"Helen Ramsay" <r@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Harry Crun" <HCRUNMAPSON@charter.net> wrote
>  > "Ryan Ginstrom" <ginstrom@hotmail.com> wrote
> >
> > > We've got hornets and habu, which are a kind of poisonous
> > > snake. We also have poisonous sea snakes, about 3 kinds
> > > of poisonous jellyfish,  everal assorted poisonous fish, etc.
> > > It can get complicated too, you've got to remember which
> > > ones you suck out the poison, which ones you rub with
> > >  vinegar, which ones you rush to the hospital, and which
> > >ones you try toget your goodbyes in real quick.
> >
> > What a beastly place. I'll stay in Cal and take the
> > occasional earthquake any time.
>
> > Oh yes, we've had a cougar attack or two, but you just
> >  have to stand tall and bark at them -- they are supposed
> >  to go away if you do.
>
> You'd have to *be* barking to try that!

It's a new theory, to my knowledge it hasn't been tried yet -- by humans.

Harry C.