I'm pretty sure every continent minus Antarctica has a tick problem.

I forgot to mention, that Australia has the deadliest ticks in the world. You get some paralysing bacteria from them. And they are active over the whole year.

Worst Wildlife-thing that happened to me in Australia: a Kookaburra snatched some food from me, something like this.

... still, the cockroaches were the most terrifying part of my visit, they get freakishly big there.

Yes, the ticks here are nasty and can paralyse and kill pets, but they aren't around all year, mainly during the warmer seasons and they aren't in all states.

And then there's the mosquitos that give you Ross River Virus, which I've contracted and is debilitating (no treatment either) and Barmah Forest virus.

Good thing is we don't have rabies, yet.

No, you can't catch it like that.

Although you may contract carp herpes if you have sexual relations with them, carp felatio.

ahhhh, yea, um, my reaction to that music was more like this;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSbigjiKLoU

hehehehe
Never heard of carp herpes - and - Gross! (although the way they can suck your finger?? hmmm?????, hahahaha)

What was that disease you can get from flying foxes?

Hendra virus I think and it's deadly.

That's the one where people get it from horses who get it from the bats.

Even the horses here are trying to kill you.

No reference to the Great White,is a bit of a surprise.No swimmer's in here?

Bull sharks are worse, more of them and they'll regularly enter fresh water rivers where they have contact with people.

I killed a bull shark in Far Cry 3.

Anyone who swims in the ocean with monsters is nuts in my opinion.

Everyone is like, oh no, I won't get eaten, by a fricken no sh!t real life monster! It's cool, no problem...

Statistically speaking, your life is in far greater danger driving your car to the beach than swimming there.... but having said that, it is simple to reduce your chances of being attacked by a shark by not swimming morning, afternoon/evening or at night. Also don't swim in murky water, especially in rivers connected to the ocean, because this is where Bull sharks come into play.

It's not the percentages, it's the way you go.

Getting eaten by a monster is pretty high on the list of worst ways to go.

You're right, that's no way for a man to die.

A parachute not opening... that's a way to die. Getting caught in the gears of a combine... having your nuts bit off by a Laplander, that's the way I wanna go!

There are some who believe certain individual sharks do target people;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxlTKsMQfAE

His views are a bit extreme, but i believe the truth will be something in between what he says and what the 'official' story is.

Feel free to die however you want.