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HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN STUNG BY A SCORPION?

DavidE - 3-26-2014 at 02:51 PM

No one will ever know you told the truth!

vandenberg - 3-26-2014 at 03:06 PM

No big deal.

Was stung once on my instep and once on the tip of my middle finger.
The second one left the finger numb for a while.

Wasp sting is more painful.

monoloco - 3-26-2014 at 03:54 PM

I've been stung at least 6-8 times over the years, once right on the temple by one that fell out of a palapa roof during a hurricane. Honey bees hurt worse.

POPEYE-SCOTT - 3-26-2014 at 04:31 PM

What if a dog is bit? I have a 55 lb golden. Taking the camper down in October. Just me and the pooch.

Bajaboy - 3-26-2014 at 04:40 PM

one time....arm was numb and tingling up to my shoulder for a few days

DENNIS - 3-26-2014 at 04:47 PM

I got hit by one of those common [here, anyway] brownish gray guys that was in my shoe. Got me on the toe. It was like a bee sting and went away after about an hour.
Now...we have those nasty mustard brown colored muthas that Arizona is famous for around here as well, and I never want one of those guys in my shoe...or my life. They will flat ruin your day.

DavidE - 3-26-2014 at 04:52 PM

POP-EYE SCOTT.
Allow me to take a wild guess and say because there have not been dire-warnings issued by pet owners in Arizona, a 55 lb golden retriever would not be endangered by a single sting. Some really potent scorpions are found in Arizona and I cannot imagine there existing a grand danger to canines and a subsequent total blank of information or reports about it. Some dogs are stupid and will stick their snout in a scorpion's business - IMO goldens are anything but stupid. JMHO

Maderita - 3-26-2014 at 04:57 PM

Once. Left a climbing rope sitting out all night in the Sierra de Juárez. While stuffing the rope into a backpack, I felt something sharp on my leg (I was wearing shorts). Immediately assumed it was a cholla spine stuck on the rope which brushed my leg. Looked down to see a scorpion. Slight pain for a few seconds. Within a minute, I used a snake bite extractor pump on the sting site. Sucked out a tiny drop of clear fluid (probably mostly my own). A little worried, I waited in base camp for 10 minutes. Nothing happened, so I went off to work on a new route.
Btw, the scorpion was 8" in diameter, and 1 mm thick, with a boot imprint on it's back. After the sting of course.

[Edited on 3-27-2014 by Maderita]

Yup That's The Color Of The One That Got Me Here In BA

DavidE - 3-26-2014 at 05:01 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
I got hit by one of those common [here, anyway] brownish gray guys that was in my shoe. Got me on the toe. It was like a bee sting and went away after about an hour.
Now...we have those nasty mustard brown colored muthas that Arizona is famous for around here as well, and I never want one of those guys in my shoe...or my life. They will flat ruin your day.


Yotta see the monsters they have around here. Alacran Mamá....

Five inches in length and a body as big as a hummingbird. Best I could measure the hooked barb on the tail was just a tad shy of a quarter-inch in length. Mexicans insist they are not peligroso. Neither are 300 pound Rottweilers. So. They. Say.

DENNIS - 3-26-2014 at 05:06 PM

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Originally posted by DavidE
Allow me to take a wild guess and say because there have not been dire-warnings issued by pet owners in Arizona, a 55 lb golden retriever would not be endangered by a single sting.


It comes as no surprise that dogs that get snake-bit get it right on the end of the nose, that being the closest to the snake.
Hope dogs have enough sense to keep their nose away from alacránes.

DENNIS - 3-26-2014 at 05:11 PM

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Originally posted by DavidE

Mexicans insist they are not peligroso. Neither are 300 pound Rottweilers. So. They. Say.



Yeah...I learned the hard way to never ask a Mexican man in the grocery store produce department if a certain type of pepper is hot? He'll say no even if you could weld with the nasty thing.

55steve - 3-26-2014 at 05:25 PM

Had one in bed with me - stung me on the right elbow and it hurt from my shoulder to my fingers for 4 days! The initial pain was wasp sting like but the following joint pain was annoying for quite a while.

