• Wasp, bee and ant stings can kill people.
• The blue-ringed octopus carries enough poison to kill 10 adults.
• Australia has the only deadly male spider in the world.
• One of the Australian snakes has the most poisonous venom in the world.

Such poisonous Australian animals lurk in the bush and in the sea, and you could also find them in your clothes or maybe even in your bed!

Don’t panic though. Read Take Care! and learn –

• what these poisonous creatures look like, where they live and what they eat;
• how to avoid poisonous bites and stings, and
• how to save the life of someone who has been bitten or stung.

This expanded edition provides easy-to-follow advice on first-aid, should you be unlucky … or fail to heed the book’s advice!