There I got to see the deadliest spider in the world, the Sydney funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus). What is crazy about this spider is it is located in URBAN areas all over Sydney and spends most of its time wandering around the city (very much in contact with humans) in search of a mate. I think its venom can kill you in something like a couple of minutes, but fortunately, there is antivenom for it.
I also got to see the 2 most deadly snakes in the world – the inland taipan & the eastern brown snake – both of which are native to Australia. Luckily, however, they are only located in remote areas of Australia nowhere near Perth. What is interesting about them, though, is the reason their venom is so deadly… “Supposedly” there are these mice-like creatures that these snakes hunt, which are also poisonous and dangerous to the snakes themselves. Thus, to ensure that these rodents don’t kill the snakes with their poison, the snakes have evolved very potent venom that can kill the rodents immediately after biting them…
Additionally, something like 15 of the 30 most venomous snakes in the world inhabit Australia… Yay for all the deadliest creatures in the world living in Australia!!!
Attached are also some more pics of animals found at the Sydney Wildlife World.
Atrax robustus - the world's deadliest spider (native to Sydney)
The world's most deadly snakes (look how many are native to Australia)
2nd most deadly snake
Deadliest snake in the world!
It may look fake... but it's a real spider in its web... EEK!
Two bugs mating...?
Australia's largest lizard
Sleepy Joey
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