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I just have to stand up for Australia. I have met quite a few people when I was in the UK who were scared to come to Oz because of the snakes and spiders. In my 31 years of life I have seen exactly 4 snakes in the wild, 2 copperheads, 1 king brown and 1 tree python. The 2 copperheads were without their heads, as dad had been digging in the garden, finding them under stones and decided he valued his life more than the protected snakes. The king brown I saw the other day, and the python was only 30cm long and was harmless. I have seen lots of spiders, but have only seen 1 deadly one, which was pointed out by my father to show us what a red-back spider looked like. By the way, it is tiny. Most of the spiders I have seen have been daddy long-legs (small and harmless), or huntsmen (look big and scary, but are harmless) In fact I love having a hunstman on my bedroom wall as they eat mosquitos. I have never been bitten by a snake or spider. Please dont let the fact that we have the deadliest creatures in the world here put you off coming. I've never seen a shark in the wild, never stood on a stone fish, never seen a wild platypus (much less been stung), never been bitten by a dingo, never been pecked by an emu, never been attacked by a kangaroo, never been clawed by a koala. And I grew up in the country surrounded by some of these creature. The main thing is if you leave them alone, they will leave you alone.
Saying that, I still have to say I HATE snakes. I've never liked them, but it doesn't mean I'm scared to live here. So come over if you get the chance. Our animals are dangerous because they have to be to live in an environment like ours. Personally I'd be more worried about the bush fires, flash floods, extreme electrical storms, cyclones, and rips at the beach. We have a harsh environment, but it is so beautiful.

Come and visit.
Cat xx