One of the most important things to remember is to slide your feet. That improves your chances greatly for not stepping on a sting ray if they have 'em in Texas. Stepping down on one of those critters can provide a painful and quite dangerous wound. Sliding your feet will cause the ray to scurry off. A ray has an anticoagulant coating on its barb and some are quite allergic to the poisons. A good pair of flats boots are a must, or an old pair of tennis shoes if there are no oysters (they won't protect your ankles).

[This message has been edited by Flats Dude (edited 19 January 2005).]