Australia's Deadly Monsters

Australia: a land of extremes and home to natural born killers found nowhere else on earth. This is a land where prehistoric predators dominate the deadly waters, while scorched desert sands host an array of venomous critters. Discover some of Australia’s deadliest monsters.

Fringed by tropical rainforests, the majority of the Australian continent’s vast interior is dominated by arid grasslands and expansive red deserts. Scorched and drought stricken, these extreme conditions have given rise to dramatic outback monsters — iridescent scorpions, boxing kangaroos and the world’s most venomous snakes battle for supremacy.

Swinging between drought and deluge, Australia’s tropical Top End is literally teeming with life — and death. When prey is abundant, the freaks of the floodplains are on the prowl. Nowhere is safe — saltwater crocodiles terrorize river systems, while toxic box jellyfish lay waste to estuaries and white-bellied sea eagles rain death from above. Ruthless monsters wreak havoc in Australia’s tropical north.