Hi With vacations coming up, some will be "itching" to explore old family cemeteries and home sites. We might do well to check safety measures. Below are some web sites I came upon. You may know of others. If you are a resident of one of these counties, your may have advice specific to the area. Snakes http://www.healthcentral.com/mhc/top/000031.cfm?src=ls Ticks http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~acarolog/remove.htm Chiggars http://www.ianr.unl.edu/ianr/lanco/enviro/pest/factsheets/008-96.htm Poison Oak & Poison Ivy http://quickcare.org/skin/poison.html Have a fun and safe summer, ...and share your finds! JoLee JoLee Gregory Spears  spearsj@bellsouth.net Charlotte County   VAGenWeb  <http://www.rootsweb.com/~vacharlo/indexcha.htm>http://www.rootsweb.com/~vac harlo/indexcha.htm Lunenburg County VAGenWeb <http://www.rootsweb.com/~valunenb>http://www.rootsweb.com/~valunenb/ Mecklenburg County  VAGenWeb  <http://www.rootsweb.com/~vameckle/index.htm>http://www.rootsweb.com/~vameck le/index.htm