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Arrow arum, Peltandra virginica L.,
provided me a scare. I was filming in Painter marsh, on
camera. The camera was running by itself on remote. I had a piece
of edible duck potato in one hand and a piece of toxic arrow arum in the
other.
I was making a distinction between the two. After filming
several "takes" on camera, I popped what I thought was the
duck potato in my mouth...Oops, wrong hand! (Continued below left)
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That night I rolled out of bed with stomach cramps, cold sweat and a heart leaping from my chest. My breathing was irregular. I staggered out to the porch, fell to my kneesand concentrated on controlling my run away heart. I slowed my breathing, got it deeper and survived the crisis. Three days of Mylanta and the event was over. More poisonous plants. |
