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Old 05-12-2004, 10:24 PM   #8
Shannon
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Re: wildlife at Palmetto SP

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Originally Posted by vettech2112
Anyone else get got besides me? I've also been the recipient of a scorpion sting (at Lackland AFB, San Antonio, while in basic) and a Brown Recluse bite (in Florida). I guess I've got a knack for angering venomous critters. No Killer Bees or Jellyfish yet though (knock wood).
Well, aside from getting bitten by a stray cat last month, I'm pretty much incident free.

Wait... Does being almost impaled by a hummingbird while gardening count for anything?

I didn't think so...

Pretty boring, really. I've never been stung by a wasp, and have only been stung by a bee once -- in middle school, and during a standardized testing day (so the test is timed, and I had to complete the test before they'd dismiss me to the nurse's office for a bandaid and checkup!) I've never experienced a scorpion or jellyfish sting, though I've seen the effects of both first hand (scorpion's worse, apparently). Never been anywhere near close to getting bitten by a snake -- any photos you see of snakes are courtesy our zoom lenses... well, except for the diamondback rattlesnake Justin photographed before he read how far away they could strike.

I did get a pretty good scar while out hiking as a teenager, but we're not comparing battle scars (yet), so I'll save that disclosure. :asleep:
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