Tarantulas, Scorpions and Snakes (home, vacation, rated)

[Goodpasture]

Originally Posted by Steve-o

How old were her "students"? I highly doubt a school would allow highly venomous snakes and spiders brought in to a classroom.

Just goes to show you don't know New Mexico, particularly in the 60's.

Originally Posted by Steve-o

Sorry, but I call BS on that story.

Only BS on here is you. I doubt you have ever even been in New Mexico, let alone spent any time in the desert.

Originally Posted by Steve-o

And while you say you'd shake your heads at the "tenderfoot" who didnt know better, that would be 95% of the people that post on these boards. Have you seen the other threads pertaining to venomous critters? These are your neighbors who dont know a thing about wildlife in NM, and prefer to kill wildlife than have it relocated. So yes, instead of dealing with the issue at hand, professionally, they prefer to maim.

And you obviously don't have a clue about the people of NM or the way we live or the country we live in. Maybe you should watch something other than National Geographic to get your info from.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by Goodpasture

Just goes to show you don't know New Mexico, particularly in the 60's.

Ok, if you had MENTIONED that it was in the 60s, I probably would have taken your word for it. But in todays times, theres NO WAY IN HELL that schools would allow children to go wrangle sidewinders and bring them in to class. You still didnt mention how old these "students" are. I still call BS.

Originally Posted by Goodpasture

Only BS on here is you. I doubt you have ever even been in New Mexico, let alone spent any time in the desert.

HA! Ive spent countless hours in the desert, mostly in Arizona, which has far more diversity of snakes/scorpions/etc. Ive herped in the Superstitions, McDowells, Dragoons, etc, etc, etc, etc. See pics below, genius.

Originally Posted by Goodpasture

And you obviously don't have a clue about the people of NM or the way we live or the country we live in. Maybe you should watch something other than National Geographic to get your info from.

Once again Im calling you out. I get my information from hands-on experience and lots of books/study. I spend TONS of hours in the field in many areas of this country, simply doing nothing but enjoying nature and all the creatures that are out there. I have kept and studied venomous creatures for many years on top of it all. I have kept reptiles/arachnids/solifugids/myriapods/etc from every corner of this world. Dont feed me YOUR BS, please.

Hadrurus arizonensis (subduing prey). Could you properly identify one of these in the field, as you suggest you and your fellow New Mexicans can?


Tityus falconensis (South American):


Infant Vaejovis carolinianus on my hand (Kentucky):


Centruiroides gracilis (Florida specimen):


Ever kept or studied Chinese scorpions such as my Mesobuthus martensii?


Queen snakes (Regina septemvittata):


Baby brown snakes (Storeria dekayi):


Crab spiders:


Fishing spiders:


Herping near the MO/AK border:


Freshly captured (then relocated) Aphonopelma chalcodes:


Funnel web spiders:


An unproductive day herping up near Gallop, NM:





Down near Tombstone, AZ:


Arizona gecko:


Huntsman spiders:


Texas Aphonopelma spp:


Hmmmmm, what else. How about turtles:


Red belly snakes:


Millipedes:


African mantids (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii):



Latrodectus mactans (southern black widow) from Arkansas:


Damon variegatus (tailless whipscorpion):


Androctonus mauritanicus (Morocco), the 2nd deadliest scorpion on earth:


My big birl, Pandinus imperator (Emperor scorpion):


Kukulcania spp:


Heterometrus spinifer (Asia):


Grass spiders:




Scolopenda viridis (Florida specimen):


Kansas brown recluse (Loxoceles reclusa):


Collared lizards (MO):


Milk snakes:


Aphonopelma hentzi tarantula from Oklahoma:


Juvenile copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix):


Centruroides vittatus (MO):


Tenodera aridifolia:




Water snakes:


Aphonopelma hentzi (MO specimen):


Scolopendra subspinipes de haani (Vietnam specimen):





Yep, I get all my information from National Geographic, dont I? Cant wait to hear your next rebuttle.

[uggabugga]

hee! that was fun.
great specimens and pics, steve-o.

[Towanda]

A friend of mine in Kansas was bitten on her upper chest by a brown recluse spider several years ago and she went through months of agony, including several surgical procedures that left a deep and painful hole in her chest. I went over to her house twice a day for weeks to change her dressing and pack the wound. She suffered a lot from the pain for a long time.

DIE KANSAS BROWN RECLUSE SPIDERS!!!!!

[Goodpasture]

You sure go to a lot of trouble to impress someone who doesn't really care all that much. I bet it took you half a day to find all the photos you pirated to put on there. Was it really worth it?

[highdesertmutz]

I don't like spiders n snakes
YouTube - Jim Stafford & Barbara Mandrell Spiders & Snakes Branson, MO

[hopeful transplant]

this is my favorite kind of snake, with our weapon of choice...

[Goodpasture]

Nice future belt.......

[highdesertmutz]

Originally Posted by hopeful transplant

this is my favorite kind of snake, with our weapon of choice...

that's quite the horse pistol there, what is it? a .357 or a .44 mag?

[hopeful transplant]

Mutz....it's a .357. It takes 3 men and a boy to shoot the thing (that's just my opinion, not my hubby's). I have a little .22 that I use and it's just right, but that monster - well, ya better hang on!