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June 14, 2012 | #76 |
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John Wayne is correct. That is a Southern black widow - they often have red spots on the back, as well as the hourglass red on the belly. It did not survive this encounter. That egg sac had 100-400 eggs in it. Fatality rate for black widow bites is 1-5%. The other 95% just wish they had died.
The toughness of the web was amazing. I had exert real force to open the web to expose the spider. |
June 15, 2012 | #77 |
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Those are scary little things! And while they tend to live in slightly hidden areas, (wood piles are a favorite spot) they can be quite aggressive if challenged, especially if they have an egg sac.
My aunt was bitten by one several years ago and she said it was just horrible pain. If you are in black widow territory and you keep a pair of work boots, shoes or gloves outside, be sure to shake them out really well, each and every time you put them on. That's how my aunt was bitten. I've gotten to the point that I can almost tell by the location and the way the web looks if it is a Black Widow's or not. Their webs are very messy, multi-layered, and criss-crossy, if that makes sense. They don't have a nice pattern like so many other spiders do. |
June 15, 2012 | #78 |
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My dad was bitten by a Brown Recluse on the side of his neck while he slept. He had a horrible looking rotting wound on his neck. It was awful.
There are lots of black widow here too but I have never had one act aggressively with me. Found this wolf spider and her kids in my garden recently. I know we have rattlers here but I have never encountered one. If I do I sure hope it let's me know so I can go grab my 12 Gauge.
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June 15, 2012 | #80 |
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That is a great picture, NG Grant. She looks like a doting mother.
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June 15, 2012 | #81 |
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June 15, 2012 | #82 |
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No way! Those guys are great insect hunters.
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June 15, 2012 | #83 |
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ok need help IDing this snake.
I'm getting ready for bed (sorry I'm shaking so bad I can hardly type) go to the hall bathroom and as I slide the pocket door open, I get a huge surprise, thank GOD I turned the hall light on, something I don't usually do, and this darn snake is there waiting to greet me. as you can see it met God. Oh how do I post a picture as I really need to find out what kind it is. I sure wish I knew how it go into the house. Now I can't even think about going to be.
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June 15, 2012 | #84 |
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Common yard snake it was a good snake too bad you killed it.
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June 15, 2012 | #85 |
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Not enough detail in the photo to make a real guess. And that being the case a guess could be dangerous IMO.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology...-snakelist.htm Click the latin name for photos of Florida's snakes. |
June 15, 2012 | #86 |
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I'm sorry that I had to kill it but I don't want them in my house. I'm just glad that it doesn't appear to be deadly.
Thanks yall for responding so quickly. The black snake we had last week was 3 times as large. I hate snake period! We have this low lying area behind us, I'm thinking it is for run off water, and with the recent rains has been very active with wildlife. How do they get in the house, as snake like field mice, they can squeeze in anywhere?
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June 16, 2012 | #87 |
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June 16, 2012 | #88 |
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I know that they are good but that is one thing I will not have around, let alone in the house.
I'm thinking I'm not going to be getting any sleep tonight....LOL Worth, I think at this point I almost could deal with the rates and mice before dealing with a snake. I use to work by labs at the college and I brought home a rat that wasn't used in an experiement, my son loved it, and I did as well, if you get them when their small then when they are big you can tolerate their ugly tails.... After having that rate, he would run around the baseboards of the house, we never had another field mice from the farm get into the house again....LOL One time out in the garage, during the winter, under my whelping box a zillon mice were born. The mother would get to the papers and she must have had I don't know how many litters, one night we set the traps with spam, and before my DH could get back inside, the trap went off, over the next several hours we caught 76 mice. So I think I could handle those four legged better than the snake.
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June 16, 2012 | #89 |
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Jan I knew a guy that bought a small white rat from the dime store years ago the thing was a pet had the run of the house and got almost as big as a possum.
The thing used to scare people half to death. Worth |
June 16, 2012 | #90 |
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It's a brown snake - they live on slugs and other garden predators. Whenever I find one, it is a gift from God. I put it gently in the garden.
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