Where would you go if it weren't the USVI?

How does.New Zealand not have poisonous snakes and spiders being so.close to Aulstralia known for their creepy crawlies.?

Don't know but they don't while Austrailia ranks right up there with some of the most venomous.

"There are no snakes here. Much like Hawaii, New Zealand is an island grouping devoid of snakes. It also has no poisonous spiders, killer jellyfish, or other deadly creepy crawlies. Australia is home to all of those. (Update — I’m told NZ does, in fact, have 2 or 3 poisonous spiders. But apparently they’re so rare nobody counts them?)"

http://www.dangerous-business.com/2011/05/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-new-zealand/

From a newspaper article a couple of years ago when crews from New Zealand went to Australia to help with salvage operations in areas affected by heavy flooding:

"Western Downs Mayor Ray Brown said the antipodean rivalry was causing a few chuckles among rescue teams. He said: 'We've had to hire a local snake catcher to go around with them and keep the snakes away from them, because the Kiwis don't like them very much. There are no snakes in New Zealand, so these poor blokes are pretty spooked by it all and the Aussies are taking every opportunity to tell them as many scary snake stories as they can.'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmRexWQhs3M

Thanks for the laugh!