i still think its crazy when i see them at expos & pet stores because i know they can legitimately wreck at least half of everything else in the building.
Was always afraid of centipedes... Found one in my house a while back and instead of killing it, I named it Jerry and he's been my friendly exterminator, taking care of the cockroaches and other insects I had in my house. Since he's been my roommate, there are literally no insects in my house. I see him from time to time and by naming him, I've humanized him, making me less afraid of the species as a whole. Really enjoyed your video though. Subbed 👍
My friend in Arizona has a large tarantula loose in his home. We see it every now and then run across the wall when we are watching TV or the kitchen floor when cooking. You have to be careful going to the bathroom ok the middle of the night lol. It's an amazingly beneficial coexistence. He never has insect or pest issues and all of his neighbors do.
Well much respect and thanks to you Jack. I can't sleep and figured I'd see if anyone handled giant centipedes and was crazy enough to put it here on YT -no joke. LOL. What I didn't know is that there are giant centipedes that live in North America. So glad I live in the NE even though it's bitterly cold outside tonight. ;)
Pound for pound, the scariest animal on the planet. I didn't used to think so until I caught one of this very species that we measured at 11 inches long. (I live in western Oklahoma) I ended up keeping it for about 6 months, and what I found these things are capable of blew my mind. When you said you had one that would kill and eat adult mice, I know from experience that you are not exaggerating. Admire this animal from afar, but they DO NOT make good pets. Easy to care for since they'll eat almost anything smaller than them, but if it escapes (and it will) you'll be walking around with your pants tucked in your socks for next few weeks.
Centipedes also are one of the most ancient lifeforms on this planet. They are amazing pest control and honestly would rather flee then confront people. I have these in my area. Free pest control along with my resident wild Striped Bark Scorpions. I hope this at least helps people respect these animals enough to move them instead of just killing them.
You are one of the main youtubers I follow now on youtube. I have a degree in wildlife management and love helping people understand the creatures we are all scared of. I keep mostly arachnids as a hobby however for inverts. Awesome job with what you do sir! I literally have hundreds of striped scorpions on my property and only have seen 2 inside within 5 years now. Just goes to show that people sometimes allow their fear to scare them more than animal itself is. Also, good job handling it and making sure it never felt enclosed, or squished between your fingers when it went around them, that could have triggered it into a more defensive mode. It was definitely a calm one. Some of them can be far more flighty or moody. After raising tarantulas I can say that inverts that are larger definitely seem to have certain personality types, or maybe a difference in the strength of their instinctual responses is more correct. Some want to always bite while others are more like, "hello giant, is it food time?" Good job using the scientific names as well. 👍 I agree though, I would never want to try a bite from a centipede. Even a smaller one. Amazing creatures.
Hats of you young man I have been bitten by this before extreme pain. As I am usually comfortable to handle most of venomous creacher s but I do think twice with this one . I have never seen a centipede handling so easy as you did.
Much respect handling this one Jack! We have quite a few of these around central texas. I can deal with snakes, wasps, spiders, roaches, but when it comes to centipedes, they always freak me out man. I saw 2 of these right outside my house in the past 10 days. They get pretty huge! It's amazing how fast these guys are too.
When I was a kid I went to innerspace caverns in georgetown, TX and saw one of these running through a bunch of dead leaves... maybe it's because I was a smaller person back then, but I thought it was a snake at first and could have sworn it was about 2 feet long. Super creepy critters.
"I absolutely love centipedes, but they freak me out." You said it, brother! 😅 I've been keeping Scolopendra species for years. I currently have 8 of them, the smallest of which is 6 inches. They fascinate me to no end. I freaking adore them, BUT I'll be damned if I can't shake the sliver of primal fear that they induce. lol I'm a new sub. Love your videos. Keep it up! ✌
Any tips you can share from your years keeping centipedes? Any tips for captive breeding would be especially helpful! I have a young scolopendra multidens and a couple of massive scolopendra metuenda that I'd love to breed.
@@alexcrowder1673 To be perfectly honest, while I have hatched and raised 4 broods of Scolopendra dehaani, and one of S. longipes, none of them have been the result of intentional breeding projects. I'm content with simply keeping and enjoying individual centipedes, but 5 of my specimens have come to me already gravid unbeknownst to me. Female centipedes can store sperm and delay fertilization for over a year, so I've had a few surprises over the years. lol I've never paired and mated any of my pedes, but if you have any specific questions regarding care or rearing, I'd be happy to answer them to the best of my ability.
@@ubit397 I have heard about them storing sperm. I actually ordered the 2 scolopendra metuenda with that in mind hopes that one of them would be gravid. I was more or less just wondering what you had to share from your years keeping them. Sometimes people have tricks they learned to make things easier that don't always show up on google. Like tips you picked up over the years for making things easier, maybe a certian substrate mixture that you like to use, or tips for cage transfer for spastic pedes, something like that.
@@alexcrowder1673 Substrate: An approximately 50/50 mix of organic material/sand works best. The cheapest way to achieve this is to use organic potting/gardening soil and sand collected from the beach or purchased "playground sand" Of course, if you have them on hand or simply prefer to use them, the soil can be substituted with coco fiber or any number of prepackaged reptile or arthropod substrates. The centipede won't care so long as your mixture is free of pesticides, holds moisture, and supports tunnels and burrows. Mixing in a few twigs, hunks of bark, and or small stones is helpful, but not entirely necessary. The substrate should be slightly moist throughout and somewhat damp on one end of the enclosure. A cleanup crew is critical for controlling mold, fungus, and mites. I use spring tails and isopods and cover the surface of the substrate with a layer of dried leaves. This provides cover for the centipede and food for the cleanup crew. I always make the substrate quite deep... at least 6 inches for adults. You won't see the centipedes as often, but they'll be less stressed, live longer, and be more likely to successfully hatch large broods. It's a good idea to place your ventilation very close to the substrate surface as opposed to the top of the enclosure. This will help prevent deadly fungal infections. Air humidity isn't nearly as important as soil humidity. It's okay for the air to be a little dry. That's why centipedes live in the soil. Transferring: It goes without saying that the more simple your enclosure and the more shallow your substrate, the easier it will be to transfer your pedes. However, I prefer ornate and naturalistic enclosures, so I transfer as infrequently as possible. You really only need to transfer 2 or 3 times into larger enclosures as they grow and if you maintain a proper, balanced environment in the adult enclosure, you'll never need to remove them from it. As they grow, transfer them into an enclosure that's big enough that they have room to grow into it. If the difference in size between the old and new ones is adequate, you can simply dump the entire contents of the old one, including the substrate and centipede directly into the new one without having to worry about wrangling, trapping, or containing the centipede.
