If Australia is renowned for one thing, it's the proportion of highly dangerous animals that populate the continent.

The three most venomous snakes in the world are from Australia (with a few others in the top 10 ).

It has some of the most venomous spiders, with the Sydney funnel-web ( Atrax robustus ) most infamous for its deadly toxin.

Aggressive saltwater crocodiles, tiny octopuses patterned with iridescent blue rings, sharks that swim the sea by which the land is girt .

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But the deadliest non-human animal in Australia is none of these. It's not even a native Australian animal at all.

The animal involved in the most deaths in Australia is: the humble horse, according to a report from t

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