Fire Ants And Tarantulas Add To The Woes From Hurricane Dolly
The residents in Texas are trying to get back to normal life after Hurricane Dolly dumped flooding rain on them. Now they are having to deal with the creatures that are swimming in the waters; snakes, tarantulas and fire ants.
by matt knoth
Tarantula spider
Health Services Commissioner
David Lakey has said for those of the Rio Grande Valley to stay out of the water. That may be good advice but for those who want to get back home the water can't be avoided.
It's been estimated that the land won't dry out for at least six more weeks. Emergency services are pumping the water as fast as they can but it's a time consuming process.
Tempers are flaring as neighbours try to drain their front yards by using backhoes to make drainage ditches. The water often just invades the next door neighbour's property.
That water is full of stinging fire ants and tarantulas. Although tarantulas look scary, they are sometimes as large as a dinner plate, their bite is only painful not deadly. Fire ants have caused deaths in the past for those allergic to their venom.
Electricity has yet to be restored for 118,000 residents in the area.
The weather forecast isn't being gentle either with showers being called for in the area.
