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I am an Arizona| Arizona | (air-i'-ZON-u') | The State of Arizona comprises the extreme south-western portion of the United States. It is bounded on the north by Utah, on the east by New Mexico, on the south by Mexico, and on the west by California and Nevada. |
native, and I've lived here my whole life.
I have never seen a scorpion or a large spider except in captivity (like
the zoo). I do know a few people who have seen them and/or been stung.
The stings are generally painful like an ant bite or a bee sting and will
cause swelling, but no real damage is usually done. Your best bet is to
use common sense:
Scorpions -
It's rare that you see them,
unless you look for them outside in desert areas. It's usually an area,
not an individual house, that has scropions.. so ask the neighbors what
their experiences are before buying a house in an area.
Spiders
-
They like dark undisturbed places, like under stairs, or way in
the back of rarely used cabinets. The dangerous ones here are the black
widows. I've seen one once when I was a little kid. A quick shot of RAID
takes care of them. Just avoid sticking your hands in places that you can't
see. Most spiders that you will see are little tiny harmless ones. I usually
smash them with my thumb.
Snakes -
The rattle snake is
the common one here. You definately want to avoid these. The nice thing
about them is that they give off a nice warning, their rattling, that you
can hear from quite a ways away. If you come across one, just back away
slowly. I saw one once, the only wild one I ever saw, about three months
ago. I was more interested than scared, so I broke out my video camera
and started taping.
Roaches -
They are definately very
gross, but harmless. They are nasty sewer creatures. I see one about once
every six months. Spray it with RAID, then use some paper towels to pick
it up and throw it in the toilet for a quick flush.
I've been
all over this state, I regularly camp and hike.. and I think the worst
thing I've ever had happen was a minor bug bite that swelled up a bit.
If
you do decide to move to Arizona| Arizona | (air-i'-ZON-u') | The State of Arizona comprises the extreme south-western portion of the United States. It is bounded on the north by Utah, on the east by New Mexico, on the south by Mexico, and on the west by California and Nevada. |
, then welcome! I'm sure you will enjoy it.
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