Re: Ok I do fear something,its snakes.
We here Australians also have our dangerous water animals as well.
i.e.
* Box Jellyfish - The infamous box jellyfish developed its frighteningly powerful venom to instantly stun or kill prey, like fish and shrimp, so their struggle to escape wouldn’t damage its delicate tentacles.
Their venom is considered to be among the most deadly in the world, containing toxins that attack the heart, nervous system, and skin cells. It is so overpoweringly painful, human victims have been known to go into shock and drown or die of heart failure before even reaching shore. Survivors can experience considerable pain for weeks and often have significant scarring where the tentacles made contact.
Box jellies, also called sea wasps and marine stingers, live primarily in coastal waters off Northern Australia and throughout the Indo-Pacific. They are pale blue and transparent in color and get their name from the cube-like shape of their bell. Up to 15 tentacles grow from each corner of the bell and can reach 10 feet (3 meters) in length. Each tentacle has about 5,000 stinging cells, which are triggered not by touch but by the presence of a chemical on the outer layer of its prey.
http://www.oceanwideimages.com/image...-jellyfish.jpg
* Blue Ring Octopus - This gorgeous animal with many blue rings on the body inhabits the Great Barrier Reef. They are not aggressive and don't grow too much, but if you grab them they will release poison kept in their sting. This poison is very powerful similar to snake bite, and can easily kill a human if medical attention is not given within a couple hours.
http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/m...n_maculosa.jpghttp://www.amonline.net.au/invertebr...ages/octop.jpg
YouTube - Blue Ringed Octopus
* Stone Fish - Another cousin of the Scorpion fish. This one loves river mouths and rocks instead of coral, but they live in coral too. It is can be found anywhere in Australia, and you should wear shoes when walking on submerged rocks and coral. If you catch one on line, you are better off cutting the line than trying to remove it from the hook. Also this one is ugly, not charming like the Scorpion fish. Hospital, again with sirens will be your destiny if you get stung.
(there are bad mother f'ckers and getting spiked by one of these is supposed to be one of the worst pains you can possibly feel) They look like big odd shaped rocks with a big spike or spikes coming out of the top of them... Most people who get stung is because they stood on one...
http://img2.travelblog.org/Photos/24...one-fish-1.jpghttp://www.fishing-hotspot.co.uk/fis.../stonefish.jpghttp://www.ukdivers.net/life/rs/stone%20fish.jpg
* Then Sharks of course -They are everywhere inhabiting all Australian coastal waters. But surprisingly they kill less, and cause less harm to humans, than snakes and all of the beautiful creatures mentioned above. In the last couple of years Brazil has had many more shark attacks than Australia, and it seems they have enough food from the ocean, not to need human food. Anyway, it doesn't mean that you are safe. Pay attention when swimming. Some beaches in Australia have shark nets to protect the bathers. Note also that some canals in Australia, like the Gold Coast canal system, have become a reproduction area for some species and all care is recommended; do not swim at night in these beautiful and calm canals. (2 victims died in the last 2 years). Talking about White Pointers, they are protected a species in Australia, and if you kill one, the Government will kill you - I mean, fine or jail you.
Between these 4, it makes it pretty dangerous to go in certain regions of water around Australia at certain times of the year....
Ever been stung by a Jellyfish Andre?
Re: Ok I do fear something,its snakes.
Dont forget Kangaroos, those fuckers are fuckin brutal. Ive heard stories of them attacking people. Just earlier this yr a kangaroo attacked a lady in my town, she would of been beaten to death if her dog hadnt of attacked the kangaroo and drove it away. When i was with my ex, her little jack russel had a go at a sick kangaroo and the thing went mad. It tried to attack her little sis so there i am thinking...fuck what do i do? Picked up the biggest stick near me and started swinging lol The thing wasnt scared but it was too sick to really care so it hopped off. I was like shit what if i cop a massive kick the chest, the thing would kill me.
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Ever been stung by a Jellyfish Andre?
Only the ones from down here mate,they sting and are uncomftable but dont kill.
I have come out of the surf at like 830 am after getting out there on my own at about 6am a saw a seal on the beach in front of where my clothes were with a bite out it and blood etc! I couldnt belive I didnt know it happened while I was out there.Must have been real quick and underwater or maybe it was still a bit dark when I went out and I thought it was a rock and I just stepped over like a fool:-\. Lucky me anyway.
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Ever been stung by a Jellyfish Andre?
Only the ones from down here mate,they sting and are uncomftable but dont kill.
I have come out of the surf at like 830 am after getting out there on my own at about 6am a saw a seal on the beach in front of where my clothes were with a bite out it and blood etc! I couldnt belive I didnt know it happened while I was out there.Must have been real quick and underwater or maybe it was still a bit dark when I went out and I thought it was a rock and I just stepped over like a fool:-\. Lucky me anyway.
