07-09-2006, 10:43 AM
[cool][#0000ff]I have tubed in southern Louisiana, where there is plenty of "wildlife". I have a healthy respect for the dangerous stuff, but if one uses good sense and remains alert the danger is minimal. It is probably more dangerous to back out of your driveway and get on the street in your car than to tube in even the snakiest swamps.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Down in Arizona we did not have gators and moccasins, but we had lots of cactus spines and rattlesnakes. Many a tube repair from accidently bumping a cactus, or setting it down on washed up spines on the shoreline. Also some interesting moments when rattlers decided to swim across the water (especially on narrow coves) and would head in our direction, looking for a convenient place to rest on the crossing. Never knew TubeBabe could throw a rooster tail with just her fins.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Down in Arizona we did not have gators and moccasins, but we had lots of cactus spines and rattlesnakes. Many a tube repair from accidently bumping a cactus, or setting it down on washed up spines on the shoreline. Also some interesting moments when rattlers decided to swim across the water (especially on narrow coves) and would head in our direction, looking for a convenient place to rest on the crossing. Never knew TubeBabe could throw a rooster tail with just her fins.[/#0000ff]
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