The toxic venom attacks the heart's nerve center. The bite can be fatal to people. The Ring Tailed Cat is easily recognized by its distinguished looking white and black long ringed tail. The rocky canyon areas, like around the Hoover Dam, is their home. A unique feature of this cat is that when threatened, it can spray a foul smelling mist.
Scorpions are nocturnal, have eight legs and have a tail that curves upward toward the back.
They have a segmented body and lobster like claws. There are two canyon species. It is a hairy spider that may look harmful, but it is not. They do not like to bite people, but if threatened they may bite in self defense. The bite feels much like a bee sting.