Fish that triggers LSD-like hallucinations is caught

[mercurial]

A fish that can trigger LSD-like hallucinations when eaten has been discovered in UK waters.

The sarpa salpa species of bream is normally found in the Mediterranean and around South Africa.

But fisherman Andy Giles has told how he hauled a sarpa salpa, instantly recognisable by its gold stripes, near Polperro, Cornwall.

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In 2006, two men, one aged 90, suffered hallucinations and nightmares for days after eating sarpa salpa in southern France.

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Sarpa salpa
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Sarpa salpa, also known as the Salema porgy, is a species of bream, recognisable by the golden stripes that run down the length of its body, and which can cause hallucinations when eaten.[1] It is relatively common off the coasts of South Africa, Tenerife, Malta and Cyprus, but has been occasionally been found as far north as Great Britain.[2]

 

[porn$tar]

Wait till the hippies in CT get wind of this...

 

[InSanity]

I think im going to start taking up fishing

 

[Snazzy]

This is a perfect gift for my ex boyfriend!

 

[DJ...]

Oh please, that's nothing compared to ciguatera poisoning...

 

[Devill]

The sarpa salpa species of bream is normally found in the Mediterranean and around South Africa.

"Hay fishy, fishy , fishy!"

I think im going to start taking up fishing

+1 Cape town here I come!

Oh please, that's nothing compared to ciguatera poisoning...

Ag gaan huil in 'n ander hoekie. People die everyday, thats a tad worse imo

 

[dominic]

well that explains a lot

"one fish and trips please"

 

[flarkit]

well that explains a lot

"one fish and trips please"

Wahahaha!!!

 

[Surv0]

Time to start planning the fishing holiday, for at least a week if these hallucinations last a while