Santa Susana Pass Trail

Southern Grasshopper Mouse (Onychomys torridus)

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The southern grasshopper mouse or scorpion mouse (Onychomys torridus) is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae It is found in Mexico and in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah in the United States.Notable for its resistance to venom, it routinely kills and eats Arizona bark scorpions, a species with a highly poisonous sting.

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