Documenting Frog Venom In Choco Mountains


	Documenting Frog Venom In Choco Mountains

celestialdancer

7-2-2009 4:21 PM

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poison darts, frog venom, embera people choco mountain

celestialdancer says:

The Embera tribe of Choco Mountains are the last actively known group of people who still tip their blowpipe darts with poisonous frog venom.

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7-2-2009 9:53 PM

jmatts78

It lasts up to a year? That's crazy potent stuff :O

7-3-2009 4:33 AM

celestialdancer

JM that means you and I had better steer clear of it

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