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 [...]
When it comes to scorpion stings, first of all it is important to know which ones are dangerous and which ones not. Most of the symptoms of less dangerous scorpion stings start to go away within a few days in most cases if the patient takes plenty of rest. The symptoms can disappear quite suddenly [...]
A scorpion is a small creature, about 6-10 cm long. It has a segmented body, with two poisonous glands in its tail. It holds its victim with its claws and pushes forward the tail and injects the poison into the body. The scorpion is nocturnal in nature, i.e. it moves around during the night. During [...]
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