Slimy Snakes and creepy crawly spiders!

Roomy


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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 16:53

abound on Cyprus, what other horrible creatures should we look out for?

Jetski


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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 16:55

Never found any slimy snakes...... scaly ones but never any slime. Which ones in particular were you referring to?

martinD41


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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 16:56

roomy the "List" is endless................

MrsSnakes



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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 16:58

Roomy, there is a post further down the list of posts which was started by Joef55. Click on his link and you can see the snakes

Roomy


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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 17:21

I saw the snake thread and it was very interesting, I also saw the spider thread which prompted me to start this thread, i was wondering if there were any other poisonous or scary/ugly creatures on Cyprus that we should beware of.Are there any poisonous plants etc.

dizzycows


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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 17:37

roomy, the caster oil plant is poisonous, there are many of these plants in NC, a lot are grown in the gardens because of their red colour!!! but they are very poisonous .....

Turtle


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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 17:49

Only one poisonous "Plant" on this thread

dizzycows


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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 17:53

oooooh, not me is it lol



I know I can be sharp tongued, buy never poisonous lol xxx

Roomy


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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 17:58

Just looked them up Dizzy, they can be fatal if you eat the beans, good one, thanks for that.

dizzycows


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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 18:15

yup, just don't grind them up and serve .... or even have these plants in the garden where you have children playing....

daisy dukes


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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 21:57

Definitely the Fig tree....if you need one cutting down...call the Belediyesi or the Forestry Department.



This is why... http://www.flyingdoc.co.uk/new_page_4.htm



DD

Roomy


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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 22:02

Hahahahahahahaha...who woulda thunk it?That's what I am talking about.

nurseawful



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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 22:22

Oleander is also poisonous,



Chris

nurseawful



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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 22:31

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerium_oleander



Not recommended for making soup!!!





Chris

Roomy


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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 22:33

For crying out loud, and these are commonly grown, I remember when I was very young my youngest brother almost died after eating Laburnam seeds because another kid told them they were pea pods.The council chopped down all the trees.

Jetski


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Message Posted:
26/06/2011 22:40

The husk of the castor oil plant seed is the source of ricin.... a nerve agent. It was just this that was found in the flat of a suspected terrorist cell in north London a few years ago. It was also the nerve agent used in the gas attack on the Tokyo metro. Thankfully it's somewhat complicated to extract.

basil


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Message Posted:
27/06/2011 19:35

FWIW the Tokyo attack was sarin, not ricin.