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I hate seeings these posts on shitty corporate social media (aussie.zone)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/environment@aussie.zone
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snake protects kids
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[–] -3 points 4 months ago (10 children)

There's some irony to this being posted on aussie.zone, country of a million killer animals.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (9 children)

    Our wildlife gets such a bad rap! πŸ˜†

    Sure we have some bitey and stingy animals but the overall fatality rate is very, very low. Here are some figures (I couldn't find any that were more up-to-date) from a quick search. Look at the animal that causes the most deaths. It's one you no doubt have in your country too.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    I was just kidding. I lived a few years in Aus, it was awesome

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Ah, glad you liked the place! :) Always feels good when someone says that.

    Where'd you visit/live? I'm gona go way out on a limb and say Sydney. Risky choice, I know.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    You took the risk... It did not pay off :D. I was in Adelaide for most of the time, though yes, I did visit Sydney for a couple weeks.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Wait! What!? Whats happening with Bovine deaths? Is this something we need to send 'A Current Affair' in to investigate?!

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    The rate might be low, but comparing blindly to domesticated animals isn't quite fair, since context and exposure levels drastically skew the results. Humans interact a lot with domesticated animals directly, and comparatively little with wild (and venomous) snakes.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    Depends where you live πŸ˜† . In any case, most snakes are shy and move away from people (for good reason) and will only bite if provoked accidentally or intentionally. We also have anti-venom in hospitals so deaths are pretty rare.

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