There are enough creepy crawlies in Arizona to keep anyone awake at night: tarantulas, scorpions, you name it – scary bugs are abundant in this corner of the country. We’ve covered how to keep scorpions away from your home, so make sure to check out that post too. One critter regularly winning awards for the ...

For many of us who grew up in the Southwest, javelinas — or properly known as peccaries —were a common sight. It wasn’t unusual to see a pack, often with babies in tow, crossing the street and disappearing into the brush. For those familiar with wildlife indigenous to the American Southwest and Central America, the ...

So much of the metro Phoenix area now resembles any other large American city, it’s easy to forget the area is the natural home to more than a dozen species of rattlesnakes. Each year, thousands of people and dogs in the United States suffer venomous snake bites. These bites are incredibly painful and potentially fatal, ...

ST. JOHNS – This city traces its origins back to a game of chance. In the fall of 1875, Don Solomon Barth arrived in the area with a herd of sheep he had won in a card game and brought in families from New Mexico to care for the woolies.

A special thank you to all of the new and loyal readers of Arizona Oddities. 2015 has been another exciting year in Arizona, and we look forward to 2016. Looking back, here’s an overview of our most popular posts this year.

Charles Lindbergh once inadvertently caused a lion roundup in Arizona's Mazatzal Mountains. In the summer of 1927, MGM Studios hired a stunt pilot to fly Leo, the studio's trademark lion, on a non-stop flight from Los Angeles to New York...

PINAL MOUNTAINS -- Despite its name, Limburger Rock was, for many years, a popular gathering place in the Pinal Mountains. It received the aromatic title in 1910 during a stag party sponsored by an ice cream parlor in Globe.

APACHE JUNCTION -- Creepy crawly things don't bother Zach Ziesing. He just lets them creep and crawl down his arms and across his hands and he doesn't even flinch or worry about warts. Ziesing is the proprietor of the Superstition Serpentarium at Goldfield Ghost Town, a tourist attraction east of Apache Junction.

A special thank you to all of the new and loyal readers of Arizona Oddities. 2014 has been another exciting year in Arizona, and we look forward to 2015. Looking back, here’s an overview of our most popular posts this year. Lots of wildlife and nature lovers out there!

People who like to look at, touch and fondle animal skulls will like the Sipe White Mountain Wildlife Area. It's a secluded place where Native American ruins lie out in the open, and where the elk and antelope wander around like they own the territory. The 1,362-acre piece of land is a former cattle ranch ...