72 Dangerous Animals: Australia

What lurks beneath the water's surface will have you fighting for your life. Meet 6 of our 72 'Dangerous Animals' inflicting pain and changing lives forever.

A battle of the miniscule itchy grub, the highly unique platypus and the mammoth water buffalo expect nothing but pain from all three. But, which animal will top the 72 list this week?

From urban swooping, to ocean swimming, to the outback bounding and even the extinct. Expect the unexpected from this dangerous bunch.

Biting, stinging and tearing drawing blood is what these animals do best. Beware, danger lurks all around.

From the tiniest to the slimiest, these animals all pack a potent punch. Getting up close and personal is a dangerous game to play.

Burrowing creepy crawlies, tusked feral boars and the gnashing jaws of the greatest underwater threat explode into the 72 Dangerous Animals list. Fear and loathing in Australia.

The 72 Dangerous Animals 'State of Play' is holding tight. Will the playful sea lion, toxic stonefish or furry fruit bat get much of a look in?

Tearing talons, razor sharp teeth, piercing fangs and toxic tentacles, this mixed bag of dangerous animals have immense pain well and truly covered.

The 72 Dangerous Animals line up is shaping into an incredibly intimidating list. But a run-in with an unlikely threat this episode can have devastating consequences as this animal buzzes into the top ten!

The countdown is on with more beasts to come all vying for the chance to make the grade a family of venomous reptiles look sure to slither their way to the top.

The jaws of an ancient beast, the fangs of a rare reptile and the poisonous spines at the end of a fishing linewhic h dangerous animal will bite their way to the top of the class?

Most would probably agree playing with these animals is not on their to do list! From a bite in a tail to a bite of the jaws you will be lucky to survive an encounter with these deadly beasts.