I work in a foam fabrication factory in Central Texas. We see these beauties here and there around the plant about twice a month. Apparently they like the smell of foam. We just give them a wide berth and they leave us alone. But I'll tell ya, we don't have problems with critter infestations...😂😂😂
My youngest boy got a Vietnamese centipede about 4 months ago. It's a beautiful animal, we keep moss in the tank and keep it wet for him. Somewhat boring as he won't come out until it's very dark and they like to ambush unless he's very hungry and goes on walkabout looking for food. We appreciate all your information on the centipedes. It's sometimes difficult to find good information on how to take care of them.
Technically it's not the same as this centipede is found in North America it just looks like the Asian red headed centipede. One notable difference is the color of the terminal legs.
As a kid I wasn't scared of centipedes at all, I used to pick them up. It's because I didn't even know they could bite, but one day that all changed in an instant and they still freak me out a bit, Keep in mind that where I am from they are a lot smaller than the Texas redhead.
I love these...im always excited when I see one here in texas, beautiful animals. My mom hates them with a passion..and is absolutely terrified of them.
I keep centipedes, giant Asian centipedes, 8-9inches long, I just love them & they can move VERY VERY fast when they want to. They are also SO strong & powerful!
pretty chill cent there. I caught the same Tx species here in the hill country yesterday. was on my house. was a big en. and moved so fast my wife screamed at me like she had an accident... caught and relocated
Another great video that's helped significantly with my fears. I didn't realize it, but I am actually the *most* afraid of centipedes and millipedes - the reason is because when I was in high school, I was sleeping on my top bunk and was just about to fall asleep, sort of in that "almost asleep" range, and a millipede then scurried across my chest. It was extremely unexpected. I screamed out and my father came in lol.
The millipedes are a whole lot easier to handle. I have had the giant black, & the red millipede before. They've become quite costly & it's hard to find one with all it's legs intact. That's not a big thing because after a month the legs regenerate.
Grew up and still live in the texas hill country. We would get these guys in our house a couple times a year. Always frightening but also really interesting once you catch them lol. Woke up in the night once to find one on the ceiling right above me lol.
I was bitten by a giant centipede before. The pain was so intense that I almost passed out. Also I got a fever and a swollen right hand like a red steamed bun. Seeing you handled and kissed that venomous creature, a song jumps out from my mind: "Devil's Best Dress" -- Corb Lund There is a woman, she lives in the west She's not the devil, but she wears his best dress She's quicker than lightning with the iron on her hips She's quicker than lightning and they say she don't miss I can't say I love you, I don't hardly know you They warmed me about you from the start They said "Don't you cross her, if you don't want a hole in your heart" The dress hides a pistol, a top-break Schofield I think Not that it matters when you're outdrawn in a blink She builds her own cartridge, it's a wildcatted load With a wadcutting bullet for a blood letting wound I can't say I love you, I don't hardly know you They warned me about you from the start They said "Don't you cross her, if you don't want a hole in your heart" I can't say I love you, I don't hardly know you They warned me about you from the start They said "Don't you cross her, if you don't want a hole in your heart" There is a woman, she lives in the west Link: ua-cam.com/video/-hLWLi1YhSU/v-deo.html
One of my neighbors just posted a picture of one to Nextdoor and told us to watch out because their bites can turn your skin necrotic 😮 She found it in her house. We live in the northern outskirts of San Antonio near Bulverde, TX
Thanks for not getting bit by this one. :-) A Scolopendra cingulata bit my toe in bed in Turkey once; it’s considered one of the less nasty of the genus but it still felt like someone was sticking a needle into my toe, for about half an hour, and it was a smallish one. It was turned over to a med student who was studying their venom. I love them too but [NONONONOTONYOURFACEHOLYSHIT!] really not to me messed with...
Coome on Jack let one bite you! Lets see what it is really like since we know Coyote likes to dramatise his bites and stings so much. You may have and I missed it, but in case I did not:P
Hey man! I actually found this from Google 😂 I appreciate the videos you make on the areas I live. Texas, if you got an email or something I'd love to discuss my findings in my local area and just talk about invertebrates in general. Texas is so wild with it's numbers of insects and Arachnids.
A centipede is very different from a bee. In addition to stinging, the centipede has very powerful chewing mouthparts that could cut the flesh from his arm...
The centipedes down here in Texas do seem a little friendly. We have them in our house and they occasionally crawl across us without incident. Currently got one living in the plants in my windowsill. It comes out when I water. The scorpions are real buggers, though. A nest of those hatched in my room and they were not nearly as friendly. Our house spiders are my favorite, because they're really unobtrusive tenants. I wanna say that they're responsible for finally dealing with the ant problem we used to have.
I was renting a house last year and we actually had them in our house. We found 8 of them that summer and the last one I found actually woke me up that night with a nice sting on my foot😅 won’t sting/bite I’ve ever had yet definitely wouldn’t recommend. I actually found your video because I caught a pretty good size one today. But if I knew about this video last year I would of told you to get them from that house!
Went on a camping trip to Chickasaw national rec on a camping trip this weekend with my parents. My dad's refilling the kettle for more coffee from the camps faucet, he comes over rather shocked, showing us at the bottom of the kettle.. one of these guys had accidently made its way into the kettle and boiled 😔 felt really bad cause it was beautiful, but also... A bug with those colors is not something you want to see in your water after having 3 cups of coffee 😂
Lol one is those somehow found its way into my bed one night and was curled under my pillow. Love them, beautiful creatures but kindly would not like one in my bed.
