Scolopendra alternans, commonly known as the Haitian giant centipede, Caribbean giant centipede, and Florida Keys centipede, is a species of large centipede in the subfamily Scolopendrinae. The species was involved in widespread news coverage after an incident in John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, in which a specimen of the extremely rare rim rock crown snake (Tantilla oolitica) died of asphyxiation while trying to eat a Scolopendra alternans, which also died.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Venomous. The note covers its whole genus. Giant centipedes; painful venomous bite Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Scolopendra gigantea — venomous
- Scolopendra subspinipes — venomous
- Scolopendra viridicornis — venomous
- Scolopendra dehaani — venomous
- Cormocephalus rubriceps
- Ethmostigmus rubripes
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Chilopoda
- Order
- Scolopendromorpha
- Family
- Scolopendridae
- Genus
- Scolopendra
- Species
- Scolopendra alternans
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