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When I was at field training for the military I went out one day and forgot to put lotion on the little part of my chest where the dress shirt parts. Got a nice blistering sunburn there that day.
Then I went out and did the same thing the next day.
1) Fierce Snake or Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus ), Australia.
The most toxic venom of any snake. Maximum yield recorded (for one bite) is 110mg. That would porbably be enough to kill over 100 people or 250,000 mice. With an LD50 of 0.01 mg/kg, it is about 10 times as venomous as a Mojave rattlesnake and 750 times as venomous as a common cobra. The Fierce Snake is native to the arid regions of central Australia, extending from the southeast part of the Northern Territory, and into west Queensland. The Fierce Snake can also be found north of Lake Eyre and to the west of the split of the Murray River, Darling River and Murrumbidgee River. Fierce Snakes are known to live in holes, and feed on small rodents such as mice and rats. Despite its name, Fierce Snakes are not known to be particularly aggressive, but docile. They will strike if provoked, however, injecting their incomparably toxic venom. No fatalities have been attributed to this species, and all known bites have been to people who keep them in captivity or actively seek them out in the wild.
2) Australian Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis ), Australia. One 1/14,000 of an ounce of this vemon is enough to kill a person. The Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis) - sometimes referred to as the Common Eastern Brown Snake is the world’s second most venomous land snake, native to Australia and may also be found on the peninsulas of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Eastern Brown Snakes are very fast moving and highly aggressive. When agitated, they will hold their necks high, appearing in a somewhat upright S-shape. The snake will occasionally chase an aggressor and strike at it repeatedly.
4) Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus ), Australia. The venom delivered in a single Taipan bite is enough to kill up to 12,000 guinea pigs. The common taipan is the third-most venomous snake on Earth and arguably the second-largest venomous snake in Australia (the first arguably being the mulga, or king brown, snake, Pseudechis australis). The danger posed by the coastal taipan was brought to Australian public awareness in 1950, when young herpetologist Kevin Budden was fatally bitten in capturing the first specimen available for antivenom research.
5) Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus ), Australia.
All Notechis species have a very potent neurotoxic venom, which may cause neurotoxic, hemolytic, coagulopathic, and myolytic reactions; paralysis or death can ensue in as short as 30 minutes, but if it occurs it is usually on the timespan of 6-24 hours after the bite. Notechis has historically been a significant contributor to snakebite envenomation in Australia. Prior to the development of specific antivenom, Tiger Snake bite fatalities probably approached 60-70% in cases of severe bites. Specific antivenoms are available for the treatment of tiger snake bites. Fortunately the snake will generally flee if intruded upon, but will become aggressive if cornered.
Thats 4 of the top 5 most deadly snakes in the world.
if the british were smart they would have colonised the country with black slaves and just delegated from back in their own country under the protection of clouds
Two of my essays to get into college were about Batman, and how I want to be him. I don't know how I got accepted to those places.
Also, my final paper for Women's Studies in college was about cereal mascots and gender issues. 15 pages of Tony the Tiger and how he is a sexist beast.
a friend of mine got bitten by a taipan when he was 10
Seriously?
Was he messing around with it or something?
you used to be able to buy devenomed taipans here some years back
like where they take out the venom sac or however snakes work
a few others snakes as well
but there was some case where some kid died after a bite from a snake that hadnt been properly devenomed or something
after that they banned the sale of venomous snakes as pets because theres a chance that someone might fuck it up again
so if you wanna get a pet snake now you dont get any street cred cos they only sell the wimpy ones now
I wrote a paper about 50 Cent for a modern lit class.
so
all im seeing is 'i wrote about **** for my useless class for timewasting idiots'
so
you never went to college? they're all useless classes.
im currently studying engineering
there is also the opportunity to study medicine or science or medical science
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#pipeCocky Stride, Musky odoursPope of Chili TownRegistered Userregular
edited June 2007
serves people right for keeping creatures who secrete concentrated death for pets.
also, what kind of engineering Air, one of my best friends is about to finish her Mechanical Engineering degree in a few months.
then she's got a work experience gig for a few months in hawaii.
a friend of mine got bitten by a taipan when he was 10
Seriously?
Was he messing around with it or something?
He was walking through his back yard in cairns. it popped out of a bush and bit him on the foot.
Thats fucking INSANE.
Man, that makes me wanna NEVER go to Australia. Plus you got all those spiders, scorpions, ants, not to mention all the deadly shit in the oceans (sharks, jellyfish, etc).
