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Boy, do I have a slimy
treat for you guys today.

I'm Coyote Peterson, and
this is the banana slug

The
California Coast is home to one

of nature's most epic giants--

the Coast Redwood.

Rooted like skyscrapers
across northern California,

these beautiful works of nature
have existed on the planet

for over 20 million years.

Exploring this ancient landscape
is an incredible experience.

Man, this tree is
absolutely enormous.

As crazy how big
these trees are.

Unbelievable.

And if you look
down at your feet,

you realize that the forest
floor is alive with some very

interesting looking creatures.

One of the coolest
we came across--

the California newt.

Such a rich ecosystem down
here in the Redwood forest.

Look at that little
guy, how pretty is that.

Newts have a drier skin and
they're usually found on land.

They will go into the water
but unlike salamanders,

they require less
moisture to survive.

And while I could have hung out
with this little newt all day,

we were on a mission to find
another giant of the Redwoods,

the beautifully bright
yet wildly slimy

California banana slug.

This lightning
quick gastropod can

inch along at a whopping
six feet a minute.

Not exactly the most
challenging to catch but boy,

were things about to get sticky.

It's not too moist out here.

I thought we'd find more.

Oh, right there.
Huh.

There it is.
Look at that.

OK.

He's tucking back
into that hole.

This is exactly
what we were hoping

to come across but it's real dry
up in this part of the forest.

I was literally, before
the camera came out,

I was talking about
how we weren't

really seeing any slugs.

Just caught this out of
the corner of my eye.

Shoot.

He is disappearing
back into his hole.

I'm going to have
to be very gentle

getting him out of there.

Come here, buddy.

Look at that.

There he is.

That is the banana slug.

All right.

Let's get him down
here into the light

so that we can get a
better look at him.

Oh, I'm so glad we came
across one of these guys.

I was just saying, before
we had the cameras rolling

that it's so dry out here.

I didn't think we'd
come across one today.

This is the banana slug.

And I'm pretty sure that it's
a California banana slug.

There's also the Pacific
banana slugs that are out here

in these forests,
but the Pacific ones

usually have real
dark blotches and they

look like a rotten banana.

And this guy just looks pretty
much like a perfectly ripe

banana.

And that's how
they get their name

this bright coloration,
which was really easy for me

to detect.

Just as I was walking past the
tree there, popped out to me.

I was like holy cow.

There's one right on
the side of that tree.

And what you see here, these
tentacles that are sticking up,

these top two are
called the eye stalks.

And that's how when they're
out in the environment,

they can sense light,
they can sense movement.

And these bottom
two tentacles here,

those stalks allow them
to sense chemicals that

are on the ground that
helps them find their food,

helps them follow their
trails throughout the forest.

So pretty high tech
little animals.

He is unbelievably sticky.

Look at this slime,
and these slugs

are covered in a
real thick mucus,

which prevents them
from dehydrating

out here in the forest.

And this is like the nastiest,
snot you can possibly imagine.

It's almost like
melted marshmallow,

sticking your fingers together.

That doesn't really
smell like anything

but he is getting
stickiness all over my hand.

He's like glued to
the side of my finger.

And look at what a cool design
the body of this animal has.

And these guys
are pretty speedy.

They move at about
six feet a minute.

So it's not exactly
a tough one to catch

like a lizard or a snake.

And one really interesting
feature If I can--

can you see him OK like that?

Yeah.

You
see that little hole

on the side of his body there?

That is the slugs lung.

That's called a pneumostome.

And this is how
this guy is taking

in his oxygen and breathing.

Can be like us having a hole
on the front of our body

and being able to
breathe through it,

just like we have nostrils.

I would consider this a
pretty good sized slug.

They can't grow
quite a bit bigger,

almost 10 inches in length.

And this is the second largest
slug species on the planet. .

So cool.

And I'm used to seeing
the little garden

slugs in my backyard near the
guys that are about this big.

But I bet fully
stretched out, this guy

is close to five or six inches.

What an awesome experience,
getting slimed by banana slug.

You really got it.

Dude, my
hands are like, they're

glued together right now.

And this so-- this slug
slime, it's a scent trail.

So he pretty much marked me.

There's slugs might come
after me at some point

but we're going to get
him back up on his tree

and keep hiking here
in the Redwood forest.

I'm pretty sure this is
the California banana slug

because it's completely yellow.

The Pacific version has dark
brown and black blotches.

If we got a slug
experts out there,

why don't you tell us
which one you think it is.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

Be brave.

Stay wild.

We'll see you on
the next adventure.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

And I'm about to free handle
a giant desert centipede.

Exploring the desert
under the cover of night

is often the best way
to come across animals.

And we have had a lot of
luck filming the majority

of our Sonoran desert
episodes in this fashion,

including an episode in
breaking trail season

one, which was titled The
Giant Desert Centipede is

a Living Nightmare.

