Caribbean Giant Centipede

Scolopendra (les scolopendres, nom féminin) est un genre de myriapodes chilopodes de la famille des Scolopendridae. Les scolopendres sont des chasseuses nocturnes parfois venimeuses. Dénominations Le nom vient du grec ancien σκολόπενδρα (skolόpendɾa) « mille-pattes ».

Scolopendra alternans, commonly known as the Haitian giant centipede, Caribbean giant centipede, and Florida Keys centipede, is a species of large centipede in the subfamily Scolopendrinae. The species was involved in widespread news coverage after an incident in John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, in which a specimen of the extremely rare rim rock crown snake (Tantilla oolitica) died of asphyxiation while trying to eat a Scolopendra alternans, which also died. Appearance Scolopendra alternans is a large species of centipede, and can grow up to 17–19 cm in length.

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