I wish I could find at least a centipede with that calm so I can try holding it on my hand. Millipede is non-venomous so it's safe but I dont't want to risk with centipede but I kinda want to 😂
I live in N.C along the coastal plains. Anyways, I was looking at a tree that had just been cut down and seen the biggest centipede I've seen. That thing was solid black, head to tail, yellow legs. I was looking and about 5 or 6 inches of it had crawled out of the tree and I had said that was a huge centipede, then about another 3 or 4 inches crawled out. I didn't know that we had such large centipede around here, but we do indeed. I swear that thing crawled out of the tree and looked like it was truly pissed off. It was moving with it's head swaying from side to side looking for anything to attack.
I remember handling a couple of smaller centipedes when i was younger. Just ones i found outside. They actually bothered me less than millipedes because they have thicker legs which didn’t feel quite as weird on my skin. I had no idea until i was basically an adult that they would actually even bite, let alone that they were venomous. Haven’t seen one (aside from house centipedes) since i learned that, so i can’t say whether or not that knowledge would deter me from handling one again, but regardless, i’ve always found them really interesting. Fuck house centipedes though. No idea why, but those have always bothered me way more than they should.
Jack you have my utmost respect for your ability to withstand the stings and bites you have. I know you’ve joked, people have commented about Coyote, his handling of many the same insects, etc. you’ve mocked him in joking, and I get it. I must say despite all you endured, the centipede is the very one I wanted to see as compared to Coyotes. I know you said no more, and no centipede. Disappointed. So TOUCHÉ out to Coyote for going the extra mile and taking on the worse of the worse. I’m not sure if deep down the centipede had scared you away from being stung, Coyote stepped up to the plate. Would have loved to see your response.
I had felt a pinch on my ankle under my jeans and slapped it. A few seconds later I see one of these little critters crawling away. The legs and the large pincers are what make it so creepy.
Biggest I've seen was in California growing up. I think it was a blue ghost centipede. Had a half inch thick body thereabouts. Could rear about 2-3 inches out of the top of a mason jar. Thinking about it now it may have been a pregnant female. A Jerusalem cricket bit it in half.
I live in a small Scandinavian country with very small centipedes (around 1 inch). That’s a Skull Island monster you’re handling - impressive and beautiful. Love your videos keep up the great work. Fun fact: They can run just as fast backwards as they can forwards. Question: Where in the world does the biggest centipedes live and how big do they get?
@@JacksWorldofWildlife Yes, the Giant Centipede of Central/South Americas is a truly scary looking one with a much bigger venom tank and forcipules(venom injectors) than their Asian counterparts. I would not want to get bitten by that South American monster, even though I've seen Coyote Peterson get bitten by a one for "educational purposes". I won't argue the Central/South American Giant centipede bite is very likely far more painful than the Asian ones, solely because of the seemingly bigger venom gland(s) and bigger forcipules.
Kidney failure or heart attacks that you were referring to can be attributed to people with existing conditions in addition to severe allergic reactions to centepede venom. You can probably find more of such fatal incidents with a bee sting, wasp sting etc which are more painful than most of these giant centepedes. It is advisable to avoid getting stung by any of these critters but when you live in tropics it is practically unavoidable. Centepedes don't produce large amounts of venom like saliva or the similar way venomous snakes produce their venom, which means centepedes cannot afford to waste their venom on none prey animals like humans. Most bites are relatively dry or very little amount of venom are injected. For a smaller animal like a baby mouse the venom will be deadly even in small amounts because centepedes can munch on a baby mouse as a prey.
Correct, however in sting and bite tests the animal truly feels endangered and has a tendency to “empty the tank” so to speak giving a larger average injection than normal. I’ve taken a smaller bite from a different species and I’m fairly certain I’d be fine testing this one now.
@@JacksWorldofWildlife My general advice is to avoid testing these bites unless you have to train your immune system etc to gradually withstand the venom for your long term handling of these critters. Venom is a complex cocktail of reactive proteins. I know certain snake bites can cause long term kidney damage etc, and it is generally advisable to avoid venoms going into our blood unless we have to for research purposes while taking a chance. I honestly don't know the toxicity of American centepedes when compared to Asian and Australian and European ones. I hear the centra/ southl American giant centepede which is apparently the biggest of all the centepedes have a very painful bite that can potentially make a person sick for few days. Asian ones have a relatively painful bite when they are threatened but I've only heard of a rare case of a person dying from it, and most likely the person had a severe allergic reaction or had an existing health issues that were exacerbated by the centepede bite. Comparatively, the Asian hornet sting is far far more painful and can be fatal for a person with allergy issues or other health issues. Same can be said about bee and wasp sting. Centepedes look more horrible than the harm they can do to a human, similar to majority of big spiders. My general belief is most of the big centepedes(if not all) have an unfair reputation for their scary look than the actual venom toxicity. I think medical significance of certain big centepedes are yet to be properly researched and confirmed. Having said that, I would not want to get bitten by American big centepedes for the sake of not wanting to find out the hard way that my body is naturally allergic to that bite. 👍
What you say is not true. There are cases of people with NO previous health conditions experiencing SEVERE renal failure and skin necrosis from the bite of these centipedes. I have also heard plenty of people describe the bite as being excruciatingly painful and lasting for hours. Some have compared it to the pain of 40 bee stings in one area while others have even said that the pain is on par with a Kidney Stone! The general consensus is that this is NOT an animal that you EVER want to be bitten by!
@@JacksWorldofWildlife I wouldn’t test it dude… I’ve heard plenty of people say the bite from S. Heros is worse than a Black Widow which is (correct me if I’m wrong) the worst bite you’ve currently ever taken. I’ve also read a report from a person who says the pain from one of these centipedes is comparable to a sidewinder rattlesnake!
@@domari9459 Again, not true. I have personally read reports from people who have been stung by both and they say the bite of Asian Giant Centipedes is MUCH worse than the sting of an Asian Giant Hornet. I have also read reports of people having to be put on morphine after bites from Scolopendra and even dowsing their hands in boiling water to mask the pain! I also researched the fatal and severe bite cases you speak of and they were NOT from people with pre-existing health conditions. The reason Scolopendra centipedes get a bad rap is because their venom IS generally very toxic and excruciatingly painful. There are NUMEROUS reports to support this notion.
