Tick bites are serious shit if you get bitten by the right tick. Lyme, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Alpha-Gal are freaking terrible.
Few years back me and the wife went hiking in the woods. Ended up having to turn back and leave the area after pulling off 20 ticks. Lots of mutual inspections and hot showers afterwards left me waking up the next morning with a tick buried in my shoulder. Not fun.
So, I typically limit my wooded adventures to paved trails now. With long freaking socks. And coated in bug spray, just in case.
Tick bites are serious shit if you get bitten by the right tick. Lyme, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Alpha-Gal are freaking terrible.
Few years back me and the wife went hiking in the woods. Ended up having to turn back and leave the area after pulling off 20 ticks. Lots of mutual inspections and hot showers afterwards left me waking up the next morning with a tick buried in my shoulder. Not fun.
So, I typically limit my wooded adventures to paved trails now. With long freaking socks. And coated in bug spray, just in case.
Ugh, even if you don't get sick, ticks are just so gross and creepy!
No kidding, I remember pulling big fat ones off my dog, it may have traumatized me a little...