I've heard that peanuts can "go rancid" in high heat, and
that some people prefer chocolate only M & Ms for this reason.
I don't know how true this is.
>>
>>>People in the ASU botany dept. do a LOT of desert hiking, and I have
>>>heard of NO ONE getting bit by a rattler. One guy does have a dog
>>>which got bitten, however.
>>>
>>>If you think our rattlers are bad, I hear Australia has snakes which =
>>>are
>>>more venemous, more numerous, and more aggressive! Anyone planning a
>>>Drosera hunt?? :-)
>>
>>Tell me about it! I must admit though, I've only ever seen a few
>>snakes on my bushwalks/CP hunts, but they were deadly variaties
>>(Tigers and Red-bellied Blacks)... However, on all occasions they
>>were simply sunning themselves on or near the track and never moved a
>>muscle.
Wait a minute here. A Tiger snake is both deadly, and (as
mentioned in a previous post) 6' long! Geeze, why does
Oz have all these wierd plants and deadly animals?
The other night on the Discovery Channel they had a very
interesting article on "The Big Wet", wherein a flood plane
somewhere in Oz floods to the treetops, causing all animals
into the trees or to swim. Snakes and small rodents end up
in the same trees, with predictable results. Unfortunately
there was no coverage of drosera. I missed the opening, so
I don't know precisely where the plane is.