AUSTRALIA, or ‘Straya, is a pretty awesome place of extremes. From shark-eating crocs to ridiculous warning signs, here are some things that only happen “Down Under”.

When peak hour hits.

At least 30 odd crocs feeding on large diamond scale mullet at cahills crossing on the east alligator river kakadu !!! Posted by Dhipirri Barra and Sportfishing Lodge Arnhemland on Monday, September 14, 2015

Two words: Vegemite chocolate.

A shark is considered an entree.

And the main meal is another croc.

But they ain’t so tough when they cross paths with a real-life Croc Dundee type.

A teen who trashes his parents’ place became a celebrity, yep we’re talking about Corey Worthington.

Our kangaroos look like they’re on steroids.

And it’s not just our kangaroos who’ve gone hopping mad. Our oldest wombat Patrick now has a Tinder profile.

And no, that wasn’t a bad camera angle. He really is ginormous, weighing in at 38 kilograms.

By the way, we have about a hundred things that could kill you.

We have spiders that venture underwater too. Yep, this is the Sydney Funnel Web Spider which swims in a bubble of air.

Spiders will also make themselves at home in your shoes.

Our parking enforcement officers look like this (well, in the Gold Coast they do).

Our $1 coins are twice as big as our $2 coins. Just to “change” things up a bit for foreign tourists.

Getting an upgrade to first class requires a unique approach.

There are warning signs for everything, even the most obvious dangers.

Sick of suits and ties, our (now former) prime minister Tony Abbott embraced “budgie smugglers” at every turn. And no, he didn’t get a pet bird.

And to farewell him this week, the public offered him a few of his favourite things.

But mostly, this is what a good Aussie leader should actually do.

Subtlety is rare here.

Our fire danger levels don’t stop at “high”, or even “extreme”.

Back to our wildlife — people actually pay to swim with crocodiles.

And you haven’t really lived until you’ve taken a selfie with a Quoakka.

Instead of the usual reaction to kill them, we race cockroaches.

Town looks a bit boring? No worries, we’ll create something huge and ridiculous to try and make it a tourist spot. Preferably a fruit. Think the Big Banana, Big Pineapple, and Big Lobster.

Ready to visit yet?