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Re: Black Widows & Copperheads & scorpions & rattlesnakes...oh my!

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From: Thomas Gauldin
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 00:00
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Steve Crisp <crisp@pageplanet.com> wrote:
>Try going down to Key Biscayne and getting tide-trapped on the outer
>sand bar while schools of barracuda swim in the tidal pool between the
>bar and the shore, waiting for the tide to come back in. Now, imagine
>being in that position and you really have to be somewhere. That mistake
>is usually made only once.

I've read that barracuda (AKA "lawyer fish") look ugly, but have never
been know to attack a swimmer or fisherman.  However, its one of the
many things I'm willing to accept without personal experience.

Tom
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From: scoundrl@mindspring.com (Thomas Gauldin)
Subject: Re: Black Widows & Copperheads & scorpions & rattlesnakes...oh my!
Date: 1997/09/17
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