Meanwhile, Australia's discussing which animal is most likely to kill you

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Meanwhile, Australia's discussing which animal is most likely to kill you
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Being murdered by animals is one of Australia's top national obsessions. Specifically, Aussies enjoy discussing which animal is the best at murdering.

It's **t hard to see why. The country is one big, dirt-covered homicide party. That said, it seems Australia's most prolific killers aren't getting the credit they deserve.

SEE ALSO: Oh **thing, just a terrifying snake eating a**ther freaking snake on video (http://mashable.com/2017/01/03/snake-eats-snake-australia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)


According to a new study (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-17/horse-more-likely-to-kill-you-than-bees-wasps-snakes-spiders/8188842) from the University of Melbourne's Australian Ve**m Unit, the idea of death by snakes and spiders is more a cliche than an everyday reality.*

For example, despite their fearsome reputation, arachnids have accounted for only one death in a 39-year period. Get out of here, you garbage creatures. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/01/18/animals-murder-snakes-spiders-cows/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)

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