Man, that makes me wanna NEVER go to Australia. Plus you got all those spiders, scorpions, ants, not to mention all the deadly shit in the oceans (sharks, jellyfish, etc).
We don't have scorpions unless you go out into the desert.
I don't know what ants you're talking about, we've got a few fire ants but everywhere does nowadays.
Don't go to cairns or out in the bush and you won't see any snakes.
I never go in the ocean anyway, fuck the ocean.
spiders...
yeah they're everywhere.
Sydney Funnelwebs are the most deadly spider in the world and they're crazy aggressive and huge and ugly as sin and will bite you through a leather boot.
Up here in brisbane we've got lots of redbacks which won't kill an adult unless you're crazy unlucky.
Man, that makes me wanna NEVER go to Australia. Plus you got all those spiders, scorpions, ants, not to mention all the deadly shit in the oceans (sharks, jellyfish, etc).
We don't have scorpions unless you go out into the desert.
I don't know what ants you're talking about, we've got a few fire ants but everywhere does nowadays.
Don't go to cairns or out in the bush and you won't see any snakes.
I never go in the ocean anyway, fuck the ocean.
spiders...
yeah they're everywhere.
Sydney Funnelwebs are the most deadly spider in the world and they're crazy aggressive and huge and ugly as sin and will bite you through a leather boot.
Up here in brisbane we've got lots of redbacks which won't kill an adult unless you're crazy unlucky.
In NJ, I occasionally see crickets.
And lightning bugs.
No deadly spiders, no deadly snakes, nothing really.
Man, that makes me wanna NEVER go to Australia. Plus you got all those spiders, scorpions, ants, not to mention all the deadly shit in the oceans (sharks, jellyfish, etc).
We don't have scorpions unless you go out into the desert.
I don't know what ants you're talking about, we've got a few fire ants but everywhere does nowadays.
Don't go to cairns or out in the bush and you won't see any snakes.
I never go in the ocean anyway, fuck the ocean.
spiders...
yeah they're everywhere.
Sydney Funnelwebs are the most deadly spider in the world and they're crazy aggressive and huge and ugly as sin and will bite you through a leather boot.
Up here in brisbane we've got lots of redbacks which won't kill an adult unless you're crazy unlucky.
In NJ, I occasionally see crickets.
And lightning bugs.
No deadly spiders, no deadly snakes, nothing really.
That's because all of our deadly species live in Newark, Camden, and Jersey City.
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#pipeCocky Stride, Musky odoursPope of Chili TownRegistered Userregular
edited June 2007
I went to jersey.
that is a cool place, I don't know why it gets a bad wrap.
Man, that makes me wanna NEVER go to Australia. Plus you got all those spiders, scorpions, ants, not to mention all the deadly shit in the oceans (sharks, jellyfish, etc).
We don't have scorpions unless you go out into the desert.
I don't know what ants you're talking about, we've got a few fire ants but everywhere does nowadays.
Don't go to cairns or out in the bush and you won't see any snakes.
I never go in the ocean anyway, fuck the ocean.
spiders...
yeah they're everywhere.
Sydney Funnelwebs are the most deadly spider in the world and they're crazy aggressive and huge and ugly as sin and will bite you through a leather boot.
Up here in brisbane we've got lots of redbacks which won't kill an adult unless you're crazy unlucky.
In NJ, I occasionally see crickets.
And lightning bugs.
No deadly spiders, no deadly snakes, nothing really.
That's because all of our deadly species live in Newark, Camden, and Jersey City.
Also, Patterson.
Plus you have crocodiles and duckbilled platypuses in your lakes.
I went to jersey.
that is a cool place, I don't know why it gets a bad wrap.
Thats the thing that really annoyed me about Manifest. He basically shit all over NJ because of its bad rep. Sure, theres ALOT of shitty areas, and its got its share of pollution, but I live in the North, West of the city and its mostly woods and stuff. I live right on a lake, and I don't even think about NYC except for the 2-3 times per year that I go in for various reasons.
Plus, as scary as all the shit in Australia is I would LOVE to visit there and check the place out. I really wanna hit New Zealand and do some wine tasting and I wouldn't mind seeing the wildlife and stuff if I had a guide who could tell me where NOT to walk / stand.
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#pipeCocky Stride, Musky odoursPope of Chili TownRegistered Userregular
Doesn't New Jersey have the highest number of landfills or toxic waste dumps or something in the country? Shocking for such a little state. Also, the fact that large parts of south jersey is pretty much philadelphia and large parts of north jersey wants to be new york.
