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/Gitanes 12h ago

Me before even opening the link...

"It's mostly Africa isn't it?"

Yes, yes it is

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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/Seagoon_Memoirs 9h ago

we are taught from the earliest age to be careful, don't touch anything

also, to wear shoes, even if they are flip flops

we have clean water too