We all know how much fun and how addictive it is to take our metal detectors out on the warm sunny weekends and spend the days looking for relics and artifacts. However most of the time the old sites tend to have grown up over the years with dense foliage of brush and trees. It is very easy to let the lure and excitement of the hunt overtake us and we tend to forget some of the potential hazards that lurk in the beauty of nature. This time of year it is easy to be overcome by the heat. We are often taken away by our intense focus on the hunt and forget that we need to drink plenty of water even when we think we do not need water. Snakes are a constant en guard. There is another little creature that we sometimes forget about until we later find one crawling on or attached to our skin. The tick. While most ticks are harmless there are those that carry Lyme Disease or Spotted Fever which can make us very sick and can be fatal.

 

As a reminder please be aware of the potential of these tiny parasites and be vigilant and educate yourselves to the preventions and symptoms of  Lyme Disease and hopefully the article concerning this tick transmitted illness provided by Stacy Brown will be of some help.

 

Be safe and good hunting!!