Snake alert!!!
May 4th 2012, 3:04 am
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Re: Snake alert!!!
May 4th 2012, 3:21 am
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Re: Snake alert!!!
They sting with their tail. Very rarely fatal.
May 4th 2012, 3:24 am
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Re: Snake alert!!!
I've been stung by one twice.
On two consecutive days.
It was in Mexico though, and they had got into the legs of my jeans, which I did check before putting on but apparently not thoroughly enough. I took an antihistamine, in case of allergic reaction, and the locals gave me milk (
). Obviously not fatal, about as painful as, say, six wasps altogether. But there are many varieties. The ones in northern Mexico are the nasty ones apparently, and in North Africa.
May 4th 2012, 3:26 am
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Re: Snake alert!!!
I've been stung by one twice.
On two consecutive days.
It was in Mexico though, and they had got into the legs of my jeans, which I did check before putting on but apparently not thoroughly enough. I took an antihistamine, in case of allergic reaction, and the locals gave me milk (). Obviously not fatal, about as painful as, say, six wasps altogether. But there are many varieties. The ones in northern Mexico are the nasty ones apparently, and in North Africa.
On two consecutive days.
It was in Mexico though, and they had got into the legs of my jeans, which I did check before putting on but apparently not thoroughly enough. I took an antihistamine, in case of allergic reaction, and the locals gave me milk (
). Obviously not fatal, about as painful as, say, six wasps altogether. But there are many varieties. The ones in northern Mexico are the nasty ones apparently, and in North Africa.
May 4th 2012, 3:50 am
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Re: Snake alert!!!
Poor kid nearly drowned.
May 4th 2012, 11:27 am
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Re: Snake alert!!!
We've lived upon this house for nearly 5 years and only seen 2 inside the house. We also live in a very rural area.
I haven't been stung by one but my neighbor's kid says it feels like a bee sting and the ones I've seen aren't very big. I always check my boots and shoes before I put them on though.
May 4th 2012, 1:23 pm
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Re: Snake alert!!!
FIRE ANTS...now they are truly evil and sadistic little buggers
May 4th 2012, 1:39 pm
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May 4th 2012, 6:21 pm
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Re: Snake alert!!!
Found a black widow spider in my back garden. A bit of a surprise since I live in the far north west. Apparently they aren't all that unusual here though.
May 4th 2012, 6:27 pm
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May 4th 2012, 7:05 pm
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Re: Snake alert!!!
This is getting worse and worse, black widow bloody spiders?!?
Sugarmooma, feel free to reassure me again at any point...
Sugarmooma, feel free to reassure me again at any point...