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Will Piranah fish slow Rio Grande swimmers? [Texas]
Escape San Antonio ^
| 19.FEB.06
| Larry Nolan Stewart
Posted on 02/24/2006 12:02:44 PM PST by SwinneySwitch
Are twisted individuals introducing Piranah into border river?
Are Piranha fish being maliciously and quietly stocked in the Rio Grande by twisted individuals and groups hoping to slow the entry of illegal aliens into the United States?
Have jokes about Piranahs (Scientific Name: Pygocentrus nattereri) being put into the Rio Grande gone too far? Escape San Antonio is investigating the possibility that this insane practice has started or is about to start. Readers report hearing suggestions on stocking the Rio Grande with the flesh eating import. Some say that the images of men being devoured in a matter of minutes as we have all seen in old Tarzan movies are greatly exaggerated. Still, the vision of desperate people being attacked by schools of Piranhas is not a pleasant one.
Escape San Antonio is in contact with experts on the viability of the Piranah in Texas. Are they being introduced into the Rio Grand? Escape San Antonio supports border control but will gladly assist in the identifying of anyone actively transferring the deadly fish or in illegally providing them to groups planning to do so.
The Piranah is not legally sold in Texas but may be available on the black market.
Initial calls to the Texas Parks and Wildlife office in Austin have not produced any evidence that they have investigated reports of attempts to introduce the fish in the Rio Grand.
We talked to Gabriel Mendoza, the manager of Alamo Aquatics. Mendoza says his company will not even discuss the possibility of providing the Piranah to customers. He indicated that sale of the fish is not legal in most or all southern states but can be imported from northern suppliers. Escape San Antonio wonders why the fish can be sold in the United States at all since getting it to Texas is a simple matter. Piranahs can be purchased over the Internet.Don't think so? Google "piranah fish" and see what happens. We hope to see violators imprisoned when caught. No doubt their "shark" lawyers will get them off though.
Screwing up the ecology of the Rio Grand is a more likely result than slowing the swimmers.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: borderops; pacu; piranah; riogrande
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To: SwinneySwitch
Look for the Rio to be paved over. Jorge could not deal with the thought that something like this stands in the way of his max effort to give America away.
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:19:09 PM PST
by
devane617
(An Alley-Cat mind is a terrible thing to waste)
To: texianyankee
That pet store inside of North Star Mall that had a piranha happened to be in San Antonio - just to clarify.
To: SwinneySwitch
I wonder which side of the "Piranah Question" question President Bush is on--LOL!
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:20:18 PM PST
by
basil
(Exercise your Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
To: ushr435
Unfortunately, Jorge has only showed an inclination toward ill-tempered Sea Bass.
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:22:26 PM PST
by
SJSAMPLE
To: basil
as long as they're union piranha and not from UAE, then they're OK.
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:22:45 PM PST
by
Rakkasan1
(Muslims pray to Allah, Allah prays to Chuck Norris.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
"Sounds like Escape San Antonio is making this up in hopes that they can cause it to happen."
See #3.
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:24:50 PM PST
by
SwinneySwitch
(Piranahs-beyond your expectations!)
To: SwinneySwitch
Good idea, fill the river with them.
To: SwinneySwitch
Will Piranah fish slow Rio Grande swimmers? I would think it would speed them up a bit...
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:27:25 PM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: texianyankee
Pet store piranha made me think of this Far Side:
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:27:41 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(Next Olympics I want wide track bobsledding. Four sleds on the track at once - like Ben Hur on ice.)
To: ushr435
Fricking unreal eh!
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:27:54 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: KarlInOhio
LOL! Far Side has always been my favorite.
To: Dark Skies
I think I could muster my personal best in terms of swimming speed.
Unless you are Aussie Olympic Gold-Medalist Ian Thorpe, I'm not so convinced.
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:29:25 PM PST
by
ExcursionGuy84
("Jesus, Your Love takes my breath away.")
To: SwinneySwitch
Initial calls to the Texas Parks and Wildlife office in Austin have not produced any evidence that they have investigated reports of attempts to introduce the fish in the Rio Grand. < Parse-o-matic ON>
There is no evidence that DPW has investigated any reports of attempts to introduce this fish...
< Parse-o-matic WEASEL WORD OVERLOAD>
< Parse-o-matic OFF>
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:30:45 PM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
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To: Sybeck1
...but a few urban legend stories might slow some traffic down.That would probably do it. Say, maybe that is Escape San Antonio's hidden agenda in all of this. According to them, they are "investigating the possibility that this insane practice has started or is about to start."
To: Rakkasan1
as long as they're union piranha and not from UAE, then they're OK.
I don't know... are we sure that the piranha union doesn't support terrorism?
I mean, I can't think of one single terrorist that has been eaten by a piranha. And I seem to recall that one of the 9/11 hijackers listed "Piranha 2: The Spawning" as his favorite movie on his terrorist application.
I think that's evidence enough that piranha are soft on terrorism! We can't have pro-terrorist piranha swimming along our country's border!
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:34:29 PM PST
by
Thrusher
("...there is no peace without victory.")
To: stephenjohnbanker
Looks a bit like my mother in law actually.
To: SwinneySwitch
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I've always contended that a few giant squid would solve the problem. |
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:36:34 PM PST
by
Fintan
(See??? Sometimes I do read the articles.)
To: ExcursionGuy84
...my personal best...
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:37:42 PM PST
by
Dark Skies
("Free speech is THE weapon of choice against islam.")
To: Fintan; Jaxter; SwinneySwitch; skimask; Beckwith; John Lenin
Why stop at piranah? Go for broke with the sharks w/laser beams on their heads.
Good idea, fill the river with them.
How about gators?
How about throwing in a giant hair dryer or toaster occasionally?
I've always contended that a few giant squid would solve the problem.
How about a whole bunch of guys in camouflage uniforms with machine guns and tanks and Apache helicopters and stuff? What do they call that again? The Army?
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:43:22 PM PST
by
Thrusher
("...there is no peace without victory.")
To: Hegewisch Dupa
Why stop at piranah? Go for broke with the sharks w/laser beams on their heads
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:44:27 PM PST
by
frankiep
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