Nigeria is betting big on scorpion venom. In Lagos, over 10,000 scorpions have been milked for their venom. Watch this report for more details!

3.4 litre of scorpion venom is worth $10 million

Brazil is facing one of its biggest problems, the thriving population of scorpions. The Brazilian yellow scorpion claims many lives each year. Scientists have blamed growing urbanisation & warmer climate to the growing number of Brazilian yellow scorpions.

Most Dangerous Scorpion in South America | GRAVITAS

A guest has sued a hotel in Las Vegas after he got stung by a scorpion on his testicles during his stay after the animal made it to his bed. The man has said that the incident has left him with trauma and PTSD and his wife has complained that their sex life has changed drastically after the incident.

Man sues hotel for ruining his sex life after a scorpion stung him in privates during stay

Air India said there was an "extremely rare and unfortunate incident involving a scorpion biting a passenger onboard our flight AI 630 on April 23, 2023". New Delhi: In a rare incident, a woman passenger was bitten by a scorpion onboard an Air India flight from Nagpur to Mumbai last month.

India: Scorpion bites woman on Air India Nagpur-Mumbai flight

The police chief in the United States’ city of Memphis announced, on Saturday (January 28) that they will “permanently deactivate” the SCORPION unit. The decision comes a day after the release of the body camera footage of Tyre Nichols being assaulted after a traffic check on January 7, Nichols died later and his death sparked widespread protests across several cities in the country.

Memphis police ‘disband’ its SCORPION unit whose officers had thrashed Tyre Nichols fatally

In the southeastern Turkish province of Sanliurfa, thousands of scorpions are kept in clear plastic boxes and line the walls of a breeding laboratory, waiting to be milked for their pricey venom that is used to make medicines.

Turkish scorpion breeding lab milk arachnids for their expensive venom

Imagine you return from a nice vacation, are happy and content that your escape from everyday cycle was a fulfilling one. You unpack your suitcase planning to take out the souvenirs you bought and see 18 scorpions pop out.

Woman comes home from vacation, finds 18 live scorpions in luggage

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has been summoned by Delhi's Rouse Avenue Court on June 7 for his alleged "scorpion" remark against PM Modi. Tharoor had stirred up a controversy in October last year after he had claimed that an unnamed RSS source had told a journalist that Prime Minister Modi was like a scorpion sitting on a Shiv Linga who cannot be removed by hand or hit with a chappal (slipper).

Court issues summons to Shashi Tharoor over his 'scorpion' remark on PM Modi

Union minister Prakash Javadekar Sunday said Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shiv Linga reflected the party's mentality which had become evident when former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi dubbed the opposition a "scorpion" in 1984 polls.

Rajiv Gandhi had dubbed opposition scorpion in 1984: Prakash Javadekar

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