I did it!

[Draiman]

By far the biggest yet most docile centipede I have ever handled.

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[dtasrt_lk]

Very beautiful and big centipede. Great vid

 

[Draiman]

Very beautiful and big centipede. Great vid

Cheers Heinrich

 

[Crysta]

beautiful pictures!

 

[ragnew]

Now that's a biggin'!

Great looking S. alternans!

 

[szappan]

Wow... nice! I don't recommend doing that, especially since sc. alternans are supposed to pack quite a punch... but nice!

 

[micheldied]

I must admit, I'm so jealous!!
And nice choice in song!!!

 

[Draiman]

Wow... nice! I don't recommend doing that, especially since sc. alternans are supposed to pack quite a punch... but nice!

Interesting, where did you get that information? The (only) two bite reports from S. alternans here on Arachnoboards both make no mention of any serious consequence; in fact both said the bites were exceedingly mild with minimal pain, and in both cases the centipede was a large adult, so it's interesting that you say they are supposed to be quite potent. And thanks for the kind words

"Ordinary" alternans bite

"Florida Keys" alternans bite

 

[cacoseraph]

my buddy went to the hospital and almost died from an alternans bite

i wish i could have been there so i could have seen it first hand :/

he's a big, tough guy, too. ~200 lbs, hikes a lot, etc

 

[Draiman]

my buddy went to the hospital and almost died from an alternans bite

i wish i could have been there so i could have seen it first hand :/

he's a big, tough guy, too. ~200 lbs, hikes a lot, etc

Can you elaborate? Was it really the venom, or an allergic reaction or a secondary infection? What do you mean by "almost died"?

 

[cacoseraph]

his blood pressure was so low 30 minutes after the bite the medicos had a hard time finding veins to spike to administer drugs


it looks like it was pretty much an anaphylactoid reaction, maybe even anaphylactic shock

 

[Draiman]

his blood pressure was so low 30 minutes after the bite the medicos had a hard time finding veins to spike to administer drugs


it looks like it was pretty much an anaphylactoid reaction, maybe even anaphylactic shock

Ah...no wonder.

 

[cacoseraph]

well

the thing is this: he's not allergic to bees and has no known major allergies

and that is not the first time i have heard of someone having a major reaction to the venom... and i've never heard or read that about any other species. in my mind it is a very real possibility that S. alternans from Haiti is the most dangerous centipede out there to get bit by

 

[Draiman]

well

the thing is this: he's not allergic to bees and has no known major allergies

and that is not the first time i have heard of someone having a major reaction to the venom... and i've never heard or read that about any other species. in my mind it is a very real possibility that S. alternans from Haiti is the most dangerous centipede out there to get bit by

Very intriguing, thanks for the information/warning!

 

[SixShot666]

Great looking centipede and nice video!!! :clap::clap::clap:

 

[szappan]

Interesting, where did you get that information? The (only) two bite reports from S. alternans here on Arachnoboards both make no mention of any serious consequence; in fact both said the bites were exceedingly mild with minimal pain, and in both cases the centipede was a large adult, so it's interesting that you say they are supposed to be quite potent. And thanks for the kind words

arachnogod cacoseraph has elaborated quite nicely… but I'll just add that it wasn't an official list or anything, but I remember reading (on this board I think) that sc. sub. dehanni was the most potent, followed by sc. alternans and then the gigantea.

Again, very unofficial list.

 

[Jürgen]

Hello!

If you would know how hurts a bite from a pede in this size you would not do this a second time...

Regards
Jürgen

 

[KoreanSpiderMan]

great vid but i prefer my centipedes behind glass. Have you been bitten, if you haven't let me assure you its not fun. But still very cool man.

 

[Draiman]

Have you been bitten, if you haven't let me assure you its not fun.

More than a couple dozen times, actually.

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[KoreanSpiderMan]

hehehehe ok then...no brain no pain. hehehe just kidding. But seriously man, it hurts worse than a t bite.