They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. What “they” don’t tell you, is that sometimes mother nature doesn’t want you to get stronger, she just wants you dead.
We don’t know what you’ve done to piss her off so much, but odds are visiting Australia has something to do with it. Taking a swim in the land down under is an enter at your own risk endeavor as the continent’s surrounding seabed hosts three of her earthly majesty’s six most malicious menaces. The Geographic Cone Snail, Box Jellyfish, and Blue-Ringed Octopus all get a kick out of injecting your body with debilitating toxins that mostly result in a relatively painful and swift demise. The latter’s venom is potent enough to take out 26 humans in a matter of minutes.
While you may not be practicing your breastroke off the coast of Queensland anytime soon, there are plenty other treacherous living things willing to do mother nature’s deadly bidding at the drop of a hat. South America plays host to both Colombia’s Golden Dart Frog and the Brazilian Wandering Spider. The former may look adorable, but touching this tiny amphibians skin packs enough punch to kill you and nine of your fellow hikers who haven’t learned their lesson after watching you flailing on the ground. The latter arachnid annoyance is known as the World’s Deadliest spider and enjoys cool, dark places which could basically be anywhere in Brazil at night.
Africa’s lone entry into the deadliest environmental hitman competition is the most frighteningly named. The Deathstalker hides in the desert sands and aggressively attacks intruders, immobilizing them with their venom so that they might feast on their flesh. Well, that settles it we’re taking our next vacation in either Europe, Asia, or the good ‘ol U.S. of A.
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