Death Stalker handling (L. quinquestriatus)

DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING THIS! This is arguably THE most venomous scorpion (and possibly even creature) on the planet! I'm just a crazy bastard looking for a rush, and I'm not trying to have some inexperienced person handle one of these and get stung and possibly die. Even though this guy is small, he can still pack a wallop!

Anyway, now that I got that over with, this is one of my 3rd instar Death Stalkers. I was just transferring them and I noticed that this one was extra calm, so I decided to handle it for the first time. Enjoy the video.

Again... I DO NOT advise handling ANY species of scorpion, especially those belonging to the Buthid family such as this one!!! This scorpion is EXTREMELY venomous and should NEVER be handled!!!!

*** GO TO http://scorpionforum.darkbb.com for all of your scorpion questions. Be sure to start an introductory thread!!! Also, in that thread, it would be nice if you mentioned that I, bjaeger, referred you ;-) ***

Category:

Pets & Animals

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• venomous
• scorpion
• bug
• arachnid
• leiurus
• quinquestriatus
• death
• stalker
• handling
• crazy
• fights

[brandonjaeger]

And wow! I can't believe they were that tiny when I got them about 2-years-ago. They're about 4" now! Another video will be made as soon as I get my camera back.

[H3LLTeRRoRdaR]

isnt it impressive that this little cute thing can take your life? i hope one time...... it does.....

[brandonjaeger]

@H3LLTeRRoRdaR

There wouldn't be an adrenaline rush if they posed no serious risk (=

These are my favorite species. I could own hundreds of them and not get tired of them (=

[Vighorr]

I owned several highly venomous scorpions when i lived on my own (Deathstalker, A. Australis, A. Amoreuxi, Buthus Occitanus, A. Bicolor).

Of that grp of deadly 5, only the A. Australis was the one can't could NOT be handled safely cuz it was freakin' FAST & agressive, the others were fairly calm. I only handled them once, just to "have it done", but the Australis stayed untouched.

[brandonjaeger]

@Vighorr Sounds like a nice collection you had there! I've yet to own any Androctonus :(. The LQ's I have aren't very aggressive. They rarely sting; they'd rather flick their tail most of the time.

[Desertdweller7]

Why are you showing people this stuff??? There WILL possibly be curious people that will try this now, no matter how much you tell them not to! Maybe even children! I have a Death STalker at home. I work at a Zoo, I'm a professional. Work with arachnids a lot, and I wouldn't dare handle it! If you do, you are not using your head! And You shouldn't put things like this on YouTube that may cause curious people to get hurt or even die! I'm not attacking. I'm just worried for others and for you.

[djfassler]

Nobody has died from a scorpion sting in the US since the late 1960s due mostly to availability of medical care.

[twillis10]

@xadiuz82 I dont know if he is right or wrong, but speaking of how venomous something is and how deadly are two different things. Like for example this scorpion has way worse venom than say a rattle snake. But the rattler bite would be way worse, due to the amount of venom injected. So not being deadly to your average healthy person has nothing to do with how venomous it is.

[dachickmagnet09]

All i heard was do this its fun so we can sue him.

[SpiderShane1]

@crippenfalyfe No he wouldn't. Less than 1 out of 30 people stung by Leiurus Quinquestriatus actually die from it.

[SpiderShane1]

@manofgod30 Where did you hear that? At this size, Leiurus Quinquestriatus are not all that dangerous. The larger they are, the more capable they are of delivering large amounts of venom.

[crippenfalyfe]

@ruckaisawesome If he did he'd most likely be dead.

[77Thenava]

this is one of the top ten deadliest poisoning animals in the world!

[fadalisdestroyer666]

omfg cute scorpion. also is this a baby (scorpling lol) or an adult.

[TheRedDevilTV]

Wow, he's a very small little fella