They are fast,
they are powerful,

and they have a
venomous bite that

is said to be one of the
most painful experiences you

could ever imagine.

Whenever I walk the
nighttime desert,

I hope to avoid these
elusive predators.

However, our wildlife
biologist, who

has absolutely no
fear of centipedes

manage to find and capture one.

Bad news for me but
good news for you

as this capture will
allow me to face my fears,

when it comes to free handling
a giant desert centipede.

For me, this is super
crazy and super creepy.

But what I'm going to
try to do right now

is gently pin the
centipede's head

so that I can pick it up and
get it close to the cameras.

Oh, OK.

I think I'm ready for this
let the nightmare begin

and bring in the centipede.

Oh, there you go.

All right.

Got his head gently pinned here.

Holy mackerel.

That requires more nerve than
you can possibly imagine.

And there it is.

Oh, my hands are shaking.

That is free handling the
giant desert centipede.

Oh, my gosh.

Is it strong.

Every single one of these pairs
of legs has a little hook on it

and they're digging into
my fingers right now.

Oh, wow.

I never thought that
in a million years,

I'd be free handling a
giant desert centipede.

You're shaking, dude.

I am
definitely shaking.

I don't particularly care
for scorpions or solpugids,

but nothing gets my
heart racing faster

than a giant desert centipede.

Now, I know someone
who has been bitten

by one of these creepy
crawlies, and they

told me it was the worst
pain that they had ever felt.

I was bitten by heel
monster on this trip

and it was pretty bad.

I don't think I want to end
the trip by being bitten

by the giant desert centipede.

OK.

Now, this is a
voracious predator.

They will go after pretty much
anything here in the desert.

A centipede of this
size can take lizards,

it can take small snakes.

They eat baby birds,
and can even take

things as large as rodents.

I see each one of these little
segments on this centipedes

back is like armor plating.

And don't worry.

I'm not hurting this centipede
in any way, whatsoever.

This is one of the
toughest creatures

that we have on the planet.

And I'm doing everything
I can right now to just

keep him under control
and keep those fangs away

from my fingers.

Now, what's really interesting
about the giant desert

centipede is that it has
a pseudo head at its rear.

Look at that.

Those last three segments
are dark just like the head

and the two rear
appendages, which

are nothing more
than modified legs,

look just like its antenna.

So something comes in and
tries to attack this creature

and goes for the back end.

It's able to grip with
those modified feet

and then it can swing around and
give whatever is attacking it

one nasty bite.

Wow.

That was pretty
crazy-- free handling

the giant desert centipede.

Something I never thought
I'd be able to build up

the courage to do.

Now that he's in my hands
and pretty calm down,

I truly have a new
appreciation for one

of the creepiest crawlies out
here in the Sonoran desert.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

Be brave.

Stay wild.

We'll see you on
the next adventure.

All right.

I'm I'll let him
here down on this log

and we're going to get
out of the Sonoran desert.

Ready?

I'm sure many of
you were hoping I

would be bitten by this
desert predator, sorry guys.

That's one painful experience
that I don't think any of us

would ever want to go through.

However, on a lighter note,
they are incredibly elusive.

And your chances of ever running
into one of these walking

nightmares is next to none.

So I'm going to do right
now is intentionally

get stung by a giant
desert hairy scorpion.

1, 2, 3.

Scorpions.

Scorpions.

Scorpions.

The name alone
causes most people,

including myself to cringe.

Armed up front with
lobster looking pincers

called pedipalps,
and from the back,

a quick striking tail
tipped with the venom

injecting stinger.

These arachnids definitely
command respect.

This is the part where I
get stung by a scorpion.

I've never been
stung by a scorpion

but today, I'm going
to intentionally take

a sting to prove that
not all scorpions are

capable of killing you.

Hopefully by demonstrating
this first hand,

you will take away
a more understanding

perspective of this
overly vilified arachnid.

Yeah.

Well, hopefully
it's the last time.

I've done a pretty good job
not being stung by insects

and arachnids my entire life.

So this is one of
those forced situations

and we'll see what happens.

We like
to take all measures

to make sure that all safety
concerns are addressed.

There is a small--

very small minor chance that you
could have an allergic reaction

to this thing.

In the event that--
that does occur,

we have secured the
EpiPen pack here.

Great.

And that's-- that's sort of
like the last line of defense.

If he does go into
anaphylactic shock,

we will squeeze the
EpiPen after removing

the sheet to expose the needle.

A very long--

Let's not talk about it.

- needle.

And then, boom.

Now, this in no way

will cause any
harm to the animal.

The only person who's going to
pay for this little experience

is me.

Some of you probably
think this is ridiculous.

Some will think it's crazy.

