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 Cone shell by Saagar
Cone shells may inject you with a nasty poison, and some are outright deadly. So unless you really know what you are doing, don't pick them up. Leave them alone and just watch them going about their deadly business of spearing small fish.
Check the internet on "cone shells" and you may find some interesting facts. Perhaps you will also enjoy bringing a field guide or reference book about shells and mollusks? You'll be very busy on Seychelles' beaches then. Leave a Comment
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 Sea urchin by Saagar
It's painful to get stung and takes a long time for those wounds to heal, so prepare yourself in three ways:
1) look carefully when wading or putting down your feet.
2) wear sandals that attach well to your feet in water.
3) bring some vinegar to apply to sea urchin punctures - vinegar dissolves the broken needles in the foot. Leave a Comment
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 Warning by kyoub
Beware of dangerously strong currents, making swimming hazardous. They are especially strong from June to October.
This is a great place to lie on the beach and watch the wild waves crashing on shore, just stay out of the water. Leave a Comment
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 Coc de Meer leaf by SaagarLeave a Comment
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 The "Passe" on La Digue's Anse
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 An innocent shining fly by Saagar
In this respect it is a blessed country.
There are mosquitos, but nowhere near the masses you will find in most humid equatorial countries. And they do not carry any diseases such as malaria, dengue or yellow fever. Same goes for sandflies that live among seaweed washed ashore on sandy beaches. Easy to avoid by moving away from infested ppatches of beach.
What you need is a mosquito repellent, and see to it that your hotel room has an insect mesh in the window openings or a mosquito net over the bed. Leave a Comment
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 Sandfly Bites by Sunchild
Nobody seemed to know, where they actually appear from and at what time of the year and what they look like. But the doctor, I had to go to in the end, told me to stay away from these green leaves on the beaches. And indeed - one day, when we had a very sweatening walk to one hidden beach (climbing over a hill), we stopped next to some of these leaves to breath some air - and ..... my husband was nearly eaten by them. And I saw them. Tiny "horrible" black and white creatures (smaller than the head of a pin). His back was literally covered with them within a second. Lucky him, he reacted not allergic and had no big problems afterwards except for the red marks.
Well, my strong advice - if you suffer from these bites,- this might be an allergy! Go to a doctor from the very beginnning. He will help you at once and it is not expensive at all to see him (I paid approx. EUR 30,- medicine included!) Leave a Comment
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 starving emaciated dog tied up
under tin shelter i by mandy66, 1 more photos
We witnessed so much animal suffering in these islands that it has spoilt our holiday memories and until I hear that this situation has drastically improved I will not be returning to the Seychelles .
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 Bad weather, Seychelles style by Saagar
I was there two weeks in February 2004. Previously I have visited mid-December. Both times have been at the edges of the socalled rainy season, with no ill effects. In February 04 I had maybe two half days or a bit more overcast out of the two weeks, but that only gave a chance to recover from intense sunshine. Some clouds passed overhead and a couple of short-lived rainshowers, too, but nothing monsoon-like in these parts. Mahe, however, is big and high enough to have its own fog and clouds and rainshowers, so you may have some localised clouds and rain. If on the eastern side of the island, cross over to the western side and you may well see the sun again. You can always travel to the Seychelles anytime and feel the warmth and have sunshine for the most part, regardless season. Leave a Comment
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