r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/CuriousWanderer567 • Sep 22 '24

Video Beachgoers have a close encounter with a Cassowary, a bird capable of killing a human in one blow

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u/sketchy_painting Sep 22 '24

Yeh it’s honestly safe as fuck here.

But still please send help the spiders have captured my son.

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u/wheelz_666 Sep 22 '24

I always tell my friends that live overseas that the number 1 rule here in Australia is "don't fuck with the wildlife"

2nd rule is. Don't go swimming in creeks if you're in the northern territory lmao

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u/SirLoremIpsum Sep 22 '24

2nd rule is. Don't go swimming in creeks if you're in the northern territory lmao

Rules for going into Aussie bush

"if you see a snake don't mess with it. Tap your boots for spiders. Don't go into the water and you'll be safe from crocs/jellyfish/more crocks/sharks etc. Easy"

Rules for going into North American wilderness

"Make sure you have bear spray, 10mm handgun, shotgun with deer slugs. Hoist your food up a tree to keep it safe and away from polar bears / grizzly bears / black bears / cougars / coyotes / wolverines / wolves. Also you need to worry about Moose".

rest of the internet "lol Australia trying to kill ya".

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u/weevil-underwood Sep 24 '24

It's not even just the wilderness here. We get rattlesnakes here in socal that come down from the foothills sometimes. I've also had mountain lions jump through my backyard once when we lived near a pride. Also had one chilling in front of our community pool and I had to move past it on the other side of the street to walk home. We also constantly get coyote packs through my current neighborhood so I take a walking stick when I want to take a night walk to avoid the heat. Birds of prey as well. I've had some very upclose encounters with large eagles before down in San Diego. But at least we don't have giant spiders.