Doesn't New Jersey have the highest number of landfills or toxic waste dumps or something in the country? Shocking for such a little state. Also, the fact that large parts of south jersey is pretty much philadelphia and large parts of north jersey wants to be new york.
It depends on where you are. I've lived in both areas, as I grew up and still live in North Jersey and I went to college in Trenton, which is the "wanna be philly" area.
If you stay away from Bergen County and a huge area near Philly, you'd be surprised how nice the state is.
Doesn't New Jersey have the highest number of landfills or toxic waste dumps or something in the country? Shocking for such a little state. Also, the fact that large parts of south jersey is pretty much philadelphia and large parts of north jersey wants to be new york.
All of these landfills and toxic waste sites are how I get paid.
Being an environmental scientist in New Jersey is about the greatest career you can have, if you don't mind making tons of cash because the earth is dying.
Doesn't New Jersey have the highest number of landfills or toxic waste dumps or something in the country? Shocking for such a little state. Also, the fact that large parts of south jersey is pretty much philadelphia and large parts of north jersey wants to be new york.
It depends on where you are. I've lived in both areas, as I grew up and still live in North Jersey and I went to college in Trenton, which is the "wanna be philly" area.
If you stay away from Bergen County and a huge area near Philly, you'd be surprised how nice the state is.
My experiences with jersey involve monmouth county (man, suburbs galore), bergen (ick), driving through the highways (pretty nice compared to the dc metro drives), and a few beaches on the jersey shore (gross, so crowded with douchebags). Nice state, the reputation is definitely overblown.
pipe
im doin mechanical as well
howd she get the hawaii thing?
sounds decent and i gotta do some bullshit work experience before i can graduate
i havent started looking but i met some guy from some goldfields in perth who told me about some at his company. decent money for an internship but i think its out in the middle of nowhere, being perth and all
Like people said, your feelings on jersey largely depend on your experiences. I lived in south jersey for a few years; washington township (sewell/turnersville) and the big thing to do there was go to philly on the weekend or the shore. Shit where I lived was gorgeous and a great area, still miss that place sometimes.
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Then I went out and did the same thing the next day.
The most toxic venom of any snake. Maximum yield recorded (for one bite) is 110mg. That would porbably be enough to kill over 100 people or 250,000 mice. With an LD50 of 0.01 mg/kg, it is about 10 times as venomous as a Mojave rattlesnake and 750 times as venomous as a common cobra. The Fierce Snake is native to the arid regions of central Australia, extending from the southeast part of the Northern Territory, and into west Queensland. The Fierce Snake can also be found north of Lake Eyre and to the west of the split of the Murray River, Darling River and Murrumbidgee River. Fierce Snakes are known to live in holes, and feed on small rodents such as mice and rats. Despite its name, Fierce Snakes are not known to be particularly aggressive, but docile. They will strike if provoked, however, injecting their incomparably toxic venom. No fatalities have been attributed to this species, and all known bites have been to people who keep them in captivity or actively seek them out in the wild.
2) Australian Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis ), Australia. One 1/14,000 of an ounce of this vemon is enough to kill a person. The Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis) - sometimes referred to as the Common Eastern Brown Snake is the world’s second most venomous land snake, native to Australia and may also be found on the peninsulas of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Eastern Brown Snakes are very fast moving and highly aggressive. When agitated, they will hold their necks high, appearing in a somewhat upright S-shape. The snake will occasionally chase an aggressor and strike at it repeatedly.
4) Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus ), Australia. The venom delivered in a single Taipan bite is enough to kill up to 12,000 guinea pigs. The common taipan is the third-most venomous snake on Earth and arguably the second-largest venomous snake in Australia (the first arguably being the mulga, or king brown, snake, Pseudechis australis). The danger posed by the coastal taipan was brought to Australian public awareness in 1950, when young herpetologist Kevin Budden was fatally bitten in capturing the first specimen available for antivenom research.
5) Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus ), Australia.
All Notechis species have a very potent neurotoxic venom, which may cause neurotoxic, hemolytic, coagulopathic, and myolytic reactions; paralysis or death can ensue in as short as 30 minutes, but if it occurs it is usually on the timespan of 6-24 hours after the bite. Notechis has historically been a significant contributor to snakebite envenomation in Australia. Prior to the development of specific antivenom, Tiger Snake bite fatalities probably approached 60-70% in cases of severe bites. Specific antivenoms are available for the treatment of tiger snake bites. Fortunately the snake will generally flee if intruded upon, but will become aggressive if cornered.
