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Cleland Wildlife Park, near Mount Lofty, is a good place to visit to see native Australian animals; some of them you can walk in amongst and feed. I've heard it's an Aussie trait to exaggerate the ferocity of our wildlife, but it's still true that some Aussie animals can be dangerous. Nearly everyone I know has stories of being traumatised by an emu as a child. ^^. Okay, first, I would not recommend feeding pelicans or emus - they can peck hard, and emus run fast! Wombats can bite, koalas can scratch and kangaroos can kick when feisty or challenging another male. You're probably pretty safe at Cleland, with all the animals fairly used to humans, so long as you don't try to pet something that is clearly behind bars and out of reach, and so long as you take a little care feeding large birds with large beaks. But almost any Aussie animal in the wild *is* wild and will attack you if it feels threatened, cute and cuddly appearance notwithstanding. The other side of Aussie wildlife is, of course, everyone's friends, the spiders and snakes. Be very wary of all snakes as many are venomous, some fatally so. Most spiders are safe - including the scary-looking, huge huntsmen - but watch out for redbacks (fat, bulbous black body with a red mark), and whitetails, and the odd funnelweb (black, hairy and totally evil-looking). Okay, in reality, if you see any spiders, you're not exactly going to pick it up to see if it's dangerous or not, are you? Leave a Comment
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Spiders, snakes, lizards and other horrible creepy crawlies: You are probably most likely to find the first in Adelaide. In Germany, where the worst I ever saw was a Daddy-long-legs, no-one never understood why I was so afraid of spiders. If you have ever seen a Huntsman then you will understand. If you have ever had three Huntsmans in your car (one hanging off the visor above the steering wheel, one on the dashboard, one on the driver's seat) in the space of 2 months, you will be as terrified as me. Not all Australian spiders are poisonous but it's best to assume they are. It is also wise to assume they can jump, so watch out. As for the other nasties, my next most common encounter has been with lizards. If you leave them alone then you will be fine. If you must remove a large one from your accommodation, put your foot gently over the head and pick the lizard up by the tail because once they bite they do not let go. Leave a Comment
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on August 26, 2005
Adelaide
on September 8, 2002
on August 25, 2002
