From what I read on the bushes.They sound harmless.Men use it for male health..It did say snakes lay under the bushes.Poisonous snakes.

We live in south Louisiana, our forest floors are wet and covered with large palmettos 7 and 8 feet tall and our cows eat them all the time. We have been raising cattle in this enviroment for many years and we never had any get sick from eating them. You are right, they will tear down a fence trying to get to them especially in winter.

boycat,
Is there any reason why they want them so much right now? Are they lacking something in their diet?

Just to let you know, I think my bull is just a butt head! The grass is greener on the other side, even though it is the same as he already has! He has learned how to pull the fence just so and then bend it over. Watched him. He does seem very intellegent. We have hog wire because of where we live. I know it won't totally keep unwanted critters out, but will deter them better, like alligators. I know they can climb. Now the barb wire going up on top and in the middle may surprise him. Hopefully after a few nicks he will back off.

You could always eat the alligators! I hear they taste like chicken.

Mersiepoo....That's just stupid..It's frog legs that taste like chicken!

Alligators from the wild will have slight fish flavor, farm raised won't. Kind of is like chicken. Hard to describe, but I like it if prepared correctly. My Dad called it swamp pig when I took him some one year. He was from the north.