Rattlers, coral snakes, the occasional moccasin, several varieties of spiders and a pack of coyotes I guess aren't enough to worry about. A few minutes ago I saw our kittens playing with something. Both are starting to catch and eat bugs so I didn't think much of it until I got close and looked down. They were slapping at about a 5" long centipede. I haven't seen one of those things since we transferred out of the Mojave Dessert in '85. They were common in Japan and I hoped never to see one again.
My son tried to stomp on it but with the give of the carpet that didn't even bother it. I picked it up with a paper towel and took it outside where I dispatched it with extreme prejudice on the concrete ramp with a hammer. I found in Japan that was one of the 2 most effective methods of extermination. The other was to pour lighter fluid on them and turn them into crispy critters!
My son tried to stomp on it but with the give of the carpet that didn't even bother it. I picked it up with a paper towel and took it outside where I dispatched it with extreme prejudice on the concrete ramp with a hammer. I found in Japan that was one of the 2 most effective methods of extermination. The other was to pour lighter fluid on them and turn them into crispy critters!
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