Re: here's one for the consipacy theorists! Not

Bob Maxey <written_by@xxxxxxx> · Fri, 21 Oct 2005 02:06:59 -0600

>>>I have friends from that country. When you kill off the Funnel Web Spiders, perhaps I will visit. 

 bWAHAHAHAHAHA!
 Actually it's the least of the problems here, bitey-things-wise - they have antivenom for it now.>>>

 I did not know that. 
 >>>brown snakes .. the cute, tiny 1/2 inch box jellyfish that keeps on
killing tourist. Pretty shells on the beach that result in sub 1minute
fatalities, prettier 4 inch octopus which are 100% fatal, usually within
minutes, taipans, those bloody salties and of course the sharks (that the
salt water crocs don't eat). and what you guys call Black Widows we call
redbacks. There's at least 50 in my garden. Portugese Man'O Wars we call
bluebottles and kids collect them on the beaches. We got some funny
animals here - oh and don't for chrissakes eat anything. All the plants
are poisonous!>>>

 I must admit, I never considered the other critters. All I have considered are the funnel webs. Apparently I can be saved, so who knows. Perhaps I will ship the Chief your way and visit one day. 

 I suppose one learns from birth what to fondle and what to ignore. Here in Utah, we do not have much to worry about. We do have black widows, but they present very few problems. Rattlers in the Utah desert, but never a problem. I like snakes.

 Incidentally, I did your country a favor and bought quite a few cane toad skins. I was planning to use them as accent trim for a sidecar upholstery job and to cover one of my banjo cases. Never did, still thinking about it. Are cane toads still a big problem?

 Bob 
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