And those of you that
know about scorpions

will say it's no big deal.

It's just a giant desert hairy.

It will be like a bee sting.

And that's the point
I'm trying to make.

Not all scorpions are as
dangerous as advertised.

Ready?
Yeah.

Go ahead.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

And I'm entering
the strike zone.

1, 2, 3.

Ahh!

Jeez.
Yeah.

He got me.

And that went that bad.

But that was it.

Close your
hands, like, tell us.

Yeah.

What's like?
- Hold on a second.

I'm sweating like crazy.

Can I ask where
the scorpion went?

Sweating like crazy.

The scorpions right here.

I think he just wanted
to get into the shade.

All right.

Well, that was a lot of nerves.

But it really didn't
hurt as bad as I thought.

The giant desert hairy scorpion
is supposedly like a bee sting,

I don't think he even heard
as much as a bee sting.

Definitely, didn't hurt as much
as a hornet or a wasp sting.

I think he was just scared.

I mean, I had my hand on him
so he wanted to get away,

just a defense tactic.

And now, he's down in the shade.

And hopefully, you guys don't
have to use that EpiPen.

Fortunately, I had no
major adverse reaction

to the venom, just a little
swelling and tenderness.

The giant desert hairy
scorpion is not very dangerous

but there are about
25 species of scorpion

in the world that do have
a potentially lethal venom.

So no matter what, never attempt
replicating what you just

witnessed me do here today.

The moral of the story is
give scorpions their space

and show them respect, even
if they are totally creepy.

I'm Coyote Peterson,
and I'm about to free

handle the most lethal scorpion
species in the United States.

Are you ready?

Here we go.

1, 2, 3.

That definitely gets
your nerves going.

There's an old saying
that things go bump

in the night, which usually
refers to anything mysterious,

and more often than
not, frightening.

Here it is, the
desert millipede.

1,000 legs.

Awesome.

Now, imagine yourself
out walking alone

in the darkness of Arizona's
Sonoran desert, a wild place

that comes alive in
the dark with spiders,

snakes, and the one
creature that personally

makes my skin crawl--

the scorpion.

Armed with a set of pincers
and a venom injecting stinger,

they're about as
creepy as nature gets.

I love being out in
the desert at night.

The temperatures
are so much cooler,

animals are moving
all over the place.

But it's a little creepy.

I mean, I can see up ahead of
us here with the flashlight,

but as soon as
these lights go off,

and the black
lights come out, it

becomes much more
difficult to see anything

other than the scorpions.

Now, the black
light is just what

you need for finding scorpions
because the UV actually

causes them to eliminate
a bright yellowish green.

What we want to do is kind of
comb the edges of the wash,

get up into some
rock piles, and see

if we can get our hands on
one of these creepy crawlies.

But what if I told you that
these creatures, which most

consider living nightmares
were actually more afraid of us

than we should ever be of them.

So tonight, I'm going
to prove that scorpions,

despite being creepy are
not out there to get us.

And in fact, really just
want to be left alone.

There we go.

Right there, right.
Wow.

Look how quick that is.

And that is definitely
striped of scorpion.

The most common scorpion
in the Sonoran desert

is the striped-tailed.

Got him.

Nice.

Oh, boy.

That makes you nervous.

Oh, boy.

OK.

That takes a lot
of nerve to pick

up a scorpion that's small.

Now, the sting from
this specific scorpion--

the striped tail is no more
potent than that of a honeybee.

But even still, this
is not something

that you ever want to
go out and try to pick

up like you just saw me do.

But they're so quick that
they run all over the place.

And I kind of figured
that the only way

I could get them up
close for the camera

was to actually pick him up.

Now, it's really difficult about
handling a scorpion the small,

is that when I tailed it,
I had actually grabbed

the knuckle that's right where
the tail meets the vesicle.

Now, the vesicle is what's
holding all of the venom

and then of course, they have
a stinger right on the end.

See If I can get him to
walk up on this rock here.

All right.

You got shot?
I'm going to let go.

Ready?
Yep.

1, 2, 3.

Don't get too close.

But to identify this
little arachnid,

just look for a series of
dark stripes on the tail.

My favorite part of
any scorpion encounter

is always the release.

And with one species
down, our search

continued into the night.

John, desert hairy right here.

Oh, look at the
size of that one.

Wow.

That is a big scorpion.

I'm just going to tail him.

These ones are a lot easier
to tail than the little ones.

Got him.

Awesome.

Woo hoo, hoo.

But this is the largest
species of scorpion

that we have in
the United States

and here in the Sonoran desert.

That is the giant
desert hairy scorpion.

And he also has his
dinner in his mouth.

Look at that.

He's eating a moth.

Now, the way to easily tell
the giant desert hairy apart

from the other scorpions
here in the Sonoran desert,

aside from how large
they are is they

have all of these little hairs.

