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Some of the less developed areas immediately surrounding downtown Houston have raccoons, opossums, rabbits, turtles, you name it. There's even been an armadillo
by newswriter99 9y ago
Some of the less developed areas immediately surrounding downtown Houston have raccoons, opossums, rabbits, turtles, you name it. There's even been an armadillo or two.
This is primarily thanks to the bayous running through the city, as well as large swaths of empty/overgrown lots, mixed with a few unoccupied buildings/warehouses here or there.
As far as plants go, there's all kinds of flora blossoming in the city, some of which is edible, though the pollution/contamination factor leaves me suggesting that it is NOT a good idea to eat anything growing wild.
- throwanem 9y agoCan't speak for Houston, but we have about a million raspberry bushes in this town, and I never pass one in ripe fruit but I pick off a few to snack on as I walk. Hasn't poisoned me yet, but I would be curious to see what a mass spectrometer would reveal about their elemental composition. Unfortunately, it's been years since I had even colleague-of-a-colleague access to any lab that'd be likely to have the requisite equipment and expertise on hand. Perhaps I might get in touch with Dr. Swan? Judging by his article and the nature of his work, this seems like it'd be the sort of investigation that might pique his curiosity.