Vietnamese Black Flame Centipede for sale from Big Z's (Scolopendra dehaani 'Black Flame'). Spice-rated keeper notes, care guidance, and live-arrival packing where eligible.
Smoky, near-black, and packing venom that puts people in the ER
Scolopendra dehaani 'Black Flame', the Vietnamese Black Flame Centipede, is the smoky dark form of the heavy mainland Southeast Asian giant. Picture a near-black body running the length of your hand, greenish-black legs rippling in sequence, and a locality look that trades the fire of the Cherry Red and Cherry Head dehaani forms for pure shadow. Same species group, darker soul. Ships as a 2 inch pedeling that grows into a 6 to 8 inch adult that eats hard and grows fast.
Make no mistake: this is medically significant venom, which means tools only and no handling, ever, even at pedeling size, and it only gets faster and stronger as it grows. Give it deep, packed, moisture-retentive substrate, a humid burrow zone, a shallow water dish, and a lid that locks, because this is a Spice 5, keeper-level Extreme animal built for experienced hands and nobody else. If you know exactly what you are signing up for, it is one of the most rewarding dark dehaani in the hobby. Read the care guide for the full build before it arrives.
The numbers live in the care guide. Enclosure size, temps, humidity, feeding schedule, premolt signs, handling boundaries: it's all in the care guide for this exact fella. Start with the full Advanced guide, or click for the quick Open the Simple version →
