Spiders in mexico?

Question

i am going to tampico, mexico in june with my youth group. One of my friends is extremely afraid of spiders and snakes and wants to know what kind of spiders and snakes are in that area so we can watch out for them and stay safe. Does anyone know any info about them?

Answer 1

Charlie is correct.  Worse spiders like black widow are located in Jalisco State, this is way far from Tampico.

Best to do is to spray bedrooms before going to bed.   Tampico is not considered a State of dangerous spiders.

Good trip.

Answer 2

tarantulla,it depends where u are if you want to know if they are common or rare

Answer 3

I live  in the state of Veracruz, south of Tampico...have for 3 years.   Have also visited in Tampico several times. I live outside of town, in the jungle...and have never seen a snake.  There are spiders around, no worse than in the states.  You may see some on plants when you are outside or in the corner of a room that is not often used...in other words, this is not a big problem.  I went to college in South Carolina and our campus there had MANY snakes, even close to and occasionally in the dorms.  It also had the biggest ( hand-sized) spiders I have ever seen.  So I do not believe your friend needs to worry about Tampico.