The western brown snake, or gwardar, is a species of very fast and highly venomous elapid snake native to western Australia. The name gwardar means “go the long way around” in the
The mulga snake, aka king brown snake, is the heaviest venomous snake in Australia and also has the largest venom yield of any snake in the world! You’ll find these deadly serpents throughout Australia, except
All mouse spiders have a noticeably bulbous head and jaws. They are often confused with funnel-web spiders. Mouse spider bites are not common, but a few have caused serious issues in humans
There are 5 known species of stonefish, aka scorpionfish, that can be found in the coastal regions of the Indian ocean and the Pacific ocean. Some species of stonefish can even be found in rivers. These fish have been touted as the most venomous fish in the world! Stonefish
Touted as being one of the most venomous snakes in the world, of course living in Australia, it’s the inland taipan. They also go by the names of the western taipan, the small-scaled snake
The tiger snake is a highly venomous snake species found in the southern regions of Australia, including coastal islands, such as Tasmania. They inhabit swamps, lagoons, areas near
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
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
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
