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Re: Things that bite?

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Originally Posted by samjones1999 (Post 8417356)

Has anyone been attacked by a shark in WA?, the ones I hear about tend to be in Queensland.

Yes, a few people have been attacked by white pointers in the surf.

Re: Things that bite?

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Originally Posted by asprilla (Post 8422412)

oh, and when you get here, be careful of the fish that you eat.

If you are unlucky enough to be served meat from a big reef fish, and that fish has ciguatera, then you'll be vomiting for days, in pain all over, stuck in bed with exhaustion, hot things will feel cold (and vice versa), and you may start hallucinating.

Doctor will tell you "no alcohol for 12months" (I reckon that's worse than the actual poisoning symptoms). ;)

Oh, and there's no cure. You've got it for life and this is the worst bit - for the rest of your life, each time you get drunk, there's a good chance you will experience the initial poisoning symptoms again. :(

And here's the even worse part. Once you have got it, it can be sexually transmitted. :eek:

Re: Things that bite?

Most painful bite I ever had was from a bull ant (note - do not walk in the bush in thongs [Aus variety!]) and my FIL was allergic to them so had to carry an epipen with him whenever he went bush.