It's long been my ambition to visit Oz. You have most of the world's eco-systems in one country : desert, mountains, tropical rain forest; and then the beaches and the sea. But let's get down to brass tacks here. Killer snakes and spiders. How likely is it you will come face to face with one at some point ? Those programmes on Discovery where housewife opens tumble drier to find a snake that could kill two hundred adults in one bite, scare the shit out of me. Do you get out of bed each morning knowing today could be your last ?