Ok, Austin (and nearby) Peas

I'm in the Houston area and have never run into one of those! I'll be interested to see if the Austin Peas have that problem. Congrats on the quick sell of your home.

i have lived in texas for 50 years and have seen a scorpion ONCE ... while camping. i have never seen a tarantula except for on tv.

We go to Texas for the winter every year. I've never seen either. Some little lizards climbing my trees, yes, but no really creepy crawlies.
When we built our house, I asked the builder to build it up so that if there was a snake, it would have to climb steps to get in. He just laughed and said they don't mind steps. I luckily haven't seen a snake yet, either, but I know they're around.

Welcome to Texas. I hope you love it! Good luck with your house offer, too!

I live in Austin, in the Cedar Park area. I’ve been here for 14 years. I have been stung by scorpions twice. One crawled up my pant leg and stung me in the thigh. The other stung me in the armpit in bed in the middle of the night. I see or kill them at least once a year. They like to get in my light fixtures. I just killed one on my sidewalk last night. The good news is they are not deadly. They hurt like hell for a bit, but no lasting effects. And they’re little....like an inch long,

I have seen tarantulas twice...both times on the back of my house. They just stood there. They were actually cool. We just let them be and the next day they were gone. I’ve never seen one inside, ever.

Fire ants are a big problem for me, especially since I am allergic. They are a nuisance you will absolutely have to deal with.

Rattlesnakes have been a big problem this year. Lots of friends on Facebook posting pics of ones they’ve caught/ killed. They killed a big one in the drive of my school a few weeks ago (on a Sunday morning, so no kids were around, thankfully). I’ve never seen one personally.

There are definitely more critters that I’ve had to deal with anywhere else I’ve lived. But you get used to it!

There are so many Peas in the Austin area... we should definitely do a meetup!

I lived there for 14 years (Round Rock) and saw several scorpions but as said, they are small. Never saw a tarantula. But we also had a rattlesnake problem in our neighborhood. People were finding them in their garages. We never had one but I have had a terrible time with Copperheads here in NC. Had to kill one last summer. I have never had such adrenaline! To me the snakes would be more of a concern than anything else (besides the horrific heat). We also had a pack of coyotes in our neighborhood in Round Rock.

My son lives in Cedar Park now but lived in Leander - out in the country- near Liberty Hill for 15 years or so and had a scorpion in the house once. No tarantulas. You’re good. If you leave shoes out on the deck or porch or in the garage it wouldn’t hurt to check them before wearing....

I've lived in Austin 25+ years. Some years are worse than others. We've had a few scorpions and several tarantulas ( they're cute and won't bother you ). They're both less annoying than the fire ants. I'd be more concerned with snakes, you really do need to watch for them, mostly because they're easy to stumble upon. Location matters too, I live along a greenbelt so there are more of all kinds of critters. All in all, I don't think it's really worse here than other places.

Yay a new Texas pea! I've lived in Texas for 35 years and I don't think I've ever seen a tarantula in the wild, or a rattlesnake. A couple of scorpions, but not in the house.

Heat. Heat and humidity will be your issue. Just got back from Houston though, and appreciating the relative lack of humidity in San Antonio a bit more this evening.

It really is Merge. I didn't notice it too much before our show but it felt like we walked into a thick wall of blegh when we came out of it. It was hot and hard to breathe and it's only mid-May. Y'all have some serious fortitude to be able to function during the summer months!

The only place I have seen tarantulas was in Taylor when I lived there for a year in 5 th grade. (military brat, dad was overseas).We would catch them in jars and relocate them away from our house. 
I have seen one scorpion. Ever. It was in my kitchen, I was pregnant, I vacuumed it up and threw the vacuum out in the front yard. Didn’t want to chance getting stung! 
BUT I must say, you will be in near Dahlia Cafe! Be sure to check it out! 
Sharon in TX 

I have lived in Texas since I was 3 years old and I’m 56 now. I live about 60 miles north of Austin. I see plenty of scorpions but I live in the woods near a lake. I have been stung 10 times. It hurts but it doesn’t last long. We usually see a couple of tarantulas in the summer. We have regular pest control service so we never see anything in the house anymore. Welcome to Texas! Don’t let the critters worry you!

Welcome to Texas!

I live in Dripping Springs and scorpions are a regular occurrence around here - especially just after the lawn gets mowed then tend to try to get into the house. We spray for them to try to keep them at bay. Watch your shoes and anything you keep on the floor (clothes, socks, etc).

I haven't seen a tarantula myself but they aren't poisonous anyway. Its the snakes that will scare the bejeesus out of you and they are plentiful! Kill first, research later. Sorry, that methodology has protected me a few times!

I hope you love it here!