What is the best species of giant centipede for a beginner?
TOP This is a hard question to answer, as the question might mean different things to different people. To my way of thinking, one must first identify what the key attributes are for a beginner centipede. A list of possible attributes would include: venom potency, price, size at purchase, maximum attainable size, color (at purchase/as a pling might be different than adult colors which might be different than oldling colors), availability, ease of care/resiliancy of species, and possibly locality (if you want to catch your own). Typically, the highest concern *seems* to be the venomousness of the species, so i will discuss that first. Venom There are a number of “highly” venomous species. Scolopendra subspinipes is probably the most venomous species (regarding human reactivity) commonly available in the trade. It is possible that some of the S. subspinipes subspecies and localities might not be that bad to get tagged by… but some will give you days of local swelling and pain akin to a
