Dangers of Fossil Hunting

Safety precautions when fossil hunting .
LINKS-
The Dry Dredgers is an association of amateur geologists / paleontologist / fossil hunters .
Large site of Ordovician fossils.
http://drydredgers.org/

My album on Cincinnatis World famous fossils 400+ photos
http://community.webshots.com/album/182825680RiWXUr

Ordovician Geologic Period
http://www.palaeos.com/Paleozoic/Ordovician/Ordovician.htm

Bill Whites Ordovician trilobite gallery
http://drydredgers.org/billwhite10.htm

Guide to Order of Trilobites -One of the best inro to Trilobite sites!
http://www.trilobites.info/

Cincinnati Fossils in depth look
http://www.uga.edu/~strata/cincy/fauna/fauna.html

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[flyingscience]

This video is for new people , they are common sense safety rules and concerns . Any of these hazards are rare . I do know a paleontologist that was knocked out / asleep by a falling rock . Its very rare though . During a thaw in the winter the rocks will drop several per hour it weird to see hapen .Being under one at the wrong time is very rare though . I have seen a cars front end get walloped by a rock (not from a natural fall but from someone wanting to take it home rolling from up high).

[skeletox]

Let's please not give false information to the public and try to pass it off as fact..when it's merely perception.

[flyingscience]

Poisonous venom .Recluse spiders and black widows are both found in Ohio .I should have said venomous 1K apologies.

[flyingscience]

My son and I chased 6feet by a gardner snake tried to strike us 2x.

[flyingscience]

The snake was sliding down hill toward us .

[flyingscience]

The snake as it was sliding tried to strike me 2x despite only having barbed teeth !

[Jakecshmn]

Lmao I know that dude posted that a year ago about snakes not chasing you but he's dead wrong . Water moccasins will chase the SH*T outta you. I'd like to see him say snakes won't chase u next to a six foot moccasin

[skeletox]

giving me warnings? LMAO-.I'm so scared.:P

Don't hurt me, oh great internet tough guy:D

Btw..I'm 43 years old..kinda old for a kid, but ok, if you say so..just don't hurt me, lol!

[calebulr]

@skeletox dude seriously? shutup kid. this guy is fossil hunting. giving u warnings. dumb retard.

[beckerclan]

Thank you for this. It does certainly give me things to think about for the safety of my family. I appreciate your video.

[hashashin821]

The danger is half the fun ;)

[skeletox]

It had to have been a misperception or coincidence, as they aren't aggressive nor do they attack people..but i suppose if you really think you were being chased, you will always believe that.

on another note, happy fossil hunting!