Wood Ticks - Deer Ticks

[Contessa30]

Being from Minnesota I wondered if there are Wood Sticks or Deer Ticks in Alaska?

Thanks

[AkSusan]

No ticks to my knowledge here. Don't have to worry about ticks, fleas or heartworms for my dog. No snakes either. Always say if the wildlife here is going to get you, you're going to see it, not like Outside when you can step on things and they get ya :D

 

Susan in Anchorage :)

[Rosieo]

No snakes at all? I don't have to worry about coming across a snake as I am hiking?

[AkSusan]

No snakes at all? I don't have to worry about coming across a snake as I am hiking?

Only snakes are people's pets. Not too many of them running loose :D No you just have to worry about bears and moose (that's why I see you're going to see what gets ya:D)

 

Susan in Anchorage :)

[bottom-dragger]

no snakes, no poison ivy, no poison oak

 

 

but you should be wary of the ice worms

[Rosieo]

What is an ice worm?

[AkSusan]

no snakes, no poison ivy, no poison oak

 

 

but you should be wary of the ice worms

You know I always thought those were one big myth until I saw some at the Portage Glacier Visitor Center.

 

Susan in Anchorage :)

[bottom-dragger]

What is an ice worm?

 

 

ever see the movie 'tremors'?

[Rosieo]

You're kidding, right! I must go google it now!

[AkSusan]

If you get to Anchorage and go to the Begich Boggs Visitor Center at Portage Glacier they do an Ice Worm Safari

 

http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/chugach/chugach_pages/bbvc/iceworm.html

 

Susan in Anchorage :)

[jenjens1023]

When we go snipe hunting in the Indiana woods we always take a fresh supply of imported ice worms.

[atv girl]

Wow how lucky, no snakes, fleas or ticks I`m moving.I`m okay seeing whats coming I just hate the sneaky things.

[Contessa30]

No ticks to my knowledge here. Don't have to worry about ticks, fleas or heartworms for my dog. No snakes either. Always say if the wildlife here is going to get you, you're going to see it, not like Outside when you can step on things and they get ya :D

 

Susan in Anchorage :)

 

 

That is great - thanks for the information! I hate woodticks. I might have to move to Alaska.