MDers Beware!!

[TXPlugKutter]

Over the weekend I decided to go detecting around an old church that was dissolved and tore down in the 1970's. It was built around 1880. I followed the old rock foundation and didn't find much. I noticed a huge oak tree around 50 yds from the church so I figured it had seen many picnics under it and might yield some coins. I made my way towards it and got about 10 yds from it when a june bug flew past me. Since it is rattlesnake country, I almost had a heart attack. I stood there trying to calm down when I heard a constant humming or buzzing sound. I finally figured out, that in that huge oak tree was a large swarm of bees. Had I been wearing my headphones I would have likely been in the middle of them. Fortunately I wasn't stung and made my way out the same direction I came, but the purpose of this message is to caution people of the use of headphones while out in nature. You never know when a rattler could be buzzing or in my case a beehive is right above your head.

 

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[Stormtrooper154]

Good advice and Welcome to T-Net!

 

[rommelvon]

welcome to Tnet, glad ya didnt get up close and personal with our stinging friends

 

[hollowpointred]

this is a good point, not only for the animal and insect hazards that are out there but also for the human hazards as well! always look around you from time to time and get an idea of your surroundings. its easy to get caught up in detecting and not notice an animal or a criminal approaching!

 

[Farmercal]

I agree. Keep the eyes looking around once in a while just to make you don't get surprised by anything. I am always expecting a snake and every once in a while I will move a piece of tin and sure enough on one incident there was a snake right in the center of that piece of tin keeping warm. Snakes scare the begebees out of me.

 

[joya_dorado]

Rattlers scare the bejesus outta me too. Just a couple weeks ago I nearly stepped on one as I was following my son down a trail on our land. He stepped right over it without seeing it and THAT is what really spooked me. When I saw it I did the rattlesnake jig and let out that primal yelp you do when one of these guys surprises you. Did not kill it though. Against my philosophy... he has as much right to live on this rocky piece of hill country as i do.

 

[Kas]

Don't have too much trouble with snakes here in Ohio.

You might run into a copperhead in southern ohio, though.

Anyway. I was down on my knees probing a hole and all of the sudden a dog comes up right in my face and starts licking me. Scared the heck out of me. I look up and the owner of the dog, just walks right on by and never says a word to the dog. The dog followed me around the park for a good ten minutes. The owner comes back by and the dog went on with him.

Ken

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

Thanks for the tip. I am allergic to bees. I am supposed to keep my epi-pen with me all the time. I am bad to forget it though. I have killed 4 copperheads in my yard this year. I have also found 3 baby ring snakes in my house and caught them and let them go outside. I saw their mom and dad I guess this spring out in the yard and let them go too. I like NON- poisonous snakes but the poisonous ones have a hard time if I find them in the yard. A while ago my daughter found a large lizard in the kitchen sink and let out a deafening scream, lol... I had to catch him and put him out in the flower bed. I still don't know where they are coming in at.

DANGLANGLEY

 

[Zincoln Miner]

sometimes I will unkowingly step on a piece of rotting branch hidden in the leaves.
all I see is a mottled brown long skinny thing popping at me.I scream,wet myself,soil myself,run home crying,fall down several times,and when finally get home I lay in the
corner in a fetal position rocking back and forth sucking my thumb with tears streaming down my face.after several hours I return for my detector.

 

[COUNTRY GIRL]

PRICELESS!

 

[scuffler]

Thanks for the wise warning, my biggest fear is stepping on a in ground wasp nest, which I have seen folks do before, let me tell you it aint pretty. God is good and has protected me so far. It is a good idea to look around costantly, thats why im not a fan of head phones.

 

[soar697877]

The ONLY time I will even mess with headphones is in a secure location i.e.
I am familiar with the surrounding, friend with me, etc...

I do not like headphones much either, and when I have used them on the rare occasion,
I only use one side, the other is off my ear, just so I can keep one ear open for
my surroundings.

 

[Sandman]

Very good warning for anyone that could easily get caught up in the hunt and not pay attention to the surroundings. Even while water detecting it is important to listen for strange noises coming from outside of your headphones and to look around you all the time.

 

[gold fish]

Watch out for ground bees too. A solid silver quarter signal looks real good until you notice the hole 2 feet away with little yellow jackets comin' and goin'. I would have had the quarter too, but I'll wait 'til the weather cools down.

 

[ivan salis]

I often hunt one phone on / one off to be able to hear whats going on --- they make one ear type headphones set and that might be on my shopping list before long --- Ivan

 

[Monty]

Check the yellow pages for a bee keeper. Bees that hive up in a tree usually have a lot of honey stored. Offer to take the guy to the tree for a share of the honey. Honey good, bees bad! Monty

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Very good warning for anyone that could easily get caught up in the hunt and not pay attention to the surroundings. Even while water detecting it is important to listen for strange noises coming from outside of your headphones and to look around you all the time.

When in the ocean at the beach I listen for the sound track to "Jaws"...

Watch for schools of bait fish frantically swimming and jumping out of the water....