Yellow scorpion are they dangerous

[WilliamCave]

I was sitting having a coffee about 10 minutes ago and my dog made me aware of a yellow looking scorpion. It was about 2 inches long yellowish in color

Any one see one like this before , sorry don't have a pic to show could only describe it

Was not bit from it , not to sure about dog if she was bit.

Thanks in advance

[soihok]

I was stung by a yellow coloured scorpion in Thailand a few years ago, it was about 1.5 inches long.

It did hurt (or was uncomfortable more like) for some time, slight swelling but nothing drastic.

[WilliamCave]

I was stung by a yellow coloured scorpion in Thailand a few years ago, it was about 1.5 inches long.

It did hurt (or was uncomfortable more like) for some time, slight swelling but nothing drastic.

Thanks for the info

[Mario2008]

There are a few different kinds of scorpions in Thailand, none of them are lethal. But can be very painful, especially the reddish/yellow ones. Locals just rub some tiger balm on it against the swelling.

In Morocco and other parts of Africa they do have lethal scorpions.

[williamta20012]

why am I thinking of the new movie riddick

[tim armstrong]

There's a little grey one that hurts a lot for a few days too. The dry season brings them out for some reason.

[HeavyDrinker]

One nice rule of thumb in gauging the potency of a scorpion, is that large pincers = milder venom (as they can use them to subdue their prey or attackers....Thailand has very few highly venomous Arachnids or invertebrates. The real danger comes through anaphylctic reaction to the venom. In North Africa I'd be far more wary of scorpions than here....

[Thongkorn]

By rule of thumb, The bigger the claws, the smaller the sting,The smaller the claws, the bigger the sting. because they are small they need more venom to kill their pray.

[sabian]

There are no deadly poisonous Scorpions in Thailand, the worst is a bee sting in comparison.

[Torrens54]

thanks for the Comforting news about them being "non lethal" however, I have now started to ITCH all over , just from the thought.

[DGIE]

Your dog is a good bodyguard of yours! nice dog.

But whatever advice that scorpions in Thailand are not poisonous or deadly, there is no better than to get away from them.

[shrimpythailand]

as Will Ta says... the new movie Riddick and also Indiana Jones in the Crys skull... " it's the small ones you have to worry about about"... but yes painful but maybe not lethal... the big centipide ones i hear are nasty with the dark red back...also soi dogs... got bit by one a few years ago and thought no sweat... but the next day my ankle swoll up pretty good...basically anything with 0-2-3-4-6-8 legs here be careful it doesn't bite you 5 5 5

[raro]

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