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Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:39:21 +0000

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By: Lenna

Lenna — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:15:06 +0000

hi, read your comment about ticks. the tweezer idea is good but i have heard that smothering or attaching fire to there rump actually stresses the tick causing it to “barf up” all the crap they have sucked out of various victums. this goes back into your system, thus the disease they have in their body is now in your system. just an idea. thanks Lenna

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:47:45 +0000

My pleasure Sarah. Currently there is so much out-dated folk-lore surrounding tick, and how to remove them, it is no wonder there is such confusion. Sadly, there is also a lack of reliable information available from GP’s surgeries or A&E departments, and as result, it is left to organisations like BADA-UK and the Rambler’s Association to raise tick-awareness amongst those who enter the outdoor environment.

Many will no doubt be familiar with tick, and hopefully take a few simple precautions to reduce the likelihood of attachment. From my own experience though, few will truly appreciate the potential risk they pose to human and animal health.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:33:33 +0000

Sorry Mark & McFly, Sara’s Grandma was telling the truth or at least picked a real snake. Friends of mine were missionary kids in Zaire, and they talked green mambas in the trees too. But, in case you don’t believe here is the page at WhoZoo for Green Mambas, whozoo.org/Intro98/kevbrash/greenmamba2.htm
those suckers can get to be 12′ long…

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:09:33 +0000

Craig, thank you so much for improving the information in this post! We appreciate it so much.

By: Craig

Craig — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:00:38 +0000

“Swab the entire tick in vaseline or lotion – the bug will come out within a few minutes.”

Unfortunately, this advice has been shown to increase the likelihood of any infective organisms being passed on to the person, or animal, the tick is attached to.

For detailed advice and guidance on how to correctly remove an attached tick, and how to reduce the likelihood of tick attachment in the first place, BADA-UK offers a wide selection of information and free-to-download leaflets and posters from their website http://www.bada-uk.org.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:32:38 +0000

It does sound like a Starburst flavor. Sara, you sure your grandmother wasn’t making that up to reinforce obedience?

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 19:23:21 +0000

Hippos are crazy! I saw a documentary, I think on Discovery, about them. One man got jerked from a boat and was bitten in half by a hippo! He miraculously survived but spent a good portion of time inside the hippo’s mouth.

By: McFly

McFly — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:52:52 +0000

Good lesson, though green mamba DOES sound like a Starburst flavor.

But more deadly than a mamba…
The creature that kills the most humans per year: Mosquito.

The mammal that kills the most humans per year: The HIPPO!

Hungry hungry hippos. Hungry for man flesh.