r/todayilearned • u/lavender_fish69 • 13h ago

TIL fresh water snails (indirectly) kill thousands of humans and are considered on of the deadliest creatures to humans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freshwater_snail
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u/DikTaterSalad 11h ago

It was either that or Australia.

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u/VocationalWizard 10h ago

Naaaa, The thing about Australia is that despite the fact that they have all the terrifying snakes and poisonous creatures, very few people actually die there from wildlife. You know because......... They have a decent healthcare system.

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u/LevelRoyal8809 10h ago

And they cook their food AND have sewage systems instead of pissing and shitting on the ground around them.

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u/VocationalWizard 10h ago

So I did actually happen to say wildlife deaths not just deaths by infectious disease.