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Hey all,
I'm thinking about getting an article going about stinging insects, disease-carrying rodents, and reptiles encountered during inspections. Special emphasis on spiders and snakes. What are some that you have found? Have you ever been bitten/attacked? How did you evade the predator? I figure inspectors should be able to identify a tarantula from a harmless spider when they enter crawl spaces, for their own safety and that of their clients. Comments? Researcher and Technical Writer, InterNACHI |
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Black Widows and rattle snakes are common in SoCal. Tarantulas are harmless. . .
IF YOUR INSPECTOR IS NOT USING THERMAL IMAGING, YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE WHOLE PICTURE ® Jeff PopeJPI Home Inspection Service Santa Clarita CA (661) 212-0738 Santa Clarita Home Inspection http://www.MyInspector.net |
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Please Note:
Chuck Lambert is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
Here in So Cal we also get the Brown Recluse spider, nasty little buggers!!
Chuck |
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Bees living in the house always get my attention
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Here's a couple. Feel free to use the images for your article.
http://toolserver.org/~daniel/WikiSe...er_text=Mcevan Chuck Evans (TREC #7657) Level III Infraspection Institute Certified Infrared Thermographer (#8402) HomeCert Houston Home Inspections & Thermal Inspections Find us on Facebook Houston Thermal Inspections & Infrared Imaging Find us on Facebook Houston Home Inspector Houston, TX |
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Wasps --- YELLOW JACKETS
Mid America Property Inspections, Inc. Shawnee, KS 66217 www.mapii.com NACHI # 05110992 KHIRB # 0110-0008 KS-Radon Cert.# KS-MS-0035 KS-Termite Cert. # 18933 M0-Termite Cert. # N 5033 |
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Black widows are common here in GA. Usually found in the inground water meter box.
Robert Newland Tyrone, GA 30290 NACHI05101290 http://www.CertifiedHI.com http://www.HomeInspectorTyroneGa.com Home Inspection Reports Powered by: HomeGauge eServices |
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We live in FL. WE got everything under the sun here that can and will bite you if given half a chance. This little fella was caught at a Outlet Mall in St. Augustine last month. Some say it was over 10 ft but at least a couple said it was over 15 ft which is a new world record for Eastern Diamond back. I hate snakes.
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks nothing is worth a war, is worse. A man who has nothing which he cares more about than he does about his personal safety is a miserable creature who has no chance at being free, unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." - John Stuart Mill Last edited by dedwards; 4/7/10 at 2:20 PM.. |
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Robert Newland Tyrone, GA 30290 NACHI05101290 http://www.CertifiedHI.com http://www.HomeInspectorTyroneGa.com Home Inspection Reports Powered by: HomeGauge eServices |
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There are no brown recluse in California. We do, however, have the desert recluse, but it's not as problematic as its cousin the brown recluse.
NACHI 2005 U.S. Member of the Year
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I stand corrected. Thanks |
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That snake would not only kill you with it's venom but break a leg or back when it struck you. Nasty giant creature!!
Kenneth Townsend, CPI Gulf Coast Inspections Professional Inspections and Consulting Bradenton, Florida 941-779-4400 Serving the beautiful West coast of Florida "Guard Against the Impostures of Pretended Patriotism" George Washington, 1796
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Brown recluse are common in Missouri attics.
James H. Bushart Professional Building Analyst, BPI Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas 314-803-2167 Inspecting in Aurora, Branson, Carthage, Granby, Joplin, Kimberling City, Monett, Mount Vernon, Neosho, Nixa, Purdy, Reed Spring, Republic, Springfield and surrounding areas.
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I would hate to run across that one during an inspection! Here is one from Texas! Signed, Frank Carrio, CMI Certified Master Inspector & Consultant Certified Commercial Building Inspector Certified, WDI Inspector Founder & Current President, New Hampshire State Chapter NACHI NACHI, State Representative for Legislative Affairs Retired: ICC Certified Member Retired: Code Compliance Inspector. Retired: ASTM Committee Member New Hampshire License #0096 |
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bdoles2 is a non-member guest and is in no way affiliated with InterNACHI or its members.
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Last edited by bdoles2; 10/21/09 at 4:39 PM.. |
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