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The Yellow faced whip snake is common throughout the greater Brisbane area. A shy and nervous species, the Yellow faced whip will bite when threatened, and its venom can cause severe symptoms like localised pain and swelling.
Bites and Stings

Bites and Stings

Brisbane's Yellow Faced Whip Snake

The Yellow faced whip snake is common throughout the greater Brisbane area. A shy and nervous species, the Yellow faced whip will bite when threatened, and its venom can cause severe symptoms like localised pain and swelling.

The Paper wasp is common throughout Australian homes, gardens, and bushland. Important to native ecosystems, Paper wasps have been known to aggressively defend their nests when threatened and cause painful stings.
Bites and Stings

Bites and Stings

All About Paper Wasps in Australia

The Paper wasp is common throughout Australian homes, gardens, and bushland. Important to native ecosystems, Paper wasps have been known to aggressively defend their nests when threatened and cause painful stings.

Cockroaches are omnivores that eat anything. In fact, they have been known to bite people to feed off dead skin and food residue on their face and hands. Cockroaches are not venomous, but they can transmit deadly bacteria like E.coli.
Bites and Stings

Bites and Stings

First Aid for Cockroach Bites

Cockroaches are omnivores that eat anything. In fact, they have been known to bite people to feed off dead skin and food residue on their face and hands. Cockroaches are not venomous, but they can transmit deadly bacteria like E.coli.

The Magnificent spider is renowned for distinctive markings on its abdomen, as well as an ingenious method for capturing moths. They are common in forests and suburban gardens in New South Wales and Queensland. (Photo credit: woeful_haichi/Reddit)
Bites and Stings

Bites and Stings

Your Guide to the Magnificent Spider

The Magnificent spider is renowned for distinctive markings on its abdomen, as well as an ingenious method for capturing moths. They are common in forests and suburban gardens in New South Wales and Queensland.

Australian ticks come out in force during the warmer months of summer. Ticks can carry poisonous toxins and bacteria that are especially harmful to dogs. As such, knowing how to prevent and remove ticks is important.
Pets

Pets

Australian Tick Identification Chart

Australian ticks come out in force during the warmer months of summer. Ticks can carry poisonous toxins and bacteria that are especially harmful to dogs. As such, knowing how to prevent and remove ticks is important.

In this article, we look at how to identify and treat bites from some of Cairns' most common spiders. Cairns in Northern Queensland is home to an array of fearsome-looking spiders.
Bites and Stings

Bites and Stings

A Guide to Cairns Spiders

In this article, we look at how to identify and treat bites from some of Cairns' most common spiders. Cairns in Northern Queensland is home to an array of fearsome-looking spiders.

The Rough scaled snake is a highly venomous member of the Elapidae snake family and is located along parts of Australia's eastern coast. They have been responsible for at least one human fatality.
Bites and Stings

Bites and Stings

All About the Rough Scaled Snake

The Rough scaled snake is a highly venomous member of the Elapidae snake family and is located along parts of Australia's eastern coast. They have been responsible for at least one human fatality.

Distributed in parts of western and central Queensland, Collett's Snake has highly toxic venom that can cause abdominal pain, muscle necrosis, and even renal failure.
Bites and Stings

Bites and Stings

First Aid for Collett's Snake

Distributed in parts of western and central Queensland, Collett's Snake has highly toxic venom that can cause abdominal pain, muscle necrosis, and even renal failure.

Five diseases accounted for more than one-third of all deaths registered in Australia in 2021. And though our overall mortality rate remains low, Dementia is narrowing the gap to become one of Australia's deadliest diseases.
Health Statistics

Health Statistics

Leading Causes of Death in Australia 2021

Five diseases accounted for more than one-third of all deaths registered in Australia in 2021. And though our overall mortality rate remains low, Dementia is narrowing the gap to become one of Australia's deadliest diseases.

There are a host of spider species common in Adelaide homes and backyards. Though these spiders mostly stick to themselves, they can deliver excruciating bites that have killed people in the past.
Bites and Stings

Bites and Stings

A Guide to Adelaide Spiders

There are a host of spider species common in Adelaide homes and backyards. Though these spiders mostly stick to themselves, they can deliver excruciating bites that have killed people in the past.

Pollen counts like the Adelaide Pollen Count forecast the level of pollen in the air. Pollen can trigger symptoms of asthma, a chronic condition in which the airways narrow and make breathing difficult.
Allergy and Asthma

Allergy and Asthma

Why Pollen Count Adelaide is Important

Pollen counts like the Adelaide Pollen Count forecast the level of pollen in the air. Pollen can trigger symptoms of asthma, a chronic condition in which the airways narrow and make breathing difficult.

There are a variety of bees & wasps in Adelaide, all of which are particularly active during the warmer summer months. When bees and wasps infest homes, they can become territorial and attack in swarms.
Bites and Stings

Bites and Stings

All About Bees & Wasps in Adelaide

There are a variety of bees & wasps in Adelaide, all of which are particularly active during the warmer summer months. When bees and wasps infest homes, they can become territorial and attack in swarms.