Only idiots swim in the sea.

Dear plant 3.1,

I don't understand the point that you were trying
to make to me. At no time did I suggest we kill
any animal. On the contrary - I've clearly
stated that humans have to take responbility for their
actions and not blame the animal when they venture into
its domain.

Kindly read my posts prior to responding to them.

humans have to take responbility for their actions and not blame the animal when they venture into its domain.
Lexi,
Are you advocating humans stay in their houses because an animal could get them ?
Imagine not doing any farm work because a snake could get them or no building because a funnel web could lurk between the timbers, or whatever other deadly creatures there are.
I like bush walking & in my part of the woods I encounter massive boars & crocs & sharks, stingrays, snakes & box jelly fish. Nobody is forcing me to venture there & I accept that one day things may not turn out in my favour. I would definitely be grateful if I was rescued after all I pay for permits & licenses etc. Think about those who make a living out of what I do for a hobby. They're not allowed to defend themselves because some knee jerk do-gooders in the cities support gun laws which only protect criminals but not a decent bloke in the bush of a National Park. I recall a 5 year old in Townsville a while back. He caught a Taipan & when it bit him he had the sense of chopping off it's head for the doctors to identify it. The EPA decided not to prosecute the kid for killing a protected snake. I wonder how much flak the one Public Servant would copped from the others for being sensible.

Dear Individual,

Please re-read my previous posts.
Because it appears that you've got
NFI as to what I'm trying to say.

Lexi,
It doesn't really matter what precautions you take with wildlife because as much as some people like to believe that there's some merit in doing this & not doing that. Wildlife will always get the upper hand over a human if the human is alone without a weapon.
It always amuses me when you watch a documentary about humans with wild animals. They never get the safety crew into the picture & so some people think that animals can be less dangerous than is believed.

I can't vouch for this but I read it somewhere.

Famed shark hunter Vic Hislop, who has a shark museum at Hervey Bay, was setting drum lines off a Gold Coast beach and was approached by two board riders who asked him what he was doing. He told them he was setting drum lines to catch sharks.

One said "How do you know there are sharks here"

Vic said "You can taste if they are here"

"How?"

"Put your hand in and scoop some water and if it tastes salty there are sharks here"

Am told by locals there are plenty of bull sharks in the Parramatta and Georges Rivers, that help local councils keep the stray dog population under control. Swimming there not recomended