Guys a baby of this red headed centipede landed on me. I've not seen this in my native land ever. I lived in China and they are this there. First I'm shocked that this thing has landed on me out of nowhere. Secondly, Im scared if there are bigger one here. Because baby has got to come from somewhere, baby centipede is about 2cm and 3mm thick. It's not scary. I even handled it in my hand to a box. Though a big one would have scared the shit out of me. I plan to raise it. It just happened so that as soon as I caught it, I also saw a little cricket that I killed and put in the box with it to feed it. The centipede panicked as soon as it touched the dead carcass of this insect. I don't know what they eat and how to raise it so it won't die. Any advice ?
Had a centipede walking across my open hand, no part of it was pinched between any part of me, it was totally free to move where it wanted and it STILL tried to “bite” me. I have a screenshot from the video where you can see my skin deform as it tries to puncture my skin. Luckily with a quick flip of the wrist it was off of me before it broke the skin though. And thankfully it was, the smaller, common desert centipede instead of one of these behemoths.
Centipedes are very sensitive animals that can tell what they’re on better than most other invertebrates 😂 that’s why I was so worried when I picked this one up. There was a very real chance it would smell I was made out of meat, and try to take a bite!
I got bitten by one of these years ago in Queensland Australia on my ankle, never have I felt such pain, felt nauseous for hours and it itched for months. I like them though but would never handle or keep one.
my s. heros is nice but for some reason he thinks i'm food and 100% will bite 💀i can pet him but if he smells me he goes mmMM FOOD The venom is actually not bad, like a 3/10 for about an hour I guess but the swelling was crazy. absolutely love the texas red-head color morph though it's so damn cute
Nice! Scolopendra Heros is my favorite centipede. They have such a striking color pattern. I caught one in the wild once, but I released it. Your method of picking it up was very good. It thought your hand was part of the substrate. Always try to get some of the substrate when you handle centipedes. Or even pick it up on a log or something and then allow it to crawl onto you. They really dislike having something gripping them.
Thanks for the informative video, very interesting, also regarding the subspecies information. This looks like a 14-16 cm long specimen. If I ever had the chance to go photo-herping in Texas (in particular, looking for diamondback, canebrake, cottonmouth or copperhead), encountering such a large centipede would make good for almost any snake missed in the field. I would be crazy about taking lots of macro shots if I found this species, but certainly would be too afraid to handle it. Don't put large centipedes like this on the face please, in case there would be a secondary infection from a bite, it would be way too close to the brain.
i still think its crazy when i see them at expos & pet stores because i know they can legitimately wreck at least half of everything else in the building.
"Should i put it on my face?" that's a t-shirt quote that needs to happen man. Love your videos G
The scary thing about there bite is that they can use all of those legs to hold on to you while they inflict it.
Was always afraid of centipedes... Found one in my house a while back and instead of killing it, I named it Jerry and he's been my friendly exterminator, taking care of the cockroaches and other insects I had in my house. Since he's been my roommate, there are literally no insects in my house. I see him from time to time and by naming him, I've humanized him, making me less afraid of the species as a whole. Really enjoyed your video though. Subbed 👍
My friend in Arizona has a large tarantula loose in his home. We see it every now and then run across the wall when we are watching TV or the kitchen floor when cooking. You have to be careful going to the bathroom ok the middle of the night lol.
It's an amazingly beneficial coexistence. He never has insect or pest issues and all of his neighbors do.
I'm really scared of centipedes, but the way you handled and presented this makes them seem almost endearing
That’s what I’m here for!
Calmest centipede I've ever seen!
Deavon Rains right??? Very glad! 😂
Scolopendra polymorpha and Scolopendra viridus are very calm
@@jorgesuza8486 that's not a viridis or a polymorpha that's a scolopendra heros just in a different color they have 2 different colors
It’s because he picked up the substrate with the centipede on it and let it crawl onto him.
House centipedes are usually calm
Well much respect and thanks to you Jack. I can't sleep and figured I'd see if anyone handled giant centipedes and was crazy enough to put it here on YT -no joke. LOL. What I didn't know is that there are giant centipedes that live in North America. So glad I live in the NE even though it's bitterly cold outside tonight. ;)
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Pound for pound, the scariest animal on the planet. I didn't used to think so until I caught one of this very species that we measured at 11 inches long. (I live in western Oklahoma) I ended up keeping it for about 6 months, and what I found these things are capable of blew my mind. When you said you had one that would kill and eat adult mice, I know from experience that you are not exaggerating. Admire this animal from afar, but they DO NOT make good pets. Easy to care for since they'll eat almost anything smaller than them, but if it escapes (and it will) you'll be walking around with your pants tucked in your socks for next few weeks.
@EndofMusic backflip is certainly one of the most impressive
@EndofMusic Can do the worm 🪱
Well Mine Hasn't Escaped
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@EndofMusic I once saw one of these centipedes use a series of shell companies to fund a proxy war in central Turkmenistan.
Centipedes even the little ones -hard limit for me! LOL
The amount of anxiety i had through this entire video, could fuel America
mine could fuel the world !!!
But at an affordable price??
Where's my boot???
Centipedes also are one of the most ancient lifeforms on this planet. They are amazing pest control and honestly would rather flee then confront people. I have these in my area. Free pest control along with my resident wild Striped Bark Scorpions. I hope this at least helps people respect these animals enough to move them instead of just killing them.
My intentions precisely!
You are one of the main youtubers I follow now on youtube. I have a degree in wildlife management and love helping people understand the creatures we are all scared of. I keep mostly arachnids as a hobby however for inverts.
Awesome job with what you do sir!
I literally have hundreds of striped scorpions on my property and only have seen 2 inside within 5 years now. Just goes to show that people sometimes allow their fear to scare them more than animal itself is.
Also, good job handling it and making sure it never felt enclosed, or squished between your fingers when it went around them, that could have triggered it into a more defensive mode. It was definitely a calm one. Some of them can be far more flighty or moody. After raising tarantulas I can say that inverts that are larger definitely seem to have certain personality types, or maybe a difference in the strength of their instinctual responses is more correct. Some want to always bite while others are more like, "hello giant, is it food time?"
