Bryan Fry, Professor of Toxicology at the University of Queensland has one of the most dangerous jobs in the world; working with some of the world’s deadliest creatures.

He’s been bitten by 26 venomous snakes, stung by three stingrays, and survived a near-fatal scorpion sting while deep in the Amazon jungle and he joined Millsy & Karl on 6PR Breakfast to discuss his unique line of work.

Professor Fry told Millsy & Karl, “part of the reason that we’re seeing a rise in allergies in general, whether [it’s] to bee stings or through strawberries, peanuts, and also childhood asthma, it’s something that goes back to a theory called the hygiene hypothesis, which is that we’re basically keeping kids too clean.”

“If kids are kept too clean, then their immune system freaks out later in life when they’re exposed to these kinds of allergens,” he continued.

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