How to Survive a Venomous Snake Bite : How to Identify Coral & King Snakes
Written by scottology on March 21, 2010 – 3:06 am -How to distinguish between a coral snake from a king snake in this free first aid video. Expert: Ginger Black Bio: Ginger Black works for a state facility where she handles venomous and non-venomous reptiles and amphibians on a weekly basis. She has received extensive training on handling procedures. Filmmaker: Reggie Hayes
Tags: bite, copperhead, coral, cottonmouth, kit, moccasin, rattle, snake, symptoms, venom, venomous, water
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giant centipede vs tarantula
Written by scottology on January 26, 2010 – 2:38 am -giant centipede vs tarantula
Tags: black, camel, Centipede, fangs, funnelweb, giant, gigantea, poison, redback, robus, scolopendra, spider, tarantula, venomous, vs, widow
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Tarantula!
Written by scottology on October 29, 2009 – 10:01 am -This tarantula was encountered near the mouth of Knight Canyon in the Argus Range in October of 2009. It seems that October is the month for tarantulas here in the northern Mojave Desert. While working on the song that accompanies this video, I did a little research on tarantulas. While tarantulas can bite with their fangs, the greater concern is their urticating hairs (hairs that are barbed and mildly venomous). Although usually no worse than a bee sting, the hairs can cause problems if …
Tags: arachnids, arachnophobia, carnivorous, desert, eight, eyes, fangs, hairs, nocturnal, pedipalps, spider, spinneret, tarantula, urticating, venomous
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