Good job using the scientific names as well. 👍 I agree though, I would never want to try a bite from a centipede. Even a smaller one. Amazing creatures.
Hats of you young man I have been bitten by this before extreme pain. As I am usually comfortable to handle most of venomous creacher s but I do think twice with this one . I have never seen a centipede handling so easy as you did.
Definitely creeped me out!..of all the creatures you've handled, this is the one I'd most be scared of!.Great video again.😯
Super cool find! Wish the Australian centipedes were that calm.
“Gave me a little kiss” I love that
I find them fascinating but also terrifying.
Hard to not find these creatures fascinating!
Much respect handling this one Jack! We have quite a few of these around central texas. I can deal with snakes, wasps, spiders, roaches, but when it comes to centipedes, they always freak me out man. I saw 2 of these right outside my house in the past 10 days. They get pretty huge! It's amazing how fast these guys are too.
They’re extremely fast 😵💫
It really wasn't into that kiss lol.
Also, thanks for teaching me a new word! Fossorial :]
You are one brave guy man, I watched your black widow video and was blown away. Very crazy cool stuff.
When I was a kid I went to innerspace caverns in georgetown, TX and saw one of these running through a bunch of dead leaves... maybe it's because I was a smaller person back then, but I thought it was a snake at first and could have sworn it was about 2 feet long. Super creepy critters.
"I absolutely love centipedes, but they freak me out." You said it, brother! 😅 I've been keeping Scolopendra species for years. I currently have 8 of them, the smallest of which is 6 inches. They fascinate me to no end. I freaking adore them, BUT I'll be damned if I can't shake the sliver of primal fear that they induce. lol I'm a new sub. Love your videos. Keep it up! ✌
Sammmmme. My son and I hunt and collect Japanese Mukade, we have about a dozen.
Any tips you can share from your years keeping centipedes? Any tips for captive breeding would be especially helpful! I have a young scolopendra multidens and a couple of massive scolopendra metuenda that I'd love to breed.
@@alexcrowder1673 To be perfectly honest, while I have hatched and raised 4 broods of Scolopendra dehaani, and one of S. longipes, none of them have been the result of intentional breeding projects. I'm content with simply keeping and enjoying individual centipedes, but 5 of my specimens have come to me already gravid unbeknownst to me. Female centipedes can store sperm and delay fertilization for over a year, so I've had a few surprises over the years. lol I've never paired and mated any of my pedes, but if you have any specific questions regarding care or rearing, I'd be happy to answer them to the best of my ability.
@@ubit397 I have heard about them storing sperm. I actually ordered the 2 scolopendra metuenda with that in mind hopes that one of them would be gravid. I was more or less just wondering what you had to share from your years keeping them. Sometimes people have tricks they learned to make things easier that don't always show up on google. Like tips you picked up over the years for making things easier, maybe a certian substrate mixture that you like to use, or tips for cage transfer for spastic pedes, something like that.
@@alexcrowder1673 Substrate: An approximately 50/50 mix of organic material/sand works best. The cheapest way to achieve this is to use organic potting/gardening soil and sand collected from the beach or purchased "playground sand" Of course, if you have them on hand or simply prefer to use them, the soil can be substituted with coco fiber or any number of prepackaged reptile or arthropod substrates. The centipede won't care so long as your mixture is free of pesticides, holds moisture, and supports tunnels and burrows. Mixing in a few twigs, hunks of bark, and or small stones is helpful, but not entirely necessary. The substrate should be slightly moist throughout and somewhat damp on one end of the enclosure. A cleanup crew is critical for controlling mold, fungus, and mites. I use spring tails and isopods and cover the surface of the substrate with a layer of dried leaves. This provides cover for the centipede and food for the cleanup crew. I always make the substrate quite deep... at least 6 inches for adults. You won't see the centipedes as often, but they'll be less stressed, live longer, and be more likely to successfully hatch large broods. It's a good idea to place your ventilation very close to the substrate surface as opposed to the top of the enclosure. This will help prevent deadly fungal infections. Air humidity isn't nearly as important as soil humidity. It's okay for the air to be a little dry. That's why centipedes live in the soil.
Transferring: It goes without saying that the more simple your enclosure and the more shallow your substrate, the easier it will be to transfer your pedes. However, I prefer ornate and naturalistic enclosures, so I transfer as infrequently as possible. You really only need to transfer 2 or 3 times into larger enclosures as they grow and if you maintain a proper, balanced environment in the adult enclosure, you'll never need to remove them from it. As they grow, transfer them into an enclosure that's big enough that they have room to grow into it. If the difference in size between the old and new ones is adequate, you can simply dump the entire contents of the old one, including the substrate and centipede directly into the new one without having to worry about wrangling, trapping, or containing the centipede.
Uggh! Your tolerance WAY exceeds mine. 😆 I just can't. We have the black and orangey scolopendra heros in Southern Colorado.
Ive seen these inside my house before, they always give me the spooks. You’ve got balls to hold that thing bare handed, love the content.
centipedes are amazing.
Basic Science and art with Sam they really are!
respect to you Jack. Very well handled and whilst skilfully presenting to boot!
😎🤙
just saw the kiss though, haha!
@@producertech I couldn’t resist! 😂
I work in a foam fabrication factory in Central Texas. We see these beauties here and there around the plant about twice a month. Apparently they like the smell of foam. We just give them a wide berth and they leave us alone. But I'll tell ya, we don't have problems with critter infestations...😂😂😂
I'm soooo jealous, I wish I could get to keep one of those! It looks so cute and calm, I'd just love to give it's head a gentle boop
😂 they can be calm, but also they can really pack a punch
I'd probably be too paranoid to hold one but I think this little buddy is cute. A little friend with a painful bite
centipedes were cats of the arthropod world
The Texas red headed centipede is my favorite centipede!
Calm as a cookie, I’d want a continent between me and that big bugger
What on earth is he doing? Dont mess with centipede
My youngest boy got a Vietnamese centipede about 4 months ago.
