i doubt marsupials carry it. you are thinking rodents(prairie dogs and squirrels)

Including the government.

Dude. You forgot all the natural disasters that happen here. We have cyclones and hurricanes, as well as earthquakes, tornadoes, blizzards, flash flooding, the occasional locusts, and of course fire season.

No, you read that correctly. In the American southwest there is a "fire season" we are in the beginning stages of that right now. Ironically it's also when we get the majority of our rainfall.

As an American, it’s mostly just a joke.

A lot of it has to do with nature documentaries that focus on the extremely misunderstood but potentially deadly animals. For clicks, they tend to play up how dangerous/viscuous/whatever they are. (See every shark show ever)

Like quoka aren’t really talked about, either.

Thank you for writing this for me fellow australian.

Did you know there are actually more alligator attacks per capita in the whole US than in Australia?

Water is the biggest killer in Australia. Either being without it or in it and pretty much anywhere across the country. The worst animals are in the water, you’ll die in a very short time without it.

Followed by stupidity and lack of respect for the environment.

We have Drop Bears, but they’re nowhere near as deadly as a US school.

You didn't even mention all of the alligators and crocodiles!

Us making glorious wildlife films like Rogue (2007) is certainly not helping haha.

Recommended btw if you like a bit of horror and don't mind dumb movies like The Meg, Deep Blue Sea.

When I think of Australia and the things that can kill me, I think of the billion insects, small or big. And the countless poisonous or toxic things that I could encounter. Even while going to the toilet.

I too, would choose the bear.

Bobcats can kill people? How?

You can also dump catnip over your body before wrestling to emphatize with the gladiators.

After you permanently stopped wrestling with her, did she ever get playful and come attack you when your guard was down and vulnerable?

Never underestimate what a small creature can do.

I had the distinct displeasure of being a manager over a jackass that maced a bunny. (It was begging for food and he freaked out.)

Buns panicked, ran up his pantleg and went all Spawn of Caerbannog on his balls.

Dunno if he was emasculated, but you’d think it by his screaming. (It wasn’t just that it got nibbly. Buns was soaked in OC spray he was definitely not supposed to have.)

Buns found a good home with the animal rescue lady, too. She was decidedly less frosty when I asked for a copy of her report so we could put in his file.

They do have drop bears though

Or rabies. Australians might have to watch out for their own brand thereof, but they don't have rabies to contend with.

I feel a ton of people don't internalize the meme about European forests and North American.

Our outdoors are fucking scary!

That being said, I hike through grizzly country fairly often, and have never had a problem. But my food is usually dehydrated.

Sure is. Like Cliff said, it's a Western Pygmy Possum (from social media source).

Pic from Wikipedia :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_pygmy_possum#/media/File:Cercartetus_concinnus_Museums_Victoria.jpg

I think it’s a bilby. I’ve seen a few of these living out in the sticks and that’s what I know them as.

Their ball bag is huge for their size.

Edit: looks like I’m wrong. See below for corrections

if not the animals the HEAT will.