, rub them between your palms into a green paste, place the pulped leaves on the sting area. I have learned to stay out of the shallows 🤣

[@collyernicholasjohn]

@@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641 oh I know the plant u mean. Cheers!

[@Sasuke-04]

I was searching for the deadliest animals of India and Australia but couldn't find any good video and now you released this 😲

[@allthingsmalta6487]

I would have thought that the Irukandji jellyfish is even more dangerous than Chironex fleckeri though less painful when stung.

[@bkad2596]

Excellent video and also enjoyed the comments and experiences shared

[@Bodkin_Ye_Pointy]

The problem you have with the comment on the Irukandji jelly fish is you are not likely to be stung by one. They move in blooms and are difficult to see in the water. I saw another naturalist video in which they are now reviewing deaths attributed to heart attack from swimmers in the northern waters. Irukandji have been moved up the danger chart because one is dangerous, many are lethal.

[@nicktrueman224]

My mate was killed by a king brown. RIP Skitz! He was trying to remove it from a neighbours garage with a broom and they just couldn't get him to hospital quick enough as he lived out in the bush at the time.

[@Tom_wood7]

I once picked up a blue ring octopus in a shell that I pick up out of the water. It was actually quite big and I lost my shit knowing how poisonous is it.

[@danjasfer]

Hi Forrest! I always love your videos! Thank you for always sharing your knowledge! Can you do winged insect category next? Thanks!

[@sandrarawn2147]

Love , love ,LOVE THIS CHANNEL ❤😊😊

[@Sathias_]

Yeah, I live in South Australia and we lost a few cats to brown snakes. One of them rushed inside absolutely freaking out, we didn't know why, but the next day we found him dead. We had a lot of browns on our property so it was the most likely cause anyway.

[@tunaking1]

The story about the boy in Myanmar is crazy everytime I hear it. You guys definitely saved his life

[@leoncarlier]

I survived being bitten by a blue ring octopus! This was 40 years ago, the Doctor cut a big slice in my foot and bled my foot into a sink full of hot water. I still remember the pain. I also survived a redback spider bite. The blue ring bite was pain that you cannot imagine.

[@braveheart7203]

Huge huge comment, but hopefully an educational one. It always blows my mind how many people are terrified to come to Australia due to our "dangerous" animals. Like the blue ringed octopus, if you see a snake don't pick it up, don't corner it or make it feel threatened. Definitely don't try and kill it. The majority of brown snake bites come from people trying to kill it. The inland tiapan is a super shy outback Australian snake. Your chances of ever seeing one is zero and not a single death from one. Salt crocs are only a risk if you live or visit up north. Just like in Florida with gators, if the water is murky, or known croc areas, you enter or come too close to the water at your own risk. If there are signs "No swimming", don't swim - easy. Same with box jellyfish and their stinging cousins. Swim in areas where there are lifeguards in between the flags. They will advise if there has been croc, shark or jellyfish sightings and put up signs accordingly. According to WHO, 5.4 million people are bitten by snakes globally. Of them, approx only 3000 bites are in Australia due to human error with 1-2 deaths per year. In contrast, approx 7000 to 8000 people in the USA are bitten per year resulting in approx 5 deaths. All of our snakes have antivenum. Between 2001-2017 there have been 541 animal related deaths. 174 have been from horses, bovine 82, dogs 53, kangaroos and snakes 37 each, bees 31, sharks 27, and crocs 21. However, in the USA between 1999-2016, there were 2138 non venomous animal related deaths including mammals 1315, dogs 553, bitten or stung by nonvenomous insect and other nonvenomous arthropods 155, other reptiles 78, marine animals 23, crocs or aligators 12, and rats 3. Venomous animals accounted for 1500. Bees, wasps etc 1063, and snakes 112. Australia gets trashed on due to how many animals we have that are dangerous, but in reality, in the most instances human error is to blame, or horses weirdly. Same with anywhere you go - respect the wildlife, educate yourself and most of all use common sense. If you walk into a bear den, don't expect to come out in one piece or at all.

[@evilsaddist666]

My grandmother was stung by a blue ring and it wiped out her memory, she spent 2 decades in care before finally killing her. They are not reclusive, if you’re on the East coast and regularly visit the beach, especially rock pools or salt water lakes, you will se them all the time. Beet to wear water shoes when walking in these areas.

