Crocodiles

Australia versus USA: Snakes, Sharks and Crocodiles.

2 December 2011 Australia's Bad Things

Before all that scary stuff about snakes and sharks and death and attacks in Australia and the USA, here are a couple of updates. Summer began here in Australia yesterday and Christmas is in the air. I still can’t get used to the two of them together. As Eddie Izzard said, it’s like having custard [...]

Crocodiles in Australia: On the Street!

29 July 2011 Australia's Bad Things

Crocs in Cairns I have mentioned crocodiles quite a lot on this blog, but as I live in Brisbane I’ve never seen one in the wild and it’s very unlikely that I ever will this far south in the state. But in Far North Queensland, or FNQ as it’s known, crocodile sightings are becoming more [...]

From Hobart to Darwin

22 July 2011 Australia's Places

Anyone who has read the last two or three posts here during the past week, will know that I have travelled to one of the most southerly points in Australia during the middle of winter. As a result of that, I have spent a week enjoying some of the coldest weather Australia has to offer. [...]

Getting Chased By An Eastern Brown Snake…

18 March 2011 Australia's Bad Things

… And beating up crocodiles. Australia is a scary place to live, we know that. Snakes, spiders, sharks, killer jellyfish and crocodiles top the list of Australia’s dangerous creatures. For most people though, it’s snakes and spiders that cause the most concern, because they inhabit the same space as us humans. Land. Some of you [...]

The Top Ten Australian Wildlife Pictures

11 August 2010 Australia's Bad Things

So I have this category called Australia’s bad things. This is where I talk about the frightening killers that roam freely around Australia, like the spiders, snakes, the crocodiles and the sharks to name just some. But as I’m sure anyone who reads this blog regularly will already know, I don’t really think they are [...]

Where to Live in Australia?

8 January 2010 Australia's Places

If you are one of those people who are hoping to make 2010 the year you move to Australia, where are you going to live when you get here? There are over 100 large urban centres to choose from, these are towns and cities and localities with a population in excess of 10,000 people. Then [...]

Australia, Salt Crocodiles and Death

7 October 2009 Australia's Bad Things

Welcome to another in the series of Australia’s Bad Things. This category was mainly about intruders and trespassers on my land and in my house. But, as I seem to have covered them all for now, I am now looking at some bad things that live in the sea and in creeks and billabongs. Today [...]

Australia’s Bad Things.

27 February 2009 Australia's Bad Things

One of my readers in the UK has requested that I do a post about the bad stuff. He says I’m making Australia look like paradise and it’s making him depressed. He needs cheering up, but he’s read about….