This is our dog. We got him from the pound on Silverbell Road about 9 years ago.  He goes by “Buddy” in the same way Superman goes by Clark Kent. Bud is a genuine Sonoran Devil Dog, the rarest of rare breeds. But the packrat and rabbit population know him for who he really is: The Great Beast.

If you would like to know Buddy’s story, go to SouthernArizonaGuide.com > Tail of the Devil Dog.

SIZE MATTERS.  DO NOT RUSH THIS – TOO GOOD.

Just slide the bar AT THE BOTTOM to the left or right  ………



Be sure to go BOTH ways on the sliding scale.This is truly amazing.

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For Sale: Androctonus Bicolor

Ken “The Bug Guy” MacNeil is a bugologist who has opened his mid-town Tucson pet store with an inventory of over 10,000 bugs.

Spiders of course. And scorpions, tarantulas, millipedes, and dozens of other crawling species.

Having a bug for a pet has several advantages over the usual dog or cat.

• Less maintenance.
• Less cost.
• More interesting

For example, you can acquire this purebred Androctonus bicolor – Sub/Adult for only $45.00

Ken’s  store also sells a variety of reptiles and amphibians.

Watch Ken “The Bug Guy” video.

Then go to Ken’s website to order your pet bug today.

3115 N 1st Ave 
Tucson, AZ 85719
Sun Noon to 7pm 
Closed Monday
Tues – Sat 11am to 7pm

A Rare Arizona Crocodile On Display At Rattlesnake Crafts & Rocks

One of the stranger places we visited on our tour of Southeastern Arizona is John & Sandy’s Rattlesnake Crafts & Rocks.

John makes wallets, belts, and other useful items and souvenirs out of rattlesnake skins and sells them out of an old trailer. He also collects a lot of stuff others have discarded as junk.

Here you will find literally tons of Old West artifacts lovingly horded for decades and on display for your amusement. Old signs, bottles, tools, boots, lanterns, you-name-it.

Old West Artifacts, Rocks, & Gemstones at Rattlesnake Crafts

Here too is a fine rock and gemstone collection. But the only stuff that’s for sale here is what’s price-marked inside the old trailer.

Although we met Sandy, there’s no one here to wait on you. And payment is by the honor system. Just outside the trailer is as box with a sign over it that reads:

Rattlesnake Crafts
Self-Serve
Today
If you like anything
that’s priced, leave money
or check payable to:
“John Weber”
in box.
Thanks!

Rattlesnake Belts, Wallets, Boots, And Much More For Sale

I purchased a knife in a snake skin sheath to use both as a letter opener and a conversation piece. Inside the box on a note pad I wrote what I had taken and the price – $19 – and dutifully placed a crisp $20 bill in the clip.

You might think that I over-paid by a dollar. Not so. Just walking around this place looking at the extensive collection was well worth the extra buck.

You too can enjoy John & Sandy Weber’s Rattlesnake Crafts and bountiful collection. Take the road to the ghost town of Gleason 15 miles east of Tombstone. And yes, it was out in the middle of nowhere. But that was half the fun.

Peniocereus-Maculatus

Strange & Quirky
This one’s for all who love our unique desert plants. If you’ve never been to our Tucson Botanical Gardens annual Weird Plant Sale, you’re in for a delightful surprise.

Membership has its privileges. If you buy an annual membership ($50), you not only get free admission and discounts throughout the year, but first pick of the weirdos.

Members Sale:  Fri., May 4, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Public Sale:  Sat., May 5, 8 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Oddballs
Visit the Gardens’ quirky once-a-year sale devoted to oddball plants and strange pottery.

Browse the booths set up throughout the Gardens.  Specialty vendors will have their own crazy selections on-hand, with an opportunity to ask detailed questions about the fun and funky plants offered.

The Weird Sale focuses on rare, unusual or downright strange cacti and succulents.  A selection of offbeat, locally hand-made pottery is also featured.  Pick the perfect weird pot for your weird plant.

Refreshments will be on sale through the event. Admission to the Gardens is free during the Weird Plant Sale.

Can You Indentify This One?

Weird Plant Sale admission: free, includes Gardens admission

Garden hours: Garden hours are 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Open seven days a week, year round, except July 4^th, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Day and New Year’s Day.

About the Gardens
The Gardens, designated as America’s Best Secret Garden by Reader’s Digest, is an urban oasis in the heart of Tucson featuring a 5 ½ acre collection of 16 specialty gardens. It is located at 2150 N. Alvernon Way.

The plight of the Costa Concordia brings to mind a comment once made by Winston Churchill.

After his retirement, he was cruising the Mediterranean on an Italian cruise liner and some Italian journalists asked why an ex-British Prime Minister should choose an Italian ship.

“There are three things I like about being on an Italian cruise ship” said Churchill. “First, their cuisine is unsurpassed. Second, their service is superb. And then, in time of emergency, there is none of this nonsense about women and children first.”

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And then there’s this problem of people flying over Manhattan. No, I don’t mean in airplanes.

Flying People Sighted Over New York City. Check it out. 

Speaking of flying, I’m not so certain MJ could have pulled this move off even in his prime. 

And back on my favorite topic, I will have several more videos about Southern Arizona posted in a few days. They’re almost done. In the meantime, you can check out some of my existing videos about places and people of Southern Arizona by clicking HERE.