These birds are as high as kites and appear to be rising much higher.
According to the Daily Star, seagulls that live in several beach communities in the United Kingdom are supposedly experiencing the affects of the narcotic “spice” after swooping in and taking it from people.
“Gulls will go for anything,” a former spice user, Kevin Robertson, 45, from Hastings, told the publication. “They used to come up behind us and grab whatever we had.
“If we were stoned and completely out of it, the gulls could just take the joint we were smoking and fly off.”
According to the US Drug Enforcement Administration, Spice, commonly referred to as “K2,” is a kind of synthetic marijuana designed to replicate THC, one of the primary psychoactive components in marijuana.
According to the Daily Star, the dive-bombing gull claims have come from resorts in Hastings, East Sussex, Margate, Kent, and Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, as well as from cities like London, Leeds, Manchester, and Liverpool.
One individual said that the seagulls had taken the joints out of their hands, evidently adding a little “spice” to their life. It has been suggested that the narcotics are turning the birds “psycho,” quite literally.
Locals have reportedly told the newspaper that once, after taking a spice bag, the seagulls “went crazy” and “dive-bombed pedestrians” before ultimately collapsing onto the pavement.
“A seagull and spice is not a good combo,” Azad, who is another former user of the drug from Leeds, said, according to the outlet. “It turns them into psycho gulls.”
Additionally, the drug is more strong than typical cannabis.
The substance may cause seizures, tremors, hallucinations, anxiety, and more when inhaled or swallowed, according to the DEA. It can also cause an increase in heart rate and blood pressure.
According to the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports, synthetic marijuana is distinct from genuine cannabis since it is created in a lab.
“This is in addition to the numerous public health and poison centers which have similarly issued warnings regarding the abuse of these synthetic cannabinoids,” the information about “spice” reads on the DEA’s website.
