Saturday, September 09, 2006
Strange Encounter
Late last night I was walking through my house, barefoot, in the dark, and as I went through the living room I stepped on something weird. I felt something brush rapidly along the inner edge of my heel and it made a quick staccato series of motions. I thought to myself that it would be my luck to step on a scorpion. I turned on the light to see what it was, fully expecting to see a twig, or a leaf, or something that rode in on one of the cats and there it was a scorpion sitting right there on the living room floor. It was huge! Well, at least two, maybe three, inches long. I quickly got a glass and trapped the scorpion under the glass and went looking for a piece of cardboard to slide under the scorpion so I could carry it outside. When I found one and slid it underneath the scorpion it was furious and attacked the glass over and over with amazing speed. I carried it outside and lifted the glass and stepped back. The scorpion just sat there on the card watching me with loathing. I went back inside. This experience makes at least six times I've encountered scorpions in this house. I've got to remember to wear shoes.
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I've heard that if the big ones sting you, it's less poisonous than the little ones.
Remind me to never go out west again.
Katherine, I could never live where there was the possibility of scorpions in my home. WEAR SHOES!!!!!
I'm so glad that you're all right; and you're mighty brave too I might add!
zataod,
I've heard the same thing said about rattlesnake bites. Luckily it seems that most of the scorpions around here are not terribly toxic.
Hi rgmb,
Thank you, I will wear shoes, at least at night. :)
I'm not that brave, I don't think. I apparently stepped on the darn thing and it still didn't get me.
That's one lucky scorpion! Anybody else would have smashed it with a shoe or a boot and then tossed him outside.
That creature will live to see another chance to get inside and pester you again. :)
If I was that scorpion I would have thanked my lucky stars to have come across someone as sweet and merciful as you.
And out of gratitude I would have left you alone to bother you no more.
But then I'm not a scorpion. Not even a scorpio by birth.
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