R E P T I L E S
Can you identify the critters and whether they are poisonous? Click on the speaker icon for each critter. If you hear an alarm bell, the critter is dangerous! If you hear one “ting,” the critter is not significantly poisonous. (Any of these can be more dangerous if you are allergic to the venom or bite.)
Diamondback Rattlesnake
Mojave Rattlesnake
Prairie Rattlesnake
Hognose
Mountain Kingsnake
Coral Snake
Gila Monster
ARACHNIDS
Black Widow
Brown Recluse
Brown Recluse Bite
Child of the Earth
Tarantula
Vinegaroon
Scorpion
Tick (can carry disease)
INSECTS
Bumblebee
Honey bee (most of our bees are Africanized bees, which are very dangerous in large quantities)
Tarantula Hawk wasp
Yellow Jacket, wasp
Velvet ant, rainbug
fire ant
Centipede
Kissing bug, Cow Killer (a misconception)