Lions and
tigers and bears, oh my! Sharks and snakes and tarantulas, oh my!
Let’s face it, probably the most
frightening thing you can imagine happening to yourself is being somehow eaten, bit, torn apart by some raging, wild
animal. It is a fear the quivers there in the shadows within your deepest cortex. Despite the fact you are much more
likely to be hit by a car or fall down stairs and break your neck, your greatest fears of death usually have something
to do with scary beasts.
And to help you better understand your fears, and perhaps to make them worse, the
good folks at the Times Online (the UK
version) have got a piece about all the scary critters who mean you harm out there. From elephants who will stomp you
into pink mush, to sharks that will swallow you whole, to even little scorpions whose venom will paralyze you and kill
you in seconds, this is a finie list of all the fun stuff that can happen to the unwary (and tasty) traveler.