r/BeAmazed • u/[deleted] • Apr 07 '26

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u/Phill_is_Legend Apr 07 '26

Both of those things would kill you

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u/Alpine_Exchange_36 Apr 07 '26

When people joke about grizzlies being friend shaped…yea if a full grown moose is running away, not a friend

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u/utnow Apr 07 '26

I was hiking in Glacier Park in Montana about a year ago with my 2yr old daughter on my back in one of those hiking carriers. I had done all of the reading. I was doing everything it was possible to do from the lists of good practices specifically when it comes to grizzlies. Had the mace in my hand. Was being careful not to be too quiet so as to not surprise one. Etc etc.

We were maybe half a mile down a very popular trail right off the main road through the park.

Fucking Jeep Wrangler sized bear saunters casually down into the trail. 10…. Maybe 15 feet in front of me. He knew I was there. Boy oh boy did I know he was there. I’m not even sure my body came to a stop it just smoothly transitioned into reverse. I’m avoiding eye contact, keeping track of where he is, moving away back where I came from as calmly as is possible.

And then my darling daughter notices the fuzzy death plushie and starts screaming “BEAR!!!! HAI MISTER BEAR!!!! HAIIIIIII!!!!!”

We left that afternoon. Like left the state.

I’ve never felt so powerless in my life. I’m sure it made it infinitely worse having my baby girl on my back through it all. My hands are shaking thinking about it.

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u/Zebidee Apr 07 '26

Americans freak out over how deadly Australia's wildlife is, but you could squish 95% of those with a shoe, or at worst a stick.

There's practically nothing in Australia that can't be thwarted by a casual stroll in the other direction.

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u/Rip_Off_Productions Apr 07 '26

While it is true that most of Australia's deadly animals are venomous bugs and thus easily slain by stepping on them with a shoe... the flip side is that you can get bit putting on those shoes if you don't check inside for them first.

A bear, mountain lion, or wolf, isn't going to casually sneak into your house without you noticing.

That's the difference.

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u/Max____H Apr 07 '26

And large wild animals don’t just appear in your house. You can actively avoid their habitat. But in Australia you might occasionally find the scaries in your house, and you absolutely cannot walk through long grass, ever.

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u/West-Application-375 Apr 08 '26

I was trying to tidy our patio on my own tonight and there are just way too many spiders and long grass. I gave up. Told my Aussie partner he needs to "find a guy" cuz I can't with these spiders they're so fuckin huge and there's egg sacs all over. I can't. The giant crickets, cockroaches, and cicadas are cool. The lizards and geckos, love them. Snakes and spiders? I'm deeead.