Northern Aussies needed

So many Asstralian jokes, but I won't...

Assies? ASSIES?



Sorry to laugh so hard at a typo but that's the funniest thing I've seen today. Assies....oh...my...gawd.

ROFLMAO. Better get a supermod. Haggis or Rolling Thunder would NEVER change the title of this thread. Oh no...they'll leave you with it until the Aussies get here.

*snicker, chuckle, laugh, guffaw*

mscelina said:

ROFLMAO. Better get a supermod. Haggis or Rolling Thunder would NEVER change the title of this thread. Oh no...they'll leave you with it until the Aussies get here.

*snicker, chuckle, laugh, guffaw*

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Dear god, Deacon, run for you liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife

DeaconBlu said:

OMG I know, I need a mod! LOL

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Got ya covered.

oh rats. someone did change it.

dangit.

I'm still going to laugh about Assies though. I just can't help it.

Thanks (for nothin!), it's pronounced "arse" in our neck of the woods! lol

To try and answer your question, Deacon. I'm not northern enough to have regular contact with salties (thank heavens for that!), but yes, they get very, very big. And yes, living with them can be very dangerous. They are one of the most well-adapted animals on Earth, which pretty much explains why they haven't changed much since the dinosaurs roamed.

They can swim really fast, they can run really fast, and they are expert and camouflaging themselves. Females can be very agressive, particularly when she is defending her clutch of eggs. You get a news report every year or so about some poor bloke spending days up a tree, while the croc below cruises around, waiting for him to try and make a break for it.

And yes, they really do get that big!

Dunno about statistics. Maybe the net can help. Bureau of Statistics, maybe?

Assies hey! Yeah the crocs are that big they sometimes take up two lanes of traffic. But we just bounce right by them on our pet kangaroos.

Just do a google search for the Steve Irwin Asstralia Zoo, that should give you the answers or links you're looking for.

JJ

Steve Irwin... I was watching him this morning. Still hard to believe he's gone

Salties.

Yes, they are very big and very dangerous.
You do not camp on or near a river bank or billabong. You don't swim, and you do take notice of the warning signs.

I haven't got actual stats but the box jellyfish actually kill more people than the Salties. However several people, idiot enough to get too close to water where Salties are, do get killed each year.

JJ Cooper said:

Assies hey! Yeah the crocs are that big they sometimes take up two lanes of traffic. But we just bounce right by them on our pet kangaroos.

Just do a google search for the Steve Irwin Asstralia Zoo, that should give you the answers or links you're looking for.

JJ

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Hey JJ, I forgot you was Asstralian . Maybe it was the salties that ate all the apostrophes?

Crocs and wet season flooding... yeah, fun. Cairns has a few problems with them. Better beware of them lurking in your drains (good fishing). Or mistaking them for logs. Tours can be fun, too. Just don't drink too much.

Here's some stuff about crocs up there. And some more stuff. Even the government has something to say about them.



Still, no need to worry.

On average only one person a year is killed by a crocodile in Australia, in comparison three people a year die from bee stings, and thousands from smoking and car accidents so as long as you take some sensible precautions there is no need to worry on your Australian holiday.

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^courtesy: http://www.amazingaustralia.com.au/animals/crocodile_attacks.htm ^

A recent example

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7327984.stm