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LOL @ her thinking "Hmm. What should I wear for my hike today?" and end up with that. No water, but she does have a purse and a phone. My guess is that if the photographer turned 180 degrees and snapped a photo that we'd see a parking lot.
I'm here for it, but still...LOL
Saw a bald eagle getting chased by 3 smaller eagles/hawks today just a couple blocks from my house.
One of my favorite waterfalls
I often go underneath on a small trail thru the moss and rocks
Mist will soak you if you get close to the pool
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo3OM5sPUPM
I often go underneath on a small trail thru the moss and rocks
Mist will soak you if you get close to the pool
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo3OM5sPUPM
I was out killing honeysuckle on the property after work today and spotted a large water vine. I figured it would be a good time for an educational post just in case one of you dumbasses ever got lost in the woods.
Step 1 - find a vine. Usually not too difficult.
Cut about a 6' section out, keeping each end higher than the middle after it's cut to "trap" the water.
Then tilt one end up and out comes the water. Pour it into a canteen for later, or you can go straight from the tap. It's perfectly fine to drink without boiling.
Not recommended to drink from vines with "hair" all over them. Actually - don't even touch those. ?
Step 1 - find a vine. Usually not too difficult.
Cut about a 6' section out, keeping each end higher than the middle after it's cut to "trap" the water.
Then tilt one end up and out comes the water. Pour it into a canteen for later, or you can go straight from the tap. It's perfectly fine to drink without boiling.
Not recommended to drink from vines with "hair" all over them. Actually - don't even touch those. ?
Predator. Great movie. Poor practice in water gathering.
If I remember correctly, Billy just cut the vine and started drinking from the part still attached to the tree.
You'll get some water that way, but just like your house pipes, water flows better with a vent so you are better off cutting off a section to let the water flow.
So this might have been movie magic. Or maybe the vines in South America have much more water in them than the midwest. Let's go with both.
Ummm
I would go spouting off to billy like that
Check out this clip I timestamped about billy on set...
View: https://youtu.be/wWhf-FgD-DA?t=386
If you haven't watched the 3 part making of predator I suggest it as well(it is on this guys youtube channel)
Haha. I've heard that story before.
Probably from The Rewatchables podcast. If you like movies, those are a great listen.
‘Predator’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Shea Serrano, and Kyle Brandt
Bill, Chris, Shea, and Kyle revisit the 1987 action classic starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, and Bill Duke
I just found that out recently.
I had no idea wth it was.
Now I'll have a ton of them to excavate, what a terrible invention.
All 3 stages give out illness.
Haha, great way to end that clip.
What 3 stages? What illness?
Are you talking about honeysuckle?
The amount I have to remove will take me years. Bush Honeysuckle. Godforesaken satan bush from Asia. I hate it with all my being.
Poison Ivy sucks. It's very prevalent here and I'm pretty good at spotting it so I rarely get it. But I always have soap with me during hikes just in case. Nasty shit.No, poison ivy, that enchanting hairy vine.
Spring is prime time here for it, and it's fucking everywhere right now. I've been out in it a ton lately, but like you said I'm always keeping any eye out and just try to avoid it. I'm the nagging supervisor that's all like "hey, you know you just set your backpack down in poison ivy, right?" lol
I have a poison ivy vine in my front yard that is as thick as a beer can. I cut a 12" section out at the base, but I plan on waiting a couple years to get it off the tree. And even then, I will do it with great care.
That seems like a good plan. And I'm sure you know this, but don't burn it! I think they have a poison ivy specific herbicide now available at the standard box stores. Maybe that could help if the base starts sprouting again.
I remember reading a couple years ago about some dude that took some kids camping and he burned a bunch (on accident because he was a dolt) and they all got it really bad. Like in their eyes and lungs and stuff like that. What a maroon....
@conor mcgregor nut hugger
These aren't my pics, but are from a colleague working in the same areas I do a lot of the time.
First one is obvious:
And the second one I think is a Texas Alligator Lizard?
These aren't my pics, but are from a colleague working in the same areas I do a lot of the time.
First one is obvious:
And the second one I think is a Texas Alligator Lizard?
I know, right?!
I see venomous snakes way more than I'd like to, and I don't care for it at all that much. Sometimes it's fine, but I've had some very close calls over the years.
But this guy is a herpetologist that loves snakes and lizards, particularly the dangerous ones. We've used him before to handle them and get them out of our way so we can do what we need to. He has absolutely no hesitation with it and has been doing it for years. He gets the biggest smile on his face when he's holding a rattler in his hands lol. That is not for me....
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Nothing else comes up on iNat, and I'd say it's a pretty strong match
Really cool. I've read they have a really strong bite but are very docile.
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In terms of behavior, a coral snake is about as harmless as a venomous snake can come. It lacks the fangs of a pit viper (e.g. rattlesnake or cottonmouth) and will always try to flee rather than bite. The very few bites that have occurred in the last 100 years have been when people handling it have refused to let it go. Coral snake anti-venin is no longer even made because bites are so extremely rare.
All that being said, it is still the most venomous snake in North America and I'm not getting within 3 feet of one, much less taking a selfie with one.