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Originally posted by whooligan
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Originally posted by nikmag2
So I'm thinking of moving to Australia from Ireland, is there a class I can go to learn about poisonous things??? what's a redback?
Redback is a beer from Sth Australia.
Not as poisonous as the water from Adelaide.[:x)]
Redback beer is actually from Western Australia - Matilda Bay Brewing Company - don't scare potential Irish tourists off Whooligan!! - we've got better beers in South Australia than that stuff!!
As for the water, Adelaide is one of the few ports in the western world where international ships will not take on water, as the quality is so poor - for real! That's why our beers are good, because you certainly don't want to drink the water here
Redback Spiders are fairly small, the body is about the size of a pea on the female - which has the red blaze, while the male is much smaller, and doesn't have the red marking and can be easily mistaken for a harmless spider. You don't want to get bitten by either of 'em - but it's the
females that are deadliest. Trouble is, if you see one, there will usually be a lot more of them around that you didn't see
'Tis summer time here now, which means that snakes are out and on the move, too. There's a creek and nature reserve across the road from my place, and Brown snakes crawl out of it from time to time. Mortein doesn't seem to work as well on them though. That's why I have a number of hammers in my toolbox to deal with the wildlife found under the car
Now, don't start me up on Dropbears ...
http://Australianmuseum.net.au/Drop-Bear