are there any venomous scorps in socal?

[squidkid]

saw some scorpions in burrows last night near my house. they looked pretty small but i didn't see them very well. just know they were scorps cause of the blacklight. i will probably try to catch them if their sting won't do any severe damage. also how do i catch them if they go straight back to the burrow every time i com close?

 

[CritterKeeper21]

saw some scorpions in burrows last night near my house. they looked pretty small but i didn't see them very well. just know they were scorps cause of the blacklight. i will probably try to catch them if their sting won't do any severe damage. also how do i catch them if they go straight back to the burrow every time i com close?

Maybe try a pit trap if they move on the ground? I have C. Sculpturatus and they live together in the winter in the wild (I keep mine communally year round) so I don't think venom potency is a factor in how social they are.

 

[RTTB]

There are no medically significant scorpions in Southern California.

 

[squidkid]

thanks guys!

 

[Anoplogaster]

But all scorps are venomous

 

[FrDoc]

But all scorps are venomous

Yep! That stinger isn’t there for pain compliance.

 

[squidkid]

But all scorps are venomous

no, really?

 

[Anoplogaster]

no, really?

Really really

Just playing on your title

 

[squidkid]

Really really

Just playing on your title

realized too late about the title

 

[Mordax8393]

Here is a record of C. sculturatus from SoCal https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8307580. But that is an anomaly. Everything you will see in Southern California is 99.999% not dangerous.