It's a beautiful animal, we keep moss in the tank and keep it wet for him. Somewhat boring as he won't come out until it's very dark and they like to ambush unless he's very hungry and goes on walkabout looking for food.
We appreciate all your information on the centipedes. It's sometimes difficult to find good information on how to take care of them.
Buy the book Encyclopedia of Terrarium by Eugene Bruins. It’s excellent! Info on the care of most animals kept in terrariums.
@@kroakie4 Great, thank you for the information.
I was glad to share. 🙂
This reminds me of tokyo ghoul
It is the exact same centipede species
no it’s the Chinese Redheaded centipede
that’s the only reason i searched up and watched this video😂💀
@@Windz78 yes its the same
Technically it's not the same as this centipede is found in North America it just looks like the Asian red headed centipede. One notable difference is the color of the terminal legs.
I sent this video to "SFH heaven". 😊 I love you Jack.
Hahaha! Now I wish I had Centipedes surrounding our house. Enough to scare me, and make me breath rapidly.
As a kid I wasn't scared of centipedes at all, I used to pick them up. It's because I didn't even know they could bite, but one day that all changed in an instant and they still freak me out a bit, Keep in mind that where I am from they are a lot smaller than the Texas redhead.
I love these...im always excited when I see one here in texas, beautiful animals. My mom hates them with a passion..and is absolutely terrified of them.
I keep centipedes, giant Asian centipedes, 8-9inches long, I just love them & they can move VERY VERY fast when they want to. They are also SO strong & powerful!
That thing is the most tame RHC I've ever seen... they usually freak out when picked out just to take outside.
I’ve run into some spazzy ones for sure!
pretty chill cent there. I caught the same Tx species here in the hill country yesterday. was on my house. was a big en. and moved so fast my wife screamed at me like she had an accident... caught and relocated
I think the key got stuck on god's keyboard when selecting the number of legs on this new creature
He is here located in plesington tx he's real nice like that one
Another great video that's helped significantly with my fears. I didn't realize it, but I am actually the *most* afraid of centipedes and millipedes - the reason is because when I was in high school, I was sleeping on my top bunk and was just about to fall asleep, sort of in that "almost asleep" range, and a millipede then scurried across my chest. It was extremely unexpected. I screamed out and my father came in lol.
Glad I could help your fear!
The millipedes are a whole lot easier to handle. I have had the giant black, & the red millipede before. They've become quite costly & it's hard to find one with all it's legs intact. That's not a big thing because after a month the legs regenerate.
That thing is a real life Giratina Pokémon
You are correct, the venom is very displeasing from scolopendra subspinips. I know from experience.
Grew up and still live in the texas hill country. We would get these guys in our house a couple times a year. Always frightening but also really interesting once you catch them lol. Woke up in the night once to find one on the ceiling right above me lol.
Where in Hill Country? 😨
you deserve more subscribers for this
Minute 4:34 My heart almost stopped 😅😅
I was bitten by a giant centipede before. The pain was so intense that I almost passed out. Also I got a fever and a swollen right hand like a red steamed bun. Seeing you handled and kissed that venomous creature, a song jumps out from my mind:
"Devil's Best Dress" -- Corb Lund
There is a woman, she lives in the west
She's not the devil, but she wears his best dress
She's quicker than lightning with the iron on her hips
She's quicker than lightning and they say she don't miss
I can't say I love you, I don't hardly know you
They warmed me about you from the start
They said "Don't you cross her, if you don't want a hole in your heart"
The dress hides a pistol, a top-break Schofield I think
Not that it matters when you're outdrawn in a blink
She builds her own cartridge, it's a wildcatted load
With a wadcutting bullet for a blood letting wound
I can't say I love you, I don't hardly know you
They warned me about you from the start
They said "Don't you cross her, if you don't want a hole in your heart"
I can't say I love you, I don't hardly know you
They warned me about you from the start
They said "Don't you cross her, if you don't want a hole in your heart"
There is a woman, she lives in the west
Link: ua-cam.com/video/-hLWLi1YhSU/v-deo.html
Bro remember you sent me one a long ass time ago lmao it escaped from the shopping box into my house
Animals Kinda HAHAHAHA YEAH
It really is not necessary to put it on your face.
One of my neighbors just posted a picture of one to Nextdoor and told us to watch out because their bites can turn your skin necrotic 😮 She found it in her house. We live in the northern outskirts of San Antonio near Bulverde, TX
I wouldn’t worry about them! A bite can be nasty but they’re quite rare.
Thanks for not getting bit by this one. :-) A Scolopendra cingulata bit my toe in bed in Turkey once; it’s considered one of the less nasty of the genus but it still felt like someone was sticking a needle into my toe, for about half an hour, and it was a smallish one. It was turned over to a med student who was studying their venom. I love them too but [NONONONOTONYOURFACEHOLYSHIT!] really not to me messed with...
Coome on Jack let one bite you! Lets see what it is really like since we know Coyote likes to dramatise his bites and stings so much. You may have and I missed it, but in case I did not:P
They guy lets himself get bitten by a black widow but doesn't want to get bit by centipede.
Hey man! I actually found this from Google 😂
I appreciate the videos you make on the areas I live.
Texas, if you got an email or something I'd love to discuss my findings in my local area and just talk about invertebrates in general.
Texas is so wild with it's numbers of insects and Arachnids.
Jack. What you're holding is the most venomous centipede in the world.
man im way more scared of theses then a blackwidow or any spiders black widows are real chill they just chill in a corner and dont do much they chill
😂 I can definitely understand that.
didnt even know we had these in texas wow
I don't know how your able to walk around with those giant set of balls
A centipede is very different from a bee. In addition to stinging, the centipede has very powerful chewing mouthparts that could cut the flesh from his arm...
The centipedes down here in Texas do seem a little friendly. We have them in our house and they occasionally crawl across us without incident. Currently got one living in the plants in my windowsill. It comes out when I water. The scorpions are real buggers, though. A nest of those hatched in my room and they were not nearly as friendly. Our house spiders are my favorite, because they're really unobtrusive tenants. I wanna say that they're responsible for finally dealing with the ant problem we used to have.
In what part of Texas do you live in??
It’s very cool of you to allow the centipede to stay in peace. If you ever want to feed it you can buy crickets from Petsmart and Petco.
