So about 3:30am this morning, I was awakened by a loud noise. I got up to do a perimeter check and found nothing (that's neither uncommon nor the point of this story). As I rounded the corner returning to bed, I squared off against what I thought was a small snake or stray double corona in the doorway to my bedroom. Turns out, it was a very agitated centipede. A giant centipede. Not a "
yeah man, it was big" kinda thing. An actual giant friggin' centipede. It creeped me the F out. Not a fan. Although I'm not prone to killing the wildlife around me, once something I perceive as dangerous violates the secure perimeter of the house all bets are off. So, I grabbed the broom & dustpan and pounded the crap out of it. I have to admit, its armored exterior put up quite a fight. Almost as impressive as the fact that my bladder held tight at that moment. It was pretty well beyond being photo-worthy by the time I was done with it, but it was about 8-9" long and prehistoric looking. I dug around this morning trying to find out exactly what it was and found a video clip from Bear Grylls where he found one when he was in the Dominican Republic, and a few pictures of others....
For the record, they do indeed have a very powerful, venomous bite...but Bear Grylls overstates the danger. They're not deadly to otherwise healthy adults, unless allergic. Still, despite my normal reluctance to harm a creature I don't plan on eating...I ain't even sorry. That thing scared the bejeebus outta me.
Man vs. Wild VIDEO CLIP