See those little hairs on the
vesicle around the stinger?

That's why they
call them "hairy."

Now, scorpions, like all
arachnids have eight legs.

And these ones up front here--
the pedipalps with the pincers

on the end, that's actually
just a modified set

of legs that helps them hunt.

Now, scorpions are perfectly
designed for this environment

but they do have
quite a few predators.

Rodents will eat them.

Lizards will eat them.

So a scorpion of this size
is much easier for a predator

to pick off than some
of the smaller species.

All right.

Let's get this guy
back on his log

so he can finish
his moth dinner.

Of the nearly 1,500 scorpion
species in the world,

only around 25 have a
sting that is potentially

dangerous to humans.

And in the United States,
the only one that packs such

a punch is the bark scorpion.

Right here.

Huh.

Look at that.

There is a bark scorpion
right on the underside

of this branch.

Are you sure it's dark?

I am 100% positive

that's a Bark scorpion.

They have a very long tail
and extra long skinny pincers.

You don't need a
robust set of pincers

when you have a venom
that's so toxic,

all it takes is one sting and
that prey is instantly doomed.

Now, the other way
that I can easily

tell this is a Bark scorpion is
that this is the only species

that likes to climb.

And they actually
practice what's

called "negative geotaxis,"
which is hanging upside down.

And this scorpion,
as you can see,

is just perfectly balancing
there, which means,

it can move on the
top of this branch

to the bottom of this branch
regardless, and catch its food.

So if a moth comes
in close, boom.

He's going to snatch
out with those pincers,

and inflict a lethal sting,
and then he has his dinner.

All right.

Now, scorpions are something
that you would never

ever, ever want to handle.

But what I'm going
to do now is gently

get this guy onto my hand to
prove that scorpions aren't

out there just to sting you.

If I handle this
scorpion gently,

I'm pretty confident that
it's not going to sting.

But if I am tagged, this is
going to be extremely painful.

I'm Coyote Peterson,
and I'm about to free

handle the most lethal
species of scorpion

in the United States.

Are you ready?

Here we go.

1, 2, 3.

OK.

There we go.

That is the most venomous
species of scorpion

in the United States.

And he's on my hand.
All right.

It makes me a
little bit nervous.

I want to see if I can
get him to just sit still.

That definitely gets
your nerves going.

Now, as long as I handle
this creature gently

and don't apply any
pressure, I believe

that I will be just fine.

Scorpions sting people
when they feel threatened.

So let's say this
specie specifically,

they love to hang upside
down underneath things.

It could be a piece of wood,
it could be your lawn chair.

You come outside, and
you grab on to that,

and you squeeze down
on the scorpion.

If it feels pressured like
it's going to get squashed,

it's going to
sting as a defense.

As you can see right
now, he doesn't

have his tail or his stinger
in a defensive position.

He's just curious.

He's looking around.

He says, this is not a tree.

This is different.

And for me, this is also
different and extremely nerve

wracking.

But the reason I'm
doing this is to prove

that these scorpions aren't
just out there to sting you.

How bad would it be if
the scorpion were to sting you?

OK.
There you go.

It just stopped.

If this scorpion were
to stick me right now,

I would be in incredible
pain for the next 48 hours.

I don't know how my body
would react to the venom.

I could go into
anaphylactic shock.

Not likely, but at the
very least, extreme pain

for 48 hours, depending how far
the venom spread into my arm.

I could use of my arm
for a couple of days.

My tongue could swell up.

I could foam at the mouth,
cramps in the stomach,

all sorts of bad
stuff that you don't

want to have to deal with.

But I just want to do right now
is stay as still as possible.

The scorpion has found a spot
where he feels comfortable.

I feel comfortable.

And as you can see he
doesn't feel agitated.

I'm being as gentle
as I can with him.

And I must tell
you right now, this

is never ever
anything I recommend

someone go on and try and do.

This is the most venomous
species of scorpion

in the United States.

And is getting a little too
close to the edge of my sleeve.

Come on, buddy.

Come back up this way.

All right.

At this point, I think he's
getting a little agitated.

So what I want to do is get
him back up into the tree

so he can continue hunting.

This has been one
extreme experience

with the most venomous
species of scorpion

in the United States.

I'm Coyote Peterson.

Be brave.

Stay wild.

We'll see you on
the next adventure.

Arizona is home to the only
scorpion antivenom program

in North America and they
only administer treatment

to around 100 people a year.

What's even more incredible is
that no scorpion related deaths

have been reported in Arizona
for more than 40 years.

So the next time
you see a scorpion,

remember, these arachnids
are more afraid of us

than we should ever be of them.

As long as you give a
scorpion space and respect,

there's virtually no chance
it's going to sting you.