# Australian wildlife strikes again

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-wildlife-strikes-again/429713>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 12, 2007, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-wildlife-strikes-again/429713 "2007-12-12T05:09:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-wildlife-strikes-again/429713/1 "2007-12-12T05:09:48Z")

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An trio of stories that caught my eye in the papers this afternoon:

[Kangaroo-killing shark strikes again](http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22912599-5001021,00.html)

[Copperhead snake hitches feline ride](http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22912439-5001028,00.html)

And the saddest:

[Toddler killed by horse toss](http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22912597-2,00.html)

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-wildlife-strikes-again/429713/2 "2007-12-12T05:40:44Z")

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Australia’s ongoing international rep as being a place full of dangerous critters seems to remain assured. Wow.

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**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-wildlife-strikes-again/429713/3 "2007-12-12T15:49:40Z")

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Where’s Mick Dundee when you need him?

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**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-wildlife-strikes-again/429713/4 "2007-12-12T16:16:45Z")

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Well, at least the Dropbears seem quiescent … for now.

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**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-wildlife-strikes-again/429713/5 "2007-12-12T16:29:36Z")

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[QUOTE=Wile E]  
Well, at least the Dropbears seem quiescent … for now.  
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**Wile E** , a word in my office…

😃