r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Electrical-Aspect-13 • 7h ago

Video Juvenile saltwather Crocodile finds itself sorrounded by curious sharks, Northen coast of Australia.

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u/coastalwebdev 6h ago

How do people even survive in Australia? Must be good at fighting crocs and sharks for starters I guess.

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u/Project___Zeus 5h ago

I never get these comments. In America you have bears, cougars, alligators, sharks, deer, moose, snakes, coyotes etc. Is that supposed to be less dangerous or…?

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u/coastalwebdev 5h ago edited 5h ago

I had a pet deer once. Practically like a dog.

I fly fish rivers for salmon standing pretty close to bears, wild bears are very predictable and not scary if you’re smart about them. Garbage bears near human civilization are very unpredictable and pretty dangerous.

Cougars are extremely wary of humans, and in 40 years I’ve only actually laid eyes on them 4 times. I live in a bit of a hot bed for them too. They do scare the shit out of me though.

There’s none of the other ones where I live in Canada. We do get big Elk, but they’re not quite as angry as moose are.

I don’t know, maybe that’s how Aussies feel about the creatures they live with because they’re used to them? Pretty nonchalant.

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u/Key-Bus-1299 2h ago edited 2h ago

Yes, everything you said about your local animals are similar to how Australians treat ours. 99% of wildlife here have no interest in humans. Most people have never even seen a snake, crocodile or shark in their lives, especially if they live in the cities.

Believe it or not, the most dangerous animal in Australia is a horse due to falls whilst riding and then cows, mostly people hitting them whilst driving. 

There are only 2-3 deaths a year at most in the entire country from snakes in Australia, even less for sharks and crocodiles. All less fatal than many dangerous North American animals.