Which part of Texas do you live in! So I know stay away 😵😐
I was renting a house last year and we actually had them in our house. We found 8 of them that summer and the last one I found actually woke me up that night with a nice sting on my foot😅 won’t sting/bite I’ve ever had yet definitely wouldn’t recommend. I actually found your video because I caught a pretty good size one today. But if I knew about this video last year I would of told you to get them from that house!
😂 I would’ve loved to help out!
I caught one of these things in my grandmas yard. I named him redskull and he is a beast
Release him bro, he gon kill you
Went on a camping trip to Chickasaw national rec on a camping trip this weekend with my parents. My dad's refilling the kettle for more coffee from the camps faucet, he comes over rather shocked, showing us at the bottom of the kettle.. one of these guys had accidently made its way into the kettle and boiled 😔 felt really bad cause it was beautiful, but also... A bug with those colors is not something you want to see in your water after having 3 cups of coffee 😂
Very nice work.
Lol one is those somehow found its way into my bed one night and was curled under my pillow. Love them, beautiful creatures but kindly would not like one in my bed.
isabella greischel beautiful? No way
Wow your comment just made me slowly check under my pillow. Now I'm paranoid.
i found a giant texas red headed centipede in my kitchen and lOST IT SO I’M FREAKING OUT
Probably safer than a women 😂😂
Yess centipedes!!!!
Largest centipede I've seen is the one that snags Rebecca Chambers in Resident Evil Zero.
I wish I could find at least a centipede with that calm so I can try holding it on my hand. Millipede is non-venomous so it's safe but I dont't want to risk with centipede but I kinda want to 😂
can't really imagine Coyote like this
Excellent video!
We need a giant centipede bite video now
I filmed one a while back. Different species though, an Australian Ethmostigmus rubripes.
Looks like a 100 legged, red headed NOPE! to me :D
I live in N.C along the coastal plains. Anyways, I was looking at a tree that had just been cut down and seen the biggest centipede I've seen. That thing was solid black, head to tail, yellow legs. I was looking and about 5 or 6 inches of it had crawled out of the tree and I had said that was a huge centipede, then about another 3 or 4 inches crawled out. I didn't know that we had such large centipede around here, but we do indeed. I swear that thing crawled out of the tree and looked like it was truly pissed off. It was moving with it's head swaying from side to side looking for anything to attack.
Love watching your vids. I take it you are in Texas? Austin area here. Keep making great vids man
Sure am! I live closer to Dallas tho!
I remember handling a couple of smaller centipedes when i was younger. Just ones i found outside. They actually bothered me less than millipedes because they have thicker legs which didn’t feel quite as weird on my skin. I had no idea until i was basically an adult that they would actually even bite, let alone that they were venomous. Haven’t seen one (aside from house centipedes) since i learned that, so i can’t say whether or not that knowledge would deter me from handling one again, but regardless, i’ve always found them really interesting.
Fuck house centipedes though. No idea why, but those have always bothered me way more than they should.
Texas: Go BIG or go home! 👣
Jack you have my utmost respect for your ability to withstand the stings and bites you have. I know you’ve joked, people have commented about Coyote, his handling of many the same insects, etc. you’ve mocked him in joking, and I get it. I must say despite all you endured, the centipede is the very one I wanted to see as compared to Coyotes. I know you said no more, and no centipede. Disappointed. So TOUCHÉ out to Coyote for going the extra mile and taking on the worse of the worse. I’m not sure if deep down the centipede had scared you away from being stung, Coyote stepped up to the plate. Would have loved to see your response.
Keep in mind the amount of money coyote made for it opposed to this guy.
@@SlateShufflez yeah one day if his channel blew up as much as coyote and he knew he could make a mil out of that sting he might do it
You are really amazing man !!
Brave wilderness is an small man compared to you !!
You are the real brave man in the world...
Thank you for the instant like bro !!!
sri srinivas “small man”
You’re the best I’m liking all your videos so you can get the recognition you deserve. Don’t forget us when you make it lol
I once handled a red head Chinese centipede, and it stung the “ground” (my hand) for no reason. Perhaps, it depends on the animal’s mode.
Certainly
I looked up the definition of foolhardy and there was your picture. 🤙
I had felt a pinch on my ankle under my jeans and slapped it. A few seconds later I see one of these little critters crawling away. The legs and the large pincers are what make it so creepy.
Biggest I've seen was in California growing up. I think it was a blue ghost centipede. Had a half inch thick body thereabouts. Could rear about 2-3 inches out of the top of a mason jar.
Thinking about it now it may have been a pregnant female.
A Jerusalem cricket bit it in half.
Brave than a Wild
I live in a small Scandinavian country with very small centipedes (around 1 inch). That’s a Skull Island monster you’re handling - impressive and beautiful. Love your videos keep up the great work.
Fun fact: They can run just as fast backwards as they can forwards.
Question: Where in the world does the biggest centipedes live and how big do they get?
South America! Certain species can get over 14 inches!
Scolopendra gigantia
@@JacksWorldofWildlife Yes, the Giant Centipede of Central/South Americas is a truly scary looking one with a much bigger venom tank and forcipules(venom injectors) than their Asian counterparts. I would not want to get bitten by that South American monster, even though I've seen Coyote Peterson get bitten by a one for "educational purposes". I won't argue the Central/South American Giant centipede bite is very likely far more painful than the Asian ones, solely because of the seemingly bigger venom gland(s) and bigger forcipules.
Kidney failure or heart attacks that you were referring to can be attributed to people with existing conditions in addition to severe allergic reactions to centepede venom. You can probably find more of such fatal incidents with a bee sting, wasp sting etc which are more painful than most of these giant centepedes. It is advisable to avoid getting stung by any of these critters but when you live in tropics it is practically unavoidable. Centepedes don't produce large amounts of venom like saliva or the similar way venomous snakes produce their venom, which means centepedes cannot afford to waste their venom on none prey animals like humans. Most bites are relatively dry or very little amount of venom are injected. For a smaller animal like a baby mouse the venom will be deadly even in small amounts because centepedes can munch on a baby mouse as a prey.
