Centipede Scolopendra galapagoensis

Was about to call it a night, but I heard some rustling in one of my containers so I snuck away to check. My S. Galap was wondering the enclosure, I had suspected it being in premolt due to its lethargicness and slight puffiness of the exoskeleton. Anyhow, got him out and was handling and giving him the light massage as usual. Towards the end, he was climbing up my hand and bit down. I was a bit surprised, but not too much.

Thoughts: I think it wasn't an act of aggression but more like the pede trying to get a grip as it was pulling itself up my arm. That's one thing with centipedes, they tend to use those fangs in different manners, not simply for getting prey, but for holding onto stuff to pull themselves up or testing stuff out, which is why handling them, you need to be more alert. One tip to handling is never block a pede that's trying to get out. Like if you cup your hand over one, always leave a way for them to sneak out, otherwise they'll use their fangs. These are the nicest centipedes ever, I was careless. It obviously didn't inject much venom and didn't try hard to really bite down, which made me suspect that it was just trying to get a grip.

Pin prick sting, slight aching working its way up my arm.