• Lantana. • Manchineel. • Oleander. • Pangi. • Physic nut. •
Poison and water hemlocks. • Rosary pea. • Strychnine tree.
10-18. Appendix C provides photographs and descriptions of these
plants. Chapter 11 Dangerous Animals The threat from animals is
less than from other parts of the environment. However, common
sense tells you to avoid encounters with lions, bears, and other
large or dangerous animals. You should also avoid large grazing
animals with horns, hooves, and great weight. Move carefully
through their environment. Caution may prevent unexpected
meetings. Do not attract large predators by leaving food lying
around your camp. Carefully survey the scene before entering
water or forests. Smaller animals actually present more of a
threat to you than large animals. To compensate for their size,
nature has given many small animals weapons such as fangs and
stingers to defend themselves. Each year, a few people are
bitten by sharks, mauled by alligators, and attacked by bears.
Most of these incidents were