Some of Australia's smaller lizards are among the world's most unusual creatures, such as the bearded dragon, the frilled lizard, and the skink. The goanna, which grows up to six feet/two m long, resembles a monitor lizard – and Australia has this giant species as well.

Australia also has around 110 species of snakes – about half of which can kill you with one bite. If you're up in the rainforests of the Cape York Peninsula or Arnhemland, also know that several species of non-poisonous vine snakes and strangle-happy pythons lurk in the trees.