When I picked up cones in the pacific I put them in a plastic milk carton
attached to my belt. I would cut a large cross on the main body of the
carton so I could push the shell in the cartoon but tey could not get back
out. The plastic protected  you if they got upset. Always use thick gloves
and Phil Crandall ( spent years in Oki) always said to pick them up from the
larger end.
Everett Long
-----Original Message-----
From: Bobbi Cordy <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, October 26, 2001 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: How do you collect a cone? gingerly....


>Wear heavy gloves....do not put in a bag near your body.   I always brought
them
>immediately to the surface!!!!!
>
>Ellen Bulger wrote:
>
>> Howdy Folks,
>>
>> For the first time, I'm going collecting in waters where there are cone
>> species that could conceivably pack a wallop. I've been told that the
>> seriously dangerous ones have wide apertures, but underwater my ID skills
>> aren't always stellar. To be on the safe side, I figure I should treat
all of
>> them like contaminated syringes.
>>
>> Would any of you seasoned Pacific collectors tell me what you use to
grab,
>> then contain, cones when you are out collecting? I've had folks tell me
they
>> just picked up geography cones with their bare hands, but I'm too chicken
for
>> that. Just don't simply tell me to leave them!
>>
>> Ellen
>
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>Jim and Bobbi Cordy
>Specializing in Self Collected Caribbean Species
>Merritt Island Florida
>
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