For sure, I understand and agree with you. It’s the same everywhere, most animals, even those that can easily kill you, want nothing to do with you.
I was just saying, the notion that Australia is some crazy dangerous land infested with animals trying to kill you is just nonsense.
Random story, I went to the US about 10 years ago and was in LA, driving around the mountains, just enjoying the area. I came up around a bend and saw a baby mountain lion running across the road and up a hill. I was so fucking excited, I hit the brakes, pulled over, got out of the car, took about 4-5 steps towards where it ran off and suddenly had the thought ‘fuck… Mum will be very close’. Got back in my car and left.
Anyway, I drove through about 2000 miles of the US, that was the only ‘dangerous’ animal encounter.
Wow! What a special treat! I’ve seen a bobcat in the wild, but never a cougar. I’m pretty okay with not seeing them though, since they’re usually planning on killing you if they let themselves be seen. Still, it would be neat to actually see one and walk away unscathed.
I saw a wolf once. It was just sitting in the middle of the road. We got a good look at it as we drove past and it’s so very obvious that they are not dogs. The eyes held so much danger and wildness in them. It was very cool.
