Comments by "Helmuth Schultes" (@helmuthschultes9243) on "American Reacts to Geography Now: Australia" video.

  1. Take it easy on Vegemite, spread very thinly, NOT thick, on toast. I do not like it too salty, but thin on bread and chease slice is survivable.
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  2. Only desease free stock of camels in the world, typically over 10000 exported each year, to middle east, also others slaughtered for meat. But the wild stock is in the hundreds of thousands. They thrive in our outback country. Talking size of deserts, one popular travel is to cross the Simpson Desert somewhat southeast of Alice Spring in the centre. The travel is either way, east west for 760 km over hundreds of sand dunes that run approx north south, with heights up to 80m, mostly with gras and scrub regions betwen and many clay pans that can seriously bog vehicles after the annual wet season, and well after as the surface can seem quite firm and dry, yet have deep googy mud under, that on breaking the dry surface can sink the vehicle deep into gooey mud. Many vehicles need recovery leaving deep multi garage width, length and height size holes before winching out . In dry times day temperatures can reach 50DegC night to near zero. Must carry all food, water and fuel for many days of travel. Other deserts can be more gibber, stony desert than sand. There are travel routes that real adventure needing fuel drops arranged to make possible travel. I am glad that my Toyota Landcruiser has dual fuel tanks, for 145 liters (/3.5 for US gallons approx 40 gallons). Normal highway range about 1300 to 1500km, but for example crossing the Simpson desert as mentioned above 760 km needed the full amount, and for safety had 60 liters more in Jerry cans..
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  3. 25 million presently 2020
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  4. Mostly you need to actually seek to find most of those various creatures/insects. That is not to say, dependant on where in this vast land, there will be various specific things you find commonly. Large spiders like Huntsman that do apear around homes are not especially dangerous, but size gets some people. Mostly half a hand size or smaller, exceptional ones almost hand span across legs, are gentle, catching many flies, mosquitoes and moths. Leave no webs and can be left aline to benefit, sadly most people are scared and kill them or best catch and take outside. Redback spiders, close cousin to US black widdow, are found quite a bit, but have not been creating deaths fir a kong time, with antivenen available. Most bites are painful but not deadly. Around Sydney, the Funnel Web spider has killed some.. lots of other spiders but largely more nusence than a danger. Scorpions in some places, mostly relatively harmless some in remote places are potentially deadly. Large centipedes can be dangerous, a bite can result in a time in hospital. Adelaide northern areas I am aware have had 6" long venemous ones appear in the house of friends and the wife soent 14 days in hospital after wiping one away in the kitchen and was bitten. Snakes appear in almost all places, different types depebding on where. Australia has many venomous and as many non venomous types. Generally you almost have to look for them, but plenty are in places where people also have built homes. So do have numerous cases each year. Large monitor lizards are more in remote central areas or forests, not much around main population. Other lizards and geckos occur but are harmless. Northern Australia has Salt Water Crocodiles, actually like the US Alligators, but possibly larger and more viscious, to be avoided on rivers, lakes and ocean areas. Not an issue for most population that is in more southern areas. Sharks are an issue on much coastal areas. Australia has no dangerous large predators, no bears, moose, bison, mountain lion, cayote, etc Most dangers are the smaller creatures/bugs/insects and above all snakes. I have in the past spent much time seeking and capturing many of these critters, spiders, centipedes, lizards, snakes and to put things in perspective it takes much effort and time to find them. Yes you can get surprises, like grabbing a lizard before it can get away, to find you have two scorpions right by your hand holding the lizard. Or getting bitten on a finger by a red back spider while weeding in the flower garden infront of home, dummy I was not wearing gloves. Sore hand and arm for a day, no other harm done. In general the dangers are over emphasised.
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