Poisonous Plants and Animals of Rose bay BY: Gerald Kennick Caryn Craft 1999.

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Poisonous Plants and Poisonous Plants and Animals Animals of of Rose bay Rose bay BY: BY: Gerald Kennick Gerald Kennick Caryn Craft Caryn Craft 1999 1999

Transcript of Poisonous Plants and Animals of Rose bay BY: Gerald Kennick Caryn Craft 1999.

Poisonous Plants and AnimalsPoisonous Plants and Animalsofof

Rose bayRose bay

BY:BY:

Gerald KennickGerald Kennick

Caryn CraftCaryn Craft

19991999

PoisonousPoisonousAnimals and Plants ofAnimals and Plants of

Rose BayRose Bay This project is about This project is about

the different poisonous the different poisonous plants and animals at plants and animals at

Rose Bay. Our Rose Bay. Our presentation will be a presentation will be a reminder for your safety reminder for your safety and awareness at Rose and awareness at Rose Bay.Bay.

You should be more careful when you

go to Rose Bay

Venom And BitesVenom And Bites

At Rose Bay there are many At Rose Bay there are many poisonouspoisonous

snakes, spiders,and bugs. Some of the snakes, spiders,and bugs. Some of the

poisonous snakes are water moccasins,poisonous snakes are water moccasins,

diamond back rattlers,coral snakesdiamond back rattlers,coral snakes

and,copperheads. All these snakes are and,copperheads. All these snakes are

front fanged,meaning their fangs arefront fanged,meaning their fangs are

located in the front for striking.located in the front for striking.

Not all bugs are poisonous to us Not all bugs are poisonous to us but to other wildlife. If we were to but to other wildlife. If we were to eat a monarch butterfly we might eat a monarch butterfly we might get sick. If a bird eats a monarch it get sick. If a bird eats a monarch it might die.might die. Bees and yellow jackets Bees and yellow jackets are common at Rose Bay some are common at Rose Bay some people have bad allergic reactions people have bad allergic reactions to their stings. Be careful for bee to their stings. Be careful for bee hives and sweets that you might hives and sweets that you might eat.eat.

Also medical cures are now available Also medical cures are now available

for many venomous bites and stings. for many venomous bites and stings.

There called Antivenins .There called Antivenins . Through out the world thousand people Through out the world thousand people

are killed each year by bites or stings.are killed each year by bites or stings.

Poisonous PlantsPoisonous Plants

Leaves of three,Leaves of three,

Leave it be.Leave it be.

Poisonous Plants Poisonous Plants

Poison Ivy is Poison Ivy is abundant at Rose abundant at Rose Bay noted for it’s Bay noted for it’s three leaves and a three leaves and a red stem. Poison Ivy red stem. Poison Ivy

is really a weed that is really a weed that grows and spreads grows and spreads fast. fast. Itching ,Burning and Itching ,Burning and redness will accrue redness will accrue to the skin if you to the skin if you come in contact.come in contact.

Poison Ivy has three Poison Ivy has three shiny leaves, with shiny leaves, with small yellowish-small yellowish-green flowers. green flowers. Climbing up trees Climbing up trees is usually where is usually where it’s found, but it’s found, but sometimes it’s sometimes it’s found on the found on the ground . ground .

Sumac is a Sumac is a branched branched shrub or tree. shrub or tree. It reproduces It reproduces by seeds or by seeds or rootstocks.Rosrootstocks.Rose Bay is a e Bay is a perfect habitat perfect habitat for Sumacfor Sumac..

Amanita is white to Amanita is white to orange on top with orange on top with a veil that has a veil that has small pieces of small pieces of tissue on the very tissue on the very top of the cap,that top of the cap,that look like rolled oats look like rolled oats or oatmeal. It has or oatmeal. It has caused deaths in caused deaths in the past , for being the past , for being mistaken for an mistaken for an eatable mushroom.eatable mushroom.

The snow morel is The snow morel is one of the false one of the false morels. Many morels. Many people have made people have made the mistake of the mistake of eating them. They eating them. They cause cause nausea,vomiting, nausea,vomiting, Diarrhea, and has Diarrhea, and has resulted in some resulted in some rare deaths.rare deaths.

Do you know any of Do you know any of the poisonous the poisonous plants or animals at plants or animals at Rose Bay?Rose Bay?

“ “ umm pepper trees umm pepper trees or something like or something like that.”that.”

Would you like to Would you like to learn more about learn more about poisonous plants poisonous plants and animals at Rose and animals at Rose Bay?Bay?

““Yes, because I would Yes, because I would like to become more like to become more aware while at Rose aware while at Rose Bay.Bay.

How did you learn about How did you learn about Rose Bay?Rose Bay?

““through Renet Diez’ “through Renet Diez’ “

Thank you,Come again.Thank you,Come again.

How did you get in to How did you get in to your career?your career?

““Well, when I was 5 orWell, when I was 5 or

6 a snake got in our 6 a snake got in our house and I was the house and I was the only one to try the only one to try the attempt to catch it.attempt to catch it.

When I got it out side When I got it out side

I let it go.”I let it go.”

Do you enjoy working Do you enjoy working everyday with everyday with animals that can animals that can kill you?kill you?

““If I didn’t enjoy it, I If I didn’t enjoy it, I wouldn’t be hear to wouldn’t be hear to day. I also have day. I also have some immunity to some immunity to their bites.their bites.

JOB WELL DONE!CARYN AND GERALD