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raratt

raratt

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Chunky Stool said:
Olukai flip flops are great.
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A little pricey but worth it.

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Damn, those are... here: https://www.amazon.com/Scott-Hawaii-Mens-Manoa-Flip-Flop/dp/B07731L7PP/ref=sr_1_9?crid=3QAVID1KY1CHK&dchild=1&keywords=scott+flip+flops+mens&qid=1573613589&sprefix=Scott+flip,aps,216&sr=8-9
 
tangerinegreen555

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Chunky Stool said:
I'm from southwest MO, spent a *lot* of time in the woods, and never had a problem with copperheads.
They are great for rodent control and try to avoid humans whenever possible.

Water moccasins are territorial and will stand their ground. They are much more likely to give a "wet" bite, and their venom is more toxic than copperhead.
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The pictured dead one crawled into an inhabited tent on a picket line during a work stoppage right after I retired.

He was DOA, the union workers just said no.
 
raratt

raratt

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GreatwhiteNorth said:
Do the black spined (aka long spined) urchins live in Guam? They were all over the place in S Fla & are hell to even touch !

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No, but the purple ones will mess you up. We did a night dive off the beach and there weren't any when we walked out, but on the way back in they were everywhere. I was worn out from the dive and ended up stepping on a couple. They went right through my water socks into my feet. I think we spent a month digging the spine pieces out of my feet.
 
GreatwhiteNorth

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raratt said:
No, but the purple ones will mess you up. We did a night dive off the beach and there weren't any when we walked out, but on the way back in they were everywhere. I was worn out from the dive and ended up stepping on a couple. They went right through my water socks into my feet. I think we spent a month digging the spine pieces out of my feet.
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It is impossible to dig out the long spines - if you get a grip on them with tweezers the spines either crush or break off & they work themselves deeper.
Freakin Miserable!

Dump vinegar on the busted off ends & hobble around for a couple of weeks.
 
raratt

raratt

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GreatwhiteNorth said:
It is impossible to dig out the long spines - if you get a grip on them with tweezers the spines either crush or break off & they work themselves deeper.
Freakin Miserable!

Dump vinegar on the busted off ends & hobble around for a couple of weeks.
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Pretty much what I did, we ended up crushing them. Because I had the water socks on they weren't that deep, but they were in there. Soaking in warm salt water seemed to help...lol.
 
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