Let's face it. Winters may be harsh in Wisconsin but the bugs are wimpy. In Texas we had roaches the size of an iPhone and crickets that needed to be cleaned up with a bobcat. Arizona adds in scorpions. But Florida may top it all. On Monday a guy in south Florida went on a roach and worm eating binge in an effort to win a python (How many things are wrong in that thought process!). After going on his binge the poor guy walked out of the store, collapsed and died. No mention of what happened to the python. It is such a great story even our Milwaukee paper covered it.
There is nothing inherently toxic about roaches or worms. They may carry disease, but even that is unlikely. It will be interesting to hear the autopsy report/labs on this unfortunate gentleman. Did he choke on the excess protein? Maybe aspirated a bunch of legs. My guess is that there may be other chemicals involved. Maybe some ethanol? Maybe with a benzodiazepine chaser. A favorite intoxicant of Texas snake bite patients was meth. Who knows....
Two things I do know... No way do we eat worms and roaches sober and I will happily take on the winter.
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