Those living in the northern United States may be amazed to learn simply the number of animals are belonging to the Southwest. For example, together with anticipated bugs like mosquitoes and spiders, those residing in New Mexico or Arizona may see scorpions, snakes, and even the periodic feral hog.
Now, a user on TikTok has actually gone viral after sharing her own animal encounter. In a video with over 3.3 million views, TikToker Sedona (@sedonaskyxo) says, “Oh, so you think you want to move to Arizona?” She then reveals a cabinet upon which something can be seen suspending.
“So I’m making breakfast, and I just woke up, and I’m like, ‘What is that? That’s weird,’” she says, describing the hanging things. She then pulls the things down, revealing it to be a molted snakeskin.
“Scorpions, spiders, venomous lizards, snakes, you name it,” she composes in the caption. “We’re like a mini Australia but no ocean.”
@sedonaskyxo Scorpions, spiders, poisonous lizards, snakes, you call it. We’re like a mini Australia however no ocean 🙂 ##fypシ##fyp##lol##foryou##arizona##snakes ♬ initial noise – Sedona
According to Sedona in the remarks area, the skin was around 4 feet long.
Naturally, commenters rapidly understood that if Sedona discovered a snakeskin, there was likely a snake close by.
“Sooooo that snake is somewhere around your house… That’s great!” said a commenter.
“Just casually got a basilisk roaming in your kitchen cabinets bye,” included another.
Other users simply shared their own Arizona animal experiences.
“Saw my first tarantula by my pool the other day,” specified a commenter. “AZ is not for the weak.”
“In my 11 years I lived in AZ I loved it. My last day before I moved back to L.A I found a scorpion in my sofa,” remembered a 2nd.
“Lived in Tucson for a bit when I was a kid & still traumatized from when a lizard got into my house & crawled on me during the night,” shared a 3rd.
“I’ll never forget in elementary school my friend was supposed to move to AZ and when they went to look at the house there were scorpions EVERYWHERE,” composed an extra TikToker.
Many commenters said that they would be reevaluating any future Arizona travel.
“I’ve never wanted to move to Arizona… this is just the icing in the cake,” explained a commenter.
“As Lucille Bluth stated ‘I’d rather be dead in California than alive in Arizona,’” provided a more user.
The Daily Dot connected to Sedona through TikTok direct message.
*First Published: Aug 16, 2023, 9:51 am CDT
Braden Bjella
Braden Bjella is a culture author. His work can be discovered in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! publication, and more.
