Question

What do you do if you get bitten by a centipede?

Answer 1

Unless you're allergic to something that the centipede has then the centipede bite will not actually cause you any harm other than giving you pain and swelling.

After you get bitten by a centipede you should wash off the area you were bitten with soap and water and then apply a hot compress to the centipede bite to help reduce and relieve the pain.

You should then apply some hydrocortisone cream to the centipede bite to help with the itching and treat the centipede bite.

Other than that there's not much else you can or need to do but just wait since the pain is just the worst you'll usually get after a centipede bite as centipede bites are rarely fatal and usually cause no other harm.

Answer 2

Most centipede bites are just painful and not dangerous to your health.

However some people may have allergic reactions or infections after the centipede bite and if you do then see the doctor or go to the hospital if it's an emergency.

Centipedes do sometimes bite humans but it's rare that they do.

As long as you stay away from the centipede they will cause you no harm and the centipede is not poisonous when they bite you.

The larger the centipede though the more painful the bite.

I once was bitten by a centipede as a kid and it hurt really bad but I never had any health issues from it and the centipede bite healed up within a month and it was like it never happened.

Some people have allergic reactions to centipede bites and in those cases the centipede bite could be dangerous but in most cases centipede bites are just painful and not dangerous.

Centipedes are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which also includes millipedes and other multi-legged creatures.

Centipedes are elongated segmented creatures with one pair of legs per body segment.

All centipedes use venom to kill their prey.

Centipede bites rarely cause health complications in humans, and aren't typically dangerous or fatal.

However, some centipedes have venom which produces a variety of toxins, including chemicals such as histamine, serotonin, and cardio-depressant toxin-S.