Correct, however in sting and bite tests the animal truly feels endangered and has a tendency to “empty the tank” so to speak giving a larger average injection than normal. I’ve taken a smaller bite from a different species and I’m fairly certain I’d be fine testing this one now.
@@JacksWorldofWildlife My general advice is to avoid testing these bites unless you have to train your immune system etc to gradually withstand the venom for your long term handling of these critters. Venom is a complex cocktail of reactive proteins. I know certain snake bites can cause long term kidney damage etc, and it is generally advisable to avoid venoms going into our blood unless we have to for research purposes while taking a chance. I honestly don't know the toxicity of American centepedes when compared to Asian and Australian and European ones. I hear the centra/ southl American giant centepede which is apparently the biggest of all the centepedes have a very painful bite that can potentially make a person sick for few days. Asian ones have a relatively painful bite when they are threatened but I've only heard of a rare case of a person dying from it, and most likely the person had a severe allergic reaction or had an existing health issues that were exacerbated by the centepede bite. Comparatively, the Asian hornet sting is far far more painful and can be fatal for a person with allergy issues or other health issues. Same can be said about bee and wasp sting. Centepedes look more horrible than the harm they can do to a human, similar to majority of big spiders. My general belief is most of the big centepedes(if not all) have an unfair reputation for their scary look than the actual venom toxicity. I think medical significance of certain big centepedes are yet to be properly researched and confirmed. Having said that, I would not want to get bitten by American big centepedes for the sake of not wanting to find out the hard way that my body is naturally allergic to that bite. 👍
What you say is not true. There are cases of people with NO previous health conditions experiencing SEVERE renal failure and skin necrosis from the bite of these centipedes. I have also heard plenty of people describe the bite as being excruciatingly painful and lasting for hours. Some have compared it to the pain of 40 bee stings in one area while others have even said that the pain is on par with a Kidney Stone! The general consensus is that this is NOT an animal that you EVER want to be bitten by!
@@JacksWorldofWildlife I wouldn’t test it dude… I’ve heard plenty of people say the bite from S. Heros is worse than a Black Widow which is (correct me if I’m wrong) the worst bite you’ve currently ever taken. I’ve also read a report from a person who says the pain from one of these centipedes is comparable to a sidewinder rattlesnake!
@@domari9459 Again, not true. I have personally read reports from people who have been stung by both and they say the bite of Asian Giant Centipedes is MUCH worse than the sting of an Asian Giant Hornet. I have also read reports of people having to be put on morphine after bites from Scolopendra and even dowsing their hands in boiling water to mask the pain! I also researched the fatal and severe bite cases you speak of and they were NOT from people with pre-existing health conditions. The reason Scolopendra centipedes get a bad rap is because their venom IS generally very toxic and excruciatingly painful. There are NUMEROUS reports to support this notion.
Guys a baby of this red headed centipede landed on me. I've not seen this in my native land ever. I lived in China and they are this there. First I'm shocked that this thing has landed on me out of nowhere. Secondly, Im scared if there are bigger one here. Because baby has got to come from somewhere, baby centipede is about 2cm and 3mm thick. It's not scary. I even handled it in my hand to a box. Though a big one would have scared the shit out of me. I plan to raise it. It just happened so that as soon as I caught it, I also saw a little cricket that I killed and put in the box with it to feed it. The centipede panicked as soon as it touched the dead carcass of this insect. I don't know what they eat and how to raise it so it won't die. Any advice ?
I hate centipedes I am absolutely terrified of all centipede species. Millipedes are better I love millipedes 😍❤️💖
-did anyone asked tho-
Had a centipede walking across my open hand, no part of it was pinched between any part of me, it was totally free to move where it wanted and it STILL tried to “bite” me. I have a screenshot from the video where you can see my skin deform as it tries to puncture my skin. Luckily with a quick flip of the wrist it was off of me before it broke the skin though. And thankfully it was, the smaller, common desert centipede instead of one of these behemoths.
Centipedes are very sensitive animals that can tell what they’re on better than most other invertebrates 😂 that’s why I was so worried when I picked this one up. There was a very real chance it would smell I was made out of meat, and try to take a bite!
After seeing Coyote Petterson that's smart. I occasionally seen these in Hill Country around LLano and my parents place Canyon Lake
Coyote peterson has nothing on this guy
Nope. Peterson took a bite from one!
I got bitten by one of these years ago in Queensland Australia on my ankle, never have I felt such pain, felt nauseous for hours and it itched for months. I like them though but would never handle or keep one.
I have a Vietnamese giant centipede about 6 inches I'm too scared to pick it up do you think it would bite me if I did
It probably would bite 😂
my s. heros is nice but for some reason he thinks i'm food and 100% will bite 💀i can pet him but if he smells me he goes mmMM FOOD
The venom is actually not bad, like a 3/10 for about an hour I guess but the swelling was crazy. absolutely love the texas red-head color morph though it's so damn cute
😂oh man!
I would never let that touch my skin 💯😂
I’m just built different 🤧
@@JacksWorldofWildlife wish I was! I'm afraid of every insect 🦋😔
@@matthewdaniels3549 centipede isn't an insect though
@@Marvel_L_R close enough for me! Lol
@@matthewdaniels3549 ye
Nice! Scolopendra Heros is my favorite centipede. They have such a striking color pattern. I caught one in the wild once, but I released it. Your method of picking it up was very good. It thought your hand was part of the substrate. Always try to get some of the substrate when you handle centipedes. Or even pick it up on a log or something and then allow it to crawl onto you. They really dislike having something gripping them.
Love heros as well!
I’ve lived in Texas my whole life and have never seen one of these are you in East Texas
Thanks for the informative video, very interesting, also regarding the subspecies information. This looks like a 14-16 cm long specimen. If I ever had the chance to go photo-herping in Texas (in particular, looking for diamondback, canebrake, cottonmouth or copperhead), encountering such a large centipede would make good for almost any snake missed in the field. I would be crazy about taking lots of macro shots if I found this species, but certainly would be too afraid to handle it. Don't put large centipedes like this on the face please, in case there would be a secondary infection from a bite, it would be way too close to the brain.