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Old 06-04-2007, 05:35 PM
 
Location: Driftwood TX
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That was just a small one, they are often 10" to a foot long!
And as someone else said, they are very fast also..
Yeech
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Old 06-04-2007, 06:24 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh--Home of the 6 time Super Bowl Champions!
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Just when I thought all I had to worry about were fire ants and scorpions...now you throw this at me!! Are you trying to keep us Yankees out of Austin?!?!?
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Old 06-04-2007, 06:25 PM
 
Location: Northern California
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Are they venomous?
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Old 06-04-2007, 07:00 PM
 
Location: Hutto, Tx
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My husband says there are two varieties here, and one of them is venomous. But not more venomous than a bee sting.
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Old 06-04-2007, 07:35 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh--Home of the 6 time Super Bowl Champions!
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How do you catch them or kill them?
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Old 06-04-2007, 09:39 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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I'm usually pretty tolerant of critters but damn...any of those things come near me they will be promptly introduced to the bottom of my shoe.

Most promptly.
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Old 06-05-2007, 07:37 AM
 
Location: Hutto, Tx
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There are things you can put on your lawn that can get rid of them. Catch them in a jar, and throw them back outside. They usually live under rocks or something.
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Old 06-05-2007, 08:36 AM
 
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There are things you can put on your lawn that can get rid of them. Catch them in a jar, and throw them back outside. They usually live under rocks or something.
Are any of these lawn treatments safe to use around pets? (Maybe things like diatomaceous earth?) Up North people only spray their lawns for weeds but I've heard one too many stories about Fido dropping dead from it.
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Old 06-05-2007, 08:42 AM
 
Location: Northern California
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Oh, yeah! I never thought about the pets...and what about the kids??!!
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Old 06-05-2007, 08:54 AM
 
Location: Hutto, Tx
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There are some things that are safe, but look at some of the organic gardening centers around Austin. I'm sure they have some safe product. Austin gardens would be one. Here are some others: Natural Gardener, It's about Thyme, Barton Springs Nursery, Eco-Wise, The Great Outdoors, Shoal Creek Nursery.

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