The Scorpion Queen

[PhilHarries]

Not seen this anywhere else on the forum (apologies if it a repeat) and it makes a change from those interminable threads "Where is the <insert currency> going" threads or the political slag fests.

Scorpion Queen holds scorpion in mouth for two minutes

Thailand's self-proclaimed "Scorpion Queen" has set a new world record by holding a live seven-inch scorpion in her mouth for just over two minutes.

In a feat worthy of the reality television programme I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, Kanchana Kaetkaew, 39, allowed her husband, Boonthawee Siangwong, to place the writhing poisonous arachnid on her tongue, where it stayed for two minutes and three seconds before she spat it out.

Her proud husband – known as Thailand's "Centipede King" – looked on as Miss Kaetkaew, dressed in a white dress covered with more of the stinging creatures, made her record attempt in front of a crowd at a shopping centre in Pattaya, a city on the Gulf of Thailand known for its nightlife and cabaret.

Miss Kaetkaew remains ambitious for more records and, for her next stunt, she is planning to live in a glass compound for 33 days and nights in the company of 5,000 scorpions.

If successful, she will beat her 2002 record of 32 days in a glass house with 3,400 scorpions. Her husband set a Thai record for enduring 28 days with 1,000 centipedes.

Source : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...wo-minutes.html

[Jai Dee]

33 days as Scorpion Queen

Kanchana Ketkaew steps into a nest of deadly critters in attempt to break her record reign

Thailand's Scorpion Queen, Kanchana Ketkaew, yesterday embarked on a mission to clinch two world records at Pattaya's Ripley's Believe It Or Not! museum. As of press time, she is doing really well.

First taste of success

After two minutes and three seconds with a venomous scorpion in her mouth, Kanchana accomplished the first half of her feat. Witnesses, including reporters and tourists, were stunned.

'Death-defying challenge'

Kanchana just smiled: "If you thought this attempt was intense, my next one will leave you speechless. I can't reveal any details yet, but I've started preparing for the most dangerous and death-defying challenge of my life."

Kanchana, a 39-year-old native of Samui, has been a scorpion queen for years.

In 2002, she spent 32 days in a room with 3,400 live scorpions - that world record earned her instant fame.

"Breaking this record has been my dream for years," she said yesterday.

Kanchana says she has always loved animals, and |has pushed her mental limits to overcome the fear that's |supposedly part of being a woman.

Sharing her soft spot for creepy crawlies is the man she married, Thailand's Centipede King, Bunthawee Siengwong.

Yesterday, Kanchana stepped into a glass enclosure containing 5,000 adult scorpions. Her aim is to stay there for 33 days and 33 nights.

Medics on standby

A medical team from Bangkok-Pattaya Hospital is on hand to monitor her physical condition throughout the stay.

Somporn Naksuetrong, general manager of Ripley's Believe It Or Not! commented: "The museum is happy to support Nong Na in her world-record attempt because we feel that it's being done not merely as a stunt or entertainment, but to satisfy a deeply felt ambition."

Source: The Nation - 23 December 2008

[chuang]

Scorpion Queen holds scorpion in mouth for two minutes

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I have seen better at Patpong Live Show.....