10 pics showing Australia is the weirdest country EVER!

I’ve lived in country Australia for 75 years. I’ve seen every one of these creatures. The large insects are stick insects and are completely harmless. The large lizard is a goanna and while not happy if approached, they usually just keep to themselves. They love to run up trees. Also, it’s actually illegal to keep kangaroos as pets. The picture showing a guy with a kangaroo in his kitchen, is probably showing a wildlife volunteer raising a joey until it’s able to be released into the wild.

I love Australia, a wonderfully diverse country, but we really need to do something in the animal conservation area. Come on state and federal governments. Pull your collective fingers out and save our wildlife!

Anita Clark Morton, and not just venomous, absolute killers. When the rings go blue, that's when it's agitated and not happy - time to put it down before it bites. Yikes!

I love the country and the people. Spent 2 weeks there on a time-share exchange and have very fond memories.

You forgot to mention that 9 of 10 of the most poisonous species of spiders live in Australia.

That little baby octopus is ADORABLE, even if he IS venomous

Nick Hand, 🤣🤣

Have visited there many times. 1st in the 70’s. Wanted to move there—- people so laid back and fun. Too far now at my age but have fond memories. Really special friends live there.

Joy Holbrook, and for the life of me I have never picked up a blue ringed octopus 😂 … a few exaggerations there hey Joy.

Australia , where everything wants to bite and kill you , even if it can’t. 😂💕

Is that a large worm or are you just happy to see me?! 😂So many strange, wonderful and poisonous creatures live there!

Not weird, but unique and amazing, love living here, respect our wildlife and leave them be,

you left out the spiders, snakes and sharks - all creatures that can kill or eat you ... but it's a great country to live in grew up there 30yrs of my life - can't wait to move home

Boyd Welsch, have those in South Carolina also. My car looked like a moonscape!!!

Fascinating country. Maybe I'll visit it one day

Reading some of these comments below, I'm struck by how many pampered little princesses there are in the world. Hey, so we've got a few bugs and lizards here in Australia. Boy, and here's me without my violin....

The first week I was in Australia a hailstorm hit Brisbane with stones the size of softballs. They went through cars. It looked like a war.