Does that mean something nasty must have come along and taken a bite out of it?
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Re: Ok I do fear something,its snakes.
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Dizaster
Ever been stung by a Jellyfish Andre?
Only the ones from down here mate,they sting and are uncomftable but dont kill.
I have come out of the surf at like 830 am after getting out there on my own at about 6am a saw a seal on the beach in front of where my clothes were with a bite out it and blood etc! I couldnt belive I didnt know it happened while I was out there.Must have been real quick and underwater or maybe it was still a bit dark when I went out and I thought it was a rock and I just stepped over like a fool:-\. Lucky me anyway.
Does that mean something nasty must have come along and taken a bite out of it?
Yeah a shark bite, fresh as too i stepped out of the water to go to work and there was the seal about 4 feet long laying in front of the rock that my clothes were laying on with a bite about a foot wide taken out the middle of it.It was cold so I take it it happened while i first hit the water or just prior to me getting in there and maybe washed up. as it was dead high tide going out.Im not sure how long it takes for somethig to go cold in the water miniutes i would expect or even if seals are warm blooded.He wasnt stiff.
Silly/lucky me either way.
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man you got lucky, that could have been you. i hear that the reason why most sharks attack humans is because we look like seals when we are surfing and sh*t out there. if thats true, i mean we cant blame the sharks for doing what is natural to them. anyways you are one lucky guy that that poor seal got hit before you did
Re: Ok I do fear something,its snakes.
Very shallow reefs where I usually surf but I sit in about 6 feet of water and paddle about 10 feet in towards shore over about a 2 feet and less deep reef so Im safe for most of it. But yeah your right.
I dont piss in the water if i can help it theres amonia in blood and in piss too and a great white can smella drop of bloodat about a mile away so I figure
1 +1 =2 in this case. So Im keep number ones to myself ;D.
Re: Ok I do fear something,its snakes.
Is there any threat of sea snakes when surfing??
I'm not sure how far my phobia of snakes goes because of limited experience of them, but I can safely say that a sea snake would scare me more than any spider..
One time I was staying up at the Murray and during our three week stay there we saw 2 snakes right in our camp. There was an area where we would swim, and fortunately this particular day none of us were swimming in there, but we were pulling in our fishing rods, and this snake same slithering across the top of the water right through our swimming spot and up onto the banks.. Let me tell you it was 10 times as scary heading across the water.. If I was in there up to my neck in water, and I saw that snake coming along at head height, and not really having any way of getting away from it fast, that would have been the worst.. I'm pretty sure it was a red belly black snake as well as it came up the bank and through the middle of our camp before going off into the brush, and we got a good look at it.
The bad thing with being in the water is that you can't get away from things fast... At least on land you can kind of run from a snake if you're on the ball, but being up to your neck in water and seeing a shark or a sea snake would be terrifying. One thing that keeps me from ever going scuba diving is the thought of a sea snake coming at or around me while i'm under water... They look so evil how they move through the water just like they do on land.. Except they just kind of float along as well like a dragon... evil.... Those huge Moray eels are pretty evil creatures as well..
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Dizaster
Is there any threat of sea snakes when surfing??
I'm not sure how far my phobia of snakes goes because of limited experience of them, but I can safely say that a sea snake would scare me more than any spider..
One time I was staying up at the Murray and during our three week stay there we saw 2 snakes right in our camp. There was an area where we would swim, and fortunately this particular day none of us were swimming in there, but we were pulling in our fishing rods, and this snake same slithering across the top of the water right through our swimming spot and up onto the banks.. Let me tell you it was 10 times as scary heading across the water.. If I was in there up to my neck in water, and I saw that snake coming along at head height, and not really having any way of getting away from it fast, that would have been the worst.. I'm pretty sure it was a red belly black snake as well as it came up the bank and through the middle of our camp before going off into the brush, and we got a good look at it.
The bad thing with being in the water is that you can't get away from things fast... At least on land you can kind of run from a snake if you're on the ball, but being up to your neck in water and seeing a shark or a sea snake would be terrifying. One thing that keeps me from ever going scuba diving is the thought of a sea snake coming at or around me while i'm under water... They look so evil how they move through the water just like they do on land.. Except they just kind of float along as well like a dragon... evil.... Those huge Moray eels are pretty evil creatures as well..
It could happen,but its not very likely,sea snakes are pretty mellow tempered.
But then again Steve Irwin got taken out by a stingray barb,so anythings possible
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I am fearful of spiders, sharks, and vengeful women....all with good reason.