It seems the scorpion habitat has extended to hiding in planes and men’s pants!
A gentleman from Vermont apparently managed to survive ok after being bitten twice by a scorpion that had made its way up his leg on the inside of his pants. How it had managed to find its way onto a United Airlines flight is anybody’s guess – I guess.
The gentleman, named as David Sullivan, a 46-year-old builder from Stowe, Vermont, was reported to have been returning from a trip to see his sons in San Francisco, along with his wife, named as Helena. Apparently the attack happened during the second part of their United Airlines flight home. It seems the creature managed to crawl up his leg as he settled down to rest and have a short sleep during the flight. Towards the end of the flight and presumably as a result of Mr Sullivan waking up and shifting his position, he reported a sharp jabbing sensation and following that, a numb like feeling in part of his leg.
This seems to have been the first bite but the scorpion obviously hadn’t dislodged or managed to escape because whilst claiming his baggage Mr Sullivan experienced yet another stab of pain in his other leg. This led to the discovery of the scorpion as he rolled up his pants to see what the cause of the pain might be, and a scorpion fell out, causing an onlooker to scream and another flight passenger to move over and quickly step on it .
Mr Sullivan then picked up the scorpion for identification and made his way to the hospital for appropriate treatment.
Scorpion bites aren’t usually fatal, except in babies or the elderly and those with compromised immune systems. So Mr sullivan was fortunate to be a healthy adult, more likely to experience just some uncomfortable temporary symptoms of numbness and shooting pains. It can also bring about certain flu-like symptoms, which in fact Sullivan suffered from the very next day.
It looks as if the scorpion first stung him on his right leg as he was sleeping, then crawled along his pants via his crotch and back down the left leg, before stinging him again on the left leg as he was waiting for his baggage.
Mr Sullivan didn’t seem too worried about the incident as it was reported that he had experience of travelling and was aware of the risks involved in terms of insects, viruses, stings, bites and so on.
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Omg i cant belive you got bitten twice, where was you flying from?
Wow. I hate insects and would have never thought to worry about being bitten on an airplane. I saw an episode of the television show infested where a families home out west was overtaken by Scorpions. Pretty scary stuff.
This looks like a good sequel to Samuel L Jackson’s “Snake on a Plane” flick.
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I recently heard another story of a scorpion bite on an airplane. That person was in the air I believe and had to wait sometime for medical treatment. Although most bites are not fatal these creatures are pretty scary. It’s good to always check your surroundings when traveling.
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You’d think that with all that airport security, incidents like these should be prevented? We’ve focused so much on defending ourselves from other humans that we’ve completely forgotten about insects! You’re actually lucky to be alive
Where were you flying from? I’ll stay clear of that route.