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Gumby said:Yeah, I've found coral snakes in GA and they are incredibly docile, just like sea snakes. Weird part is both coral and sea snakes have some of the most deadly venom in the world but you can hold them with very little chance of getting bitten.

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Do you live in GA? Whether you do or don't, whereabouts did you see corals? I didn't know they lived there.

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twighead said:
I wanna get bitten in the balls by a Fer-De-Lance just so I can say I was bitten in the balls by a Fer-De-Lance.

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Niwita said:
Do you live in GA? Whether you do or don't, whereabouts did you see corals? I didn't know they lived there.

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Gumby said:
You wouldn't have any balls to speak of after that. Ever seen what fer de lance venom does to human tissue? Here is a VERY graphic picture of a leg two weeks after a fer de lance bite. Yes, they had to amputate that.

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Take that shit to OTD foo!

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Passengerr said:
Be afraid

"This terrible Lonomia caterpillars live in the rainforests of South America, and cause a few deaths every year, especially in southern Brazil, where they’re usually found on the bark of trees. Blending perfectly in their surrounding, Lonomia obliqua caterpillars often can’t be avoided, even if people watch out for them. Most incidents occur when travelers lean against a tree and unknowingly brush against one of the caterpillars, which release a very powerful anticoagulant venom.

Symptoms of Lonomia obliqua poisoning include severe internal bleeding, renal failure and hemolysis. If the skin comes into contact with several caterpillars, death is often the outcome. The lethal dose of the toxin secreted by this terrible creature is among the lowest of all known toxins."

In Brazil they call them taturanas assassinas. They are a group that develop into Saturniid moths. Their venom is as deadly as a rattlesnake bite with just a fraction of the quantity. They are responsible for several deaths a year in Brazil.

The immediate sensation is described as violent burning pain. But worse, the toxin is a type of anticoagulant that causes internal hemorrhaging, destruction of blood cells and kidney failure. It's like the Ebola of bugs.

Back the fuck up.

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DRTMaverick said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puss_caterpillar

Those give you a fever and lymph node swelling and they're in the US

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Wow, um....thanks for the heads up!  There would have been a good chance of contact if I would have seen this in the wild, now I don't know if I will ever pick up another caterpillar as long as I live.

This pussy cat is just as poisonous in it's adult stages as a moth.
At least the ionomi gives up it's shenanigans after it reaches a respectable age.



It knows when enough has been enough.  My cat is more respectable than your cat.

Hooligan.

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LicHmicrO said:
i thought the king snake was indigenous to southern states (i.e. georgia).  Some species of king snake are similar in appearance to the coral snake but not venomous

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