The Sydney funnel-webs, Atraxrobustus, garners the most attention. Box Jelly Fish or "sea wasps" and perhaps the miniscule Irukandji Jellyfish are responsible for around 70 deaths in Australia in the past hundred years. Snakes will not attack like crocodiles do, they only pose a danger when provoked. The Outback is a very vast huge land mass. Traveling in the Australian Outback can be dangerous. Heat, dust storms and wind hotter than hell. Australia: Driving in the Outback Can Kill You! - Tripadvisor "Australia's outback is mental", Abdul decides. People way overestimate the danger from snakes, spiders, scorpions etc. Captain Morris Stanley captures Charlie Burns and gives him 9 days to kill his older dangerous psychopathic . 2. He fills up… it's even hotter out here! October 6, 2005. Health and safety information for travellers - Tourism Australia 7 and 8. Pace yourself, use the road side stops and listen to your body. Victims often get a shock because of the tremendous pain. The Australians living in the arid zones make up 1% of the entire countries population with about 180,000 people in combination with the Australians living in semi arid zones that make up a mere 2% of the population with about 394,000 people (3). Tiredness has been identified as the main reason for accidents in the Outback. Along the Nullarbor via the Eyre Highway you will come across small towns or roadhouses approx. Australia's dangerous animals: the top 30 When you come in contact with the sea wasp's tentacles they fire an extremely powerful venom. For many it is easy to get bored, distracted and drowsy. Is the middle of Australia (or the outback) really that dangerous ...