David K - 3-26-2014 at 05:31 PM

Looking forward to Graham's response! For me, close, but no cigar a few times. Always careful when lifting up firewood or dead cactus.

CortezBlue - 3-26-2014 at 05:34 PM

4 times for me, once twice by the same little bugger

freediverbrian - 3-26-2014 at 05:36 PM

20 years ago in my 30s I was stung on the lower back at night sleeping under a palm tree a scorpuon fell on my back and stung me Hurt for a couple of hours . Did not think too much about it but the next day while shovling cement my back spasmed i fell in pain . Still have back pain to this day. Never had back problems befor that

[Edited on 3-27-2014 by freediverbrian]

¿Señora? Se Pica Este Salsa?

DavidE - 3-26-2014 at 05:42 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS
Quote:
Originally posted by DavidE

Mexicans insist they are not peligroso. Neither are 300 pound Rottweilers. So. They. Say.



Yeah...I learned the hard way to never ask a Mexican man in the grocery store produce department if a certain type of pepper is hot? He'll say no even if you could weld with the nasty thing.


"No señor, porque te preguntas?




[Edited on 3-27-2014 by DavidE]

mulegemichael - 3-26-2014 at 06:20 PM

27 years in baja not one sting....knock, knock....but it still scares me..really....i'm deadly allergic

to bee stings and am so afraid that might transfer over to alacrans....any info???...my bride was stung this past couple of days right after we had our palms trimmed...little tiny semi clear bastard!

Bajaboy - 3-26-2014 at 07:05 PM

WHAT'S UP WITH THE ALL CAPS POST, DAVID?

Marinero - 3-26-2014 at 07:32 PM

Not that bad a sting day one, but holds on for a few days and sometimes travels to your armpit, where it takes up residence. Lymph system, I guess.

BigOly - 3-26-2014 at 07:58 PM

Hey Marieno, Encourage these guys to frequent your habitat and they will protect you from scorpions!

[Edited on 3-27-2014 by BigOly]

grace59 - 3-27-2014 at 06:11 AM

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Originally posted by POPEYE-SCOTT
What if a dog is bit? I have a 55 lb golden. Taking the camper down in October. Just me and the pooch.

Last summer I'm certain that our Lab got stung by one on her hip. She had swelling and did NOT want you to touch the area. Later that day when I was changing the sheets on the bed I found one of those yellow suckers on my pillow! I thought it was dead, picked up the pillow and went to show it to my husband. Decided to throw it in the trash....luckily decided to use a paper towel because as soon as I touch it the thing took off across the kitchen counter where it soon became one with the tile! :o After a couple of days the dog was fine again!!

Meany - 3-27-2014 at 07:09 AM

Stung twice. By my 1st and 2nd wifes. There both Scorpios?? And it was Bad...:fire:

vandenberg - 3-27-2014 at 07:56 AM

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Originally posted by Meany
Stung twice. By my 1st and 2nd wifes. There both Scorpios?? And it was Bad...:fire:


Wonder what they say about you. :biggrin::biggrin:

Skipjack Joe - 3-27-2014 at 09:15 AM

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Originally posted by vandenberg
Quote:
Originally posted by Meany
Stung twice. By my 1st and 2nd wifes. There both Scorpios?? And it was Bad...:fire:


Wonder what they say about you. :biggrin::biggrin:


Meaner than a hound dog.

:lol:

Meany - 3-27-2014 at 07:37 PM

YES and that is the truth and I'm sticking to it....:lol:

Feathers - 3-27-2014 at 07:59 PM

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Originally posted by vandenberg
No big deal.

Was stung once on my instep and once on the tip of my middle finger.
The second one left the finger numb for a while.

Wasp sting is more painful.


I've never been stung by a scorpion, but I have stepped on a Bull-nosed Hornet (barefoot) and it felt like I stepped on a red-hot coal.

DAMN… that's PAINFUL! It burned for several hours then the relentless itching started. Left me almost sleepless for 2 nights.

SO happy we don't have those Beestards here!