[@COCOAUB]

Forrest I love all your video’s you are amazing. You should make a video on the top five least known mammals, that would be cool. Anyway keep up the good work

[@glennllewellyn7369]

I was once hit by a box jellyfish in the left collarbone. 3 tentacles. The pain is best described as being punched by a freight train covered in needles. 2Ks walk home while crying out and gave it the boiling hot water treatment. Ok in 3 hours. Scars to this day.

[@AngusMurray]

The vivid blue rings in real life are quite the sight to see! Eastern browns are fast indeed, so it's a blessing they always flee when you give them space ;)

[@ktswandering]

Disappointed no funnel web spider....especially with the new species found recently!

[@reehoneybee123]

1. Box jelly fish 2. Blue ringed jelly fish 3. Crocs 4. Brown snake 5. Funnel web spider I think that should be the list the stone fish yes it suckssss but you won’t die

[@erikadowdy2382]

DO IT!! Those jellyfish stings were Brutal😮

[@GodlyCarnage]

Thanks for the Australian content. Home sweet home haha.

[@collyernicholasjohn]

My ex and I were hitchhiking in North Queensland. Got the last ferry across the Daintree river at about 10:30 pm but we couldn’t get a lift any further. Spent the night listening to crocodiles barking in the darkness, knowing a woman waseaten there a few months b4.

[@stevehoop8724]

don't bark they growl mate

[@andrewhazlewood4569]

By deaths? Horses, cows, dogs, kangaroos, snakes make the top 5 with bees, sharks and crocodiles next. The kangaroo deaths were all vehicle accidents. A lot of the horse deaths were from riders falling.

[@didierpoidvin4721]

Solide video forest!!!

[@robbiefishing]

You don't believe in crediting the creators whose footage you stole without asking?

[@oliverpayne1653]

U should do more of these from every continent!

[@khamageisler8522]

My girlfriend and I accidentally picked up a shell while snorkeling just the other day. Only to realise after resurfacing that there was actually a blue ringed octopus in saud shell

[@leonctv]

Danger noodle hahahaha that’s now my new nickname for snakes 3:33

[@cleverusername9369]

That's been a thing for years, welcome to the internet

[@dansexitstrategy5042]

Those blue ringed octopi are cool. I saw a bunch of larger octopi but only a couple of those little guys. I was shocked when I finally saw a couple at how small they are. One of them was even chilling next to a crown of thorns. Reef life is crazy.

[@christendomempire5657]

I would have thought Irukandji jellyfish would be on this list. It's way more deadly then the box jellyfish.

[@Asguard82]

Irukandji are a type of box jellyfish

[@kendalldeal7697]

Love this channel Forrest

[@AriaTheDisciple]

I have been stung before by 3 blue bottle jellyfish at once when I was on stradbroke a long time ago, I can only imagine what a box jellyfish would be like because the stings I got were extremely painful

[@collyernicholasjohn]

Same. Had three parallel scars across my chest for years.

[@TerrifierStorytime]

The 'Death Roll' is actually to disorient their prey, ie: You literally don't know up from down. Then they take you to the bottom of the river bed and pack you into the mud. Once your flesh has started to break down / become tender, they are able to smell this, which is when they go and dig you up for a nice feed.

[@RickFoster-w1i]

Nice and dramatic Forrest

[@collyernicholasjohn]

Not deadly, but Jesus, you know it when you walk into a Gympie Bush. The pain lasts for years.

[@Quickstepz-OG]

Little boy bought up a blue ring from the kids surf pool the other day. Walked like 500 metres to the lifeguard tower. They got it on camera. It was huge.

[@basedjj93]

Danger noodle is hilarious 😂

[@blonddog8417]

My 14 year old daughter dodged a bullet not so long ago! We were having a family dive along the south Coast of NSW and she collected a few small sea shells which she put inside her wetsuit, we were snorkelling for a good 45 minutes and decided to go back to the boat for a snack. She then was showing us what she'd collected and out of one she'll crawled a small blue ringed octopus all lit up!! We freaked out initially but thank the lord it never bit her🙏she had it on her torso for over half an hour and we were in quite a remote location so it definitely could have been a dire situation.

[@garygkc21]

Nate Barrkatze has a great bit on venomous snakes.