Possible centipede that crawls backwards in central Texas?

Hey y’all! I live on some land just outside of Austin, TX and I found this guy crawling outside our house. My toddler spends so much time outside, so I want to see if it’s something to warn him away from. When I put a stick in front of it, it started crawling backwards! Any ideas?? Thank you in advance.

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