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A Deadly Plant That Has Cursed Humanity For Thousands Of Years Found In Our Backyard


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2022 Jul 12, 4:01am   397 views  9 comments

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#hemlock Most of us consider our backyard a safe place. Here in Pacifica, one could encounter a rattlesnake, coyote, bobcat, or mountain lion in the backyard. Such events are relatively rare.
Since Elena's retirement almost 16 months ago, she has become quite an expert on plants. She made a bone-chilling discovery in our backyard-Hemlock plants. These plants are used to make a most deadly poison that has been around for thousands of years. The Greek philosopher Socrates was poisoned by a derivative of hemlock. Here are some illustrations of hemlock plants:

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALiCzsYI3e7_4LF_1E7jZrhyjNAXRWuDow%3A1657622163628&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=photograph+of+a+hemlock+plant&fir=8KERay8u3FgTvM%252CEA-gNUIsP6nMvM%252C%253BW8n6VUR3Axvn8M%252CjM4zekQoQ0W52M%252C_%253BW_aFbKipaacelM%252Cl8k6wKLxW-RVHM%252C_%253BoLcYtIKtwNz7cM%252CSYua4SUmGPDvvM%252C_%253Bu78t4ZCwILEnXM%252CVnQB1lILspm2MM%252C_%253BXes9xPYNDoyZrM%252CEA-gNUIsP6nMvM%252C_%253BDpikydEUz1G1FM%252CEA-gNUIsP6nMvM%252C_%253BtLml4sEk5e40kM%252C0M7XuB2SVvVNEM%252C_%253BwYmhbQkmYcMJAM%252CVnQB1lILspm2MM%252C_%253BEU1mkcF-UzDkkM%252C0oBNmolGvfyqoM%252C_%253BP7d8EVIVsqmiGM%252CEA-gNUIsP6nMvM%252C_%253B2fPPKfsrU-i_GM%252CSxBMBD_YIwQayM%252C_%253BGQeNepr8rSmiqM%252CLSh8piPbcTgCbM%252C_%253B9NJUL3g8XfCEMM%252CVnQB1lILspm2MM%252C_&usg=AI4_-kQ6nEnhYNjdBvDYblkg6lABBt8CCA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjJj_Dhk_P4AhUZK0QIHbKhDt0QjJkEegQIAxAC&biw=1280&bih=625&dpr=1.5
Always look for a red band around the base of the plant. Needless to say, Elena donned heavy gloves, a mask, and safe clothing before removing all these plants and safely disposing of them. She took a long shower afterward.

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1   WookieMan   2022 Jul 12, 4:07am  

If there was one, there are others #pollination. And why would a man have his wife remove it if it was so deadly? Weak sauce buddy. You lost your man card on this one.

The good news is Elena lived through the horror of removing a plant. So we'll get much more wisdom in the future.
3   Tenpoundbass   2022 Jul 12, 5:17am  

Here in South Florida your backyard may have Oleander, Castor Bean plants, Belladonna, The Cardboard Palm(super deadly to your dog and it's like chocolate for them).
Some smarty pants thought it was a great idea to import the Monkey no Climb tree. But in the almost 40 years I've been in South Florida, I don't recall one fatal poisoning. Other than Dogs getting poisoned by the cardboard palms. Also Bufo toads, will kill a dog.
4   Ceffer   2022 Jul 12, 10:51am  

Didn't Hemlock kill Socrates? Now, Elena will start answering every question with a question.
5   Tenpoundbass   2022 Jul 12, 1:03pm  

Xanthippe voted with a thumb down.
6   latitude38   2022 Jul 12, 2:06pm  

If I recall correctly Socrates was convicted and sentenced to be killed ,rather than be killed he drank hemlock to commit sucide ……. and I think that is what happened .Abe Lincoln’s mother actually died from it
7   komputodo   2022 Jul 12, 2:09pm  

WookieMan says

If there was one, there are others #pollination. And why would a man have his wife remove it if it was so deadly? Weak sauce buddy. You lost your man card on this one.

The good news is Elena lived through the horror of removing a plant. So we'll get much more wisdom in the future.

A real man would have dug it up with a shovel and flung it over the fence
8   Ceffer   2022 Jul 12, 2:16pm  

Elena was checking Ohomen's life insurance policies to make sure they were up to date and paid up while holding a jar of hemlock roots.
9   HeadSet   2022 Jul 12, 4:56pm  

latitude38 says

and I think that is what happened .Abe Lincoln’s mother actually died from it

I think that was snakeroot. She drank tainted milk from a cow that ate snakeroot.

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