Ellensburg Area (Yakima, Vantage: scorpion, live in, to move)

[flowernymph]

Hi,
Now that we are retired and are looking to move from here, I was wondering if the Ellensburg area, and up west of that, have any rattlesnakes? I know I have seen them in Yakima and Vantage but I was told Ellensburg has none. OR rather no poisonous snakes....

[j_k_k]

I would be very surprised if any part of eastern Washington didn't have some form of rattlers. Why are you so worried about them? They are one of the remotest possible dangers you face. Even when out in the bush or forest, if you watch where you walk you just about have to work at it in order to get bit by a rattler. Given any chance at all the rattler will flee from you or ignore you, as (unless you are a record-settingly small midget) you are far too large to eat and probably far too large to fight. I think you're just as likely to find a scorpion in your kitchen. Twice in my life, in diverse parts of eastern Washington, have I found a scorpion in my house. Never have I found a rattler in my yard.

[flowernymph]

Past experience has taught me that if your scared of snakes, you will be the one to find one! Also... I have 3 small dogs and my spouse is deaf so he couldn't hear one. I never have heard of scorpions in Ellensburg area, what type are they?

[j_k_k]

Originally Posted by flowernymph

Past experience has taught me that if your scared of snakes, you will be the one to find one! Also... I have 3 small dogs and my spouse is deaf so he couldn't hear one. I never have heard of scorpions in Ellensburg area, what type are they?

I don't know for sure that there are any in Ellensburg. I do know they live in parts of eastern Washington, having found some.