The eastern brown snake, also known as the common brown snake is an defensive elapid snake that is responsible for most of the snake bite deaths in Australia. These creatures live
Out of the 23 known possum species in Australia, there are 2 that you’ll most likely come across at night: the common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecular), this scientific name means “furry tailed little fox”, and the common ringtail possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus), this
The blobfish is a species of deep-sea fish that belongs to the family called fatheads. They can be found only off the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania. Blobfish spend their
There are not many birds that are as recognized by Australians as the Australian magpie. There are few places in Australia where magpies don’t live. The species’ familiarity is
There are only 7 known species of sea turtle existing today and 6 of these are found around Australian waters. They are the green sea turtle, the loggerhead, the olive ridley, the hawksbill
The common death adder can be seen throughout much of eastern and coastal southern Australia. In central Australia you’ll find the desert death adder and to the north you’ll see
The lorikeet, aka loriini, aka lori is a small – medium-sized parrot with a special brush-tipped tongue to feed on nectar of flower blossoms & soft fruits, preferring berries
Touted as being the most venomous sea snake in the world, it’s the faint-banded (or Belcher’s) sea snake. The Belcher’s sea snake, is an elapid (a family of venomous snakes) sea
The redback spider, aka the Australian black widow, is a species of highly venomous spider originating in the South Australian & adjacent Western Australian deserts, but is now found throughout Australia, Southeast Asia and New Zealand; with colonies elsewhere outside
The bull shark is often considered the most dangerous shark in the world. This is because they’re not only an aggressive species but they also tend to hunt in waters where people