Thats 4 of the top 5 most deadly snakes in the world.
Got an A on it.
if the british were smart they would have colonised the country with black slaves and just delegated from back in their own country under the protection of clouds
Also, my final paper for Women's Studies in college was about cereal mascots and gender issues. 15 pages of Tony the Tiger and how he is a sexist beast.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
Seriously?
Was he messing around with it or something?
so
all im seeing is 'i wrote about **** for my useless class for timewasting idiots'
so
you never went to college? they're all useless classes.
He was walking through his back yard in cairns. it popped out of a bush and bit him on the foot.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
you used to be able to buy devenomed taipans here some years back
like where they take out the venom sac or however snakes work
a few others snakes as well
but there was some case where some kid died after a bite from a snake that hadnt been properly devenomed or something
after that they banned the sale of venomous snakes as pets because theres a chance that someone might fuck it up again
so if you wanna get a pet snake now you dont get any street cred cos they only sell the wimpy ones now
pipe knows what im talking about it was big news
im currently studying engineering
there is also the opportunity to study medicine or science or medical science
also, what kind of engineering Air, one of my best friends is about to finish her Mechanical Engineering degree in a few months.
then she's got a work experience gig for a few months in hawaii.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
Thats fucking INSANE.
Man, that makes me wanna NEVER go to Australia. Plus you got all those spiders, scorpions, ants, not to mention all the deadly shit in the oceans (sharks, jellyfish, etc).
I have a bachelor's of science in Environmental Science.
I work as a professional scientist for a large corporation.
I have probably used about 1% of the information that was taught to me in college ever in my professional life.
Anyway, you enjoy all those on topic courses. I'm sure they're gonna be real beneficial in the future.
I read your sig and I thought it said "Grillz on the internet are larger than they appear"
We don't have scorpions unless you go out into the desert.
I don't know what ants you're talking about, we've got a few fire ants but everywhere does nowadays.
Don't go to cairns or out in the bush and you won't see any snakes.
I never go in the ocean anyway, fuck the ocean.
spiders...
yeah they're everywhere.
Sydney Funnelwebs are the most deadly spider in the world and they're crazy aggressive and huge and ugly as sin and will bite you through a leather boot.
Up here in brisbane we've got lots of redbacks which won't kill an adult unless you're crazy unlucky.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
In NJ, I occasionally see crickets.
And lightning bugs.
No deadly spiders, no deadly snakes, nothing really.
That's because all of our deadly species live in Newark, Camden, and Jersey City.
that is a cool place, I don't know why it gets a bad wrap.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
Also, Patterson.
Plus you have crocodiles and duckbilled platypuses in your lakes.
Man, you can't really do anything.
Thats the thing that really annoyed me about Manifest. He basically shit all over NJ because of its bad rep. Sure, theres ALOT of shitty areas, and its got its share of pollution, but I live in the North, West of the city and its mostly woods and stuff. I live right on a lake, and I don't even think about NYC except for the 2-3 times per year that I go in for various reasons.
Plus, as scary as all the shit in Australia is I would LOVE to visit there and check the place out. I really wanna hit New Zealand and do some wine tasting and I wouldn't mind seeing the wildlife and stuff if I had a guide who could tell me where NOT to walk / stand.
but yeah, they'll kill you.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
It depends on where you are. I've lived in both areas, as I grew up and still live in North Jersey and I went to college in Trenton, which is the "wanna be philly" area.
If you stay away from Bergen County and a huge area near Philly, you'd be surprised how nice the state is.
All of these landfills and toxic waste sites are how I get paid.
Being an environmental scientist in New Jersey is about the greatest career you can have, if you don't mind making tons of cash because the earth is dying.
Aren't they poisonous? Like everything else in Australia?
My experiences with jersey involve monmouth county (man, suburbs galore), bergen (ick), driving through the highways (pretty nice compared to the dc metro drives), and a few beaches on the jersey shore (gross, so crowded with douchebags). Nice state, the reputation is definitely overblown.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus#Venom
huh, they can't kill you afterall.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
im doin mechanical as well
howd she get the hawaii thing?
sounds decent and i gotta do some bullshit work experience before i can graduate
i havent started looking but i met some guy from some goldfields in perth who told me about some at his company. decent money for an internship but i think its out in the middle of nowhere, being perth and all
that was disappointing