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Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

I was getting a bag of bark out of our shed yesterday and there was a black widow sitting in the middle of its web which was between the bag of bark and spare tank of propane. It didn't last long as they are not welcome around here. I don't think poisonous snakes would either. They have their place in the ecosystem but not in any part of the civilized area I occupy.

Yep, I'd probably squish, spray, kill a black widow.
There's a sugar hackberry tree near the house. Next to that there's a crape myrtle, and with those there is some yaupon and possumhaw (deciduous yaupon). It makes a little "thicket." I've been planning to thin out the thicket because it's near the house and is a place where snakes would like to hide. Today I had confirmation.

broadbanded copperhead

Originally Posted by Skip Newsom

Up here in the PNW we have almost zero creepy crawlies to worry about other than the Brown Recluse spider, its very rare to see them.

I spent my early years to age 8 in Missouri and Kansas which gave me a healthy respect/fear of snakes in general, and some spiders.
I'm glad not to worry about stepping on anything here traipsing through the woods!

There are a few large furry critters to keep an eye out for though...

I think I'd be happier with bigger, furrier critters.

Originally Posted by Pazuzu

Trantlers are nothing to be concerned with. The kids in AZ catch them and play with them.

Nope, no effin way. Observe, sure, catch, maybe if I felt the need, but play with, nope.

Scorpions? They are like mosquitos, they have no reason to exist on a modern planet, they are ancient murder machines and must be eradicated.

at least the ones that we have here are small. I think the scorpions that I've seen here would fit on a quarter when their tail is curled up.



It's not like it's one of these.