Wildlife, living next to nature - Page 96

Gravdigr · 01-15-2019, 05:58 PM

Got too much money laying around?

Get bit:

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Gravdigr · 01-15-2019, 05:59 PM

I woulda flipped them that 25 cents and wished them the best o' luck.

Clodfobble · 01-15-2019, 11:18 PM

I read somewhere that rattlesnake anti-venom is $20,000 per dose. And you might need up to half a dozen doses, depending on the bite.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-15-2019, 11:20 PM

You gotta change your attitude now your a homeowner with seizable assets.
Up in MA they have a cute setup where if you can't pay your hospital bill the state will pay it for you. That's because they have a soft spot in their heart for corporations. Of course they will seek repayment from you, with all the power of the state. That's a lot.

Griff · 01-16-2019, 08:19 AM

Greatest health system in the world!

Carruthers · 01-16-2019, 08:36 AM

At $462, 'Special Services' seems to be an absolute bargain.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-16-2019, 09:09 AM

I just noticed he was in the hospital for five days, must have been serious.

Carruthers · 01-16-2019, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I just noticed he was in the hospital for five days, must have been serious.

Not for the first time, the difference between US and UK date formats caught me out.
I thought it was five months. IE 7th April 2015 to 7th September 2015.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-16-2019, 10:21 AM

Heh heh, for 5 months that would be a bargain.

Gravdigr · 01-21-2019, 02:33 PM

Ya know how ya save up for that once-in-a-lifetime vacay, get on the beach, go for the beach selfie, and some asshole in the background photobombs ya?

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Man, I hate when that happens.

Griff · 01-21-2019, 02:35 PM

Well played.

Carruthers · 01-31-2019, 04:59 PM

It's Australian. It is therefore capable of killing you without reason or notice.

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Tourist picks up deadly blue ringed octopus with bare hands

A shy and tiny, but lethal animal, has once again caused panic after a video uploaded to Reddit showed a tourist holding a blue-ringed octopus in their uncovered hand.

The video was captioned "what a pretty octopus" written in Mandarin as the unsuspecting beachgoer handled and filmed the brightly coloured sea creature.

Marine ecology expert Michael Keough from the University of Melbourne said picking up an octopus exposes the hand to the beak, a few millimetres-long horny barb located on the bottom of the octopus between its tentacles. "It can only bite if it's on top of something," he said.

With a beak that pierces the exoskeletons of crabs, the octopus releases a neurotoxin from its glands that causes paralysis, causing its prey to stop breathing and die "within an hour".

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Gravdigr · 02-01-2019, 01:08 PM

xoxoxoBruce · 02-02-2019, 04:19 AM

Da Fox...

Carruthers · 02-02-2019, 06:27 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Da Fox...

Fond as I am of wildlife, I do wish that the local foxes would carry out their nocturnal activities with less noise.

The last few weeks the night has been rent with vulpine screams. It has sounded like mass murder in progress.

That said, there was a particularly handsome fox on the front lawn at 0530 today.

I'm not sure if this is the same animal, but the camera caught this visitor in the back garden last night.

The date is incorrect as the camera had been without batteries for a couple of days which upset some of the settings.

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01-15-2019, 05:58 PM	#1426
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01-15-2019, 05:59 PM	#1427
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I woulda flipped them that 25 cents and wished them the best o' luck. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-15-2019, 11:18 PM	#1428
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I read somewhere that rattlesnake anti-venom is $20,000 per dose. And you might need up to half a dozen doses, depending on the bite. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-15-2019, 11:20 PM	#1429
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You gotta change your attitude now your a homeowner with seizable assets. Up in MA they have a cute setup where if you can't pay your hospital bill the state will pay it for you. That's because they have a soft spot in their heart for corporations. Of course they will seek repayment from you, with all the power of the state. That's a lot. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-16-2019, 08:19 AM	#1430
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Greatest health system in the world! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-16-2019, 08:36 AM	#1431
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	At $462, 'Special Services' seems to be an absolute bargain. __________________ Last edited by Carruthers; 01-16-2019 at 10:14 AM.

01-16-2019, 09:09 AM	#1432
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I just noticed he was in the hospital for five days, must have been serious. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-16-2019, 10:21 AM	#1434
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Heh heh, for 5 months that would be a bargain. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-21-2019, 02:33 PM	#1435
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Ya know how ya save up for that once-in-a-lifetime vacay, get on the beach, go for the beach selfie, and some asshole in the background photobombs ya? Man, I hate when that happens. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-21-2019, 02:35 PM	#1436
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Well played. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-01-2019, 01:08 PM	#1438
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	__________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-02-2019, 04:19 AM	#1439
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Da Fox... __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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