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Lizards & turtles
Snakes
Scorpions
Spiders
Some of the things that crawl around in the sagebrush can be startling, especially if you are not familiar with them.
Even the spicy critters are usually pretty chill, and I feel they deserve a chance to live and do critter business. Let’s not cause harm whenever possible!
Lizards & turtles
Great basin collared lizard
Non-Venomous
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Long-nosed leopard lizard
Non-Venomous
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Pygmy short-horned lizard
Non-Venomous
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Shasta alligator lizard
Non-Venomous
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Western fence lizard
Non-Venomous
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Western pond turtle
Non-Venomous (but might have ninja skills)
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Western whiptail
Non-Venomous
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Zebra-tailed lizard
Non-Venomous
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Snakes
California kingsnake
Non-Venomous
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Coachwhip
Non-Venomous
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Garter snake
Non-Venomous
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Great basin gopher snake
Non-Venomous
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Great basin rattlesnake
Venomous
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Long-nosed snake
Non-Venomous
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Striped whipsnake
Non-Venomous
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Western ground snake
Non-Venomous
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Scorpions
Northern scorpion
Venomous
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Pseudoscorpion
Non-Venomous
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Striped bark scorpion
Venomous
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Spiders
While all spiders possess venom not all are not harmful unless you are allergic. Most can deliver a painful bite if provoked.
Striped bark scorpion
Venomous
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American grass spider
Can Bite – Not Harmful
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American nursery web spider
Can Bite – Not Harmful
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Banded garden spider
Can Bite – Not Harmful
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Black widow
Poisonous Bite
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Bold jumping spider
Can Bite – Not Harmful
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Camel spider (solifugae)
Can Bite – Not Harmful
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Cat-faced orbweaver
Can Bite – Not Harmful
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Cellar spider
Won’t bite
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Wolf spider
Can bite – not harmful
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