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Just curious besides snakes, does anyone else keep other types of interesting critters? Spiders, scorpions, etc? Maybe I'm one of those if I'm out in the field and I can't find any snakes to take shots at, I'm always finding insects, spiders, and other bugs to photograph. I've always found them interesting. Besides snakes, I do keep a couple of species of scorpions.
First pic is a Flat Rock Scorpion (Hadogenes paucidens), and the remaining two pics are an emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator) Both grow to be very large, and I believe emperors are the largest species of scorpion in the world. Yet they have one of the weakest venom in it's sting. I guess if your body & claws are built like a Maine Lobster, you don't have to worry about using your stinger much, LOL

I have 3 snakes, 2 beardies and a mama scorpion with babies i haven't been able to count them all yet. they keep moving and mom trys to attack me lol
here's a pic of her BEFORE ALL the babies we born.
I posted on the scorpion forum part with questions... *hint hint* lol

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1.0.0 Bearded Dragon (Rex- "normal" orange fire)
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon (Glutany- German Giant Mix)
0.1.0 Okeetee Corn (Okatee)
1.1.0 Spotted Python (Hotdog and Shoelace)

>> Both grow to be very large, and I believe emperors are the largest species of scorpion in the world. Yet they have one of the weakest venom in it's sting. I guess if your body & claws are built like a Maine Lobster, you don't have to worry about using your stinger much, LOL
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Scorps that are heavily armored with large strong claws don't need the stronger venom - they have strength on their side. The thinner clawed and more fragile looking scorps, the more potent venom because those scorps rely on it for their defense.

>>Just curious besides snakes, does anyone else keep other types of interesting critters? Spiders, scorpions, etc?

Currently in regards to Tarantulas...
0.0.1 Aphonopelma anax - Texas Tan
0.0.4 Avicularia geroldi - Brazilian Blue Pink-toe
0.0.1 Brachypelma auratum - Mexican Flameknee
1.2.0 Brachypelma emilia - Mexican Red-leg
0.1.1 Brachypelma smithi - Mexican Red-knee
0.0.1 Cyclosternum fasciatum - Costa Rican Tiger Rump
0.0.3 Grammostola pulchra - Brazilian Black

Still too early in the year for me to be re-starting up my black widow collection...usually doesn't start until around late April early May. I also have a guy down in Texas who is gonna send me some recluses once the weather gets better.

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PHWyvern

Glad to see there are a few others that enjoy invertebrates besides me. PH, that's quite an extensive Tarantula collection you have. I enjoy visiting the spider and/or Tarantula forums and seeing all the different species. Thanks for posting.Steve

I've always liked those flat rock scorpions!

I've bred Vietnamese walking sticks for a number of years. Currently the only invert I keep is this spider which I found in my house last December. It ain't no tarantula, but it's fairly large. I reckon it's a hackledmesh weaver (Amaurobius ferox).

Tim

Third Eye

the only thing i have- i dont realy have at all... its a writing spider on my back porch who died when it froze outside, but left a nice huge egg sack!! i hope they hatch!!
~kin
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~Sober Serpents~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SNAKIES~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Corns:
.1 Normal (Gertrude) [just a pet...she started it all]
1. Orange normal (Romeo)
1.2 Miami Phase (Hector, Emily, Charlotte) thanks jeff!
2. Miami Phase part zigzag (Starkey, Mcvitty)[Emilys F2]
1. Amel het Blizzard (Dunesbury) .1 Blizzard (Detta)
1. Classic het Hypo, poss het Amel, Anery (Cobra)
1.1 Classics (Henry VIII, Cassy) [Emilys F1 babies]
1.1 Sunglow Amel (NO NAME, Pepperoni)
1.1 Hypo zig zags poss HET Caramel (Bernard, Abegail)
.1 Hypo HET Stripe (Gracie Lou) 1. Hypo Stripe (Gideon)
1.1 Anery HET Motley (Lleroy, Persia)
.2 Candy Cane (Peaches HoneyBlossom[Just a pet], Tamale)
1.1 Abbotts Okeetee (Albert[Charlottes son], NO NAME)
1.1 Snow (Crickle, Isis) .1 Green Snow (Maya)
1. Caramel poss HET Butter (Topher)
.1 Anery stripe (V) [husbands snake...he named it]
.1 Orange Reverse Okeetee (Lonna)
1.2 Bloodred HET Amel 1. Amel HET Bloodred

Others:
1. Black rat (Willard)
1.1 Striped Cal Kings (Dweezil, Skunky)
1.1 High-white Reverse Spotted Cal King (Wishbone, NO NAME)
.1 Albino Stripe Cal King (Eve)
.1 Banana spotted/stripe cal king (Speckle) Thanks Jeff!!!
1.1 Thayeri (Giuseppe[MSP], Cheyenne)
1.1 Creamsicle HET Motley(Orangejello, Genevieve)
1. Creamsicle motley (Montey) Thanks Jimmy!!
1. Albino Striped Jungle Corn (NO NAME)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~LIZARDS~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.1 Blizzard Leopard Gecko(Blitz)
.1? High yellow Leopard Gecko(no name)
1. Bearded Dragon (no name)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~TURTLES~~~~~~~~~~~~
.1 white cheeked mud (Opel)
.1 snapping turtle (Snappy Jaws)

Here's mine.I also have a bearded dragon,a black widow and a few rodents.This is my male New Guinea frilled dragon.