STUNG by the MOST VENOMOUS SCORPION in the USA! Arizona Bark - Centruroides sculpturatus

A few weeks ago, I was accidentally stung by a Centruroides sculpturatus, aka the Arizona Bark Scorpion. As soon as I had my wits about me, I grabbed a GoPro and started documenting the effects of the venom. For 72 hours, I filmed myself as the venom worked through my body and described the pain and sensations as best I could. Hopefully, this will serve as a warning to anyone who comes in contact with an Arizona Bark Scorpion. And provide some information and relief for any that has just been stung.

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[rickcroney]

Good on you for documenting the effects and sharing with the community. We all make mistakes and it's important to be transparent in an effort to keep everyone safe and well informed. 🦂💚

[Alexrod]

I have been stung by arizona bark scorpions twice in in my life. The first time when I was about 15 maybe hurt like a good wasp sting. The second time I was 23 on the palm of my hand grabbing a log in the middle of the night for a fire. The second time it felt like my my arm was getting struck by lightning every 2-3 minutes. If you touched my arm or even i touched my fingers together it felt like a taser, I could feel the nerves firing all the way up to my shoulder, I had nerve damage for about 2 weeks. No matter how tough you are you can never underestimate nature, at the very least see a professional. Glad you covered this, Arizona has beautiful creatures but are very humbling. Hope you are doing well.

[thatguyfromcetialphaV]

Professional swearing, professional video mate :)

[mully]

Sorry this happened. Thanks for the info. Hopefully never happens again but if you ever get bit/stung by something on that hand again, highly suggest taking the wedding ring off right away. You be shocked how many people end up losing fingers and/or needing to have the ring sawed off. So glad nothing happened, i kept yelling, "take it off! Take it off!" Had to be the first time ive yelled that to another man.

[joshdillon]

Very well documented sting case. This is needed information. Well done, sir. Hopefully this video serves as a lesson to other keepers of venomous animals.

[adammester]

Love how he went from roasting others rolling on the floor to full Koyote Peterson in the second half of the vid :D Good stuff Richard! Many of us are glad you filmed your experience with the sting! Be better soon!

[KevinSmith-xtgt]

Super glad your mental lapse ended up being ok. The entire time in my head I was like. Go to the hospital just in case. Different here health care is free 🙈🇨🇦. Thanks for the updates throughout to let us know what you were going through and feeling. I admit I was nervous for you 🙈. Thanks for the awesome channel and the amazing information you provide 🙏

[SkyeSpider]

This was an awesome sting report, dude. Very detailed! Thanks for sharing it all.

I got stung by this species over a decade ago. A wild one climbed in my pants overnight (left on the floor) and I put them back on in the morning. It stung me seven times in the back of my upper thigh before I got them off. It SUCKED for a couple of days.

I kept that scorpion as a pet until it died of old age. 😊

[FangsLegs]

A lot of this, including the tingling, the pain coming and going, and “smashed it in a car door” and feeling like a burn, reminds me of a recent yellow jacket sting on my hand close to the webbing between my index and middle finger. I can imagine everything you’re describing. Sorry that happened to you my friend! I’m glad you shared so we all know what to expect if we get stung.
I did also get a touch of nausea the first hour or two.

[BrettOPediaTV]

DUDE. I’m so sorry, Richard!!! That’s insane

[kellynorman]

I'm so glad you're ok, Richard! Very informative video documenting your journey thru this sting.❤

[thefreebird]

Glad nothing horrible happened. We are all glad that you're still with us and aren't allergic to their venom. I personally enjoy your videos and would hate for there to be no more of them. You offer a lot of very well researched and thoughtful information.

[gavsTarantulas]

Glad your ok but also glad you recorded it after

[craftygnome]

Thank for this man, I'm currently sitting on my couch after getting stung at work about 2 hours ago, I was looking for someone to share the pain with. This freaking sucks haha

[mikepetersen]

Glad you survived 😊 of course Tarantula Kat was right to worry about the wellbeing of the Scorpion first😉🦂

[bgroves]

Really great educational video. It sucks you went through this, but you did a great job documenting the whole ordeal. The time clock and periodic updates were really educational, and I really loved how you described the sensations without adding drama. It's hard to believe some content creators due to their dramatic flare, but you kept it very "matter of fact".

[pattijareo]

Sorry you went through all that, Richard! You've definitely added to the body of knowledge with your experience, but let's consider this enough through personal experience! 😉 TaKe care!

[marciasmith]

That sucks! Sorry that happened to you. Glad you’re ok now 👍

[lindabriggs]

Ouch! I feel your pain, Richard. Did you contact your physician? As a Retired Nurse I would tell you to that just let them know. Anti-venom is given, over slow IV drip. But you won't get that.
Here is something useful to know. The foremost best Emergency Room Doc is located at the hospital in Raleigh at the University of NC Med Center. He is the best Doctor to see for envenomation. Dr. Sean Bush. He used to be in SoCal and had a TV show. There's another one at Wake University they call " the Venom Doc"

Be glad you didn't get antivenom. That stuff will cost you around $50, 000.00😮

[sharenbeveridge]

Yeah we have Anascorp in most EDs here in AZ. I'm a PICU Nurse and we used to have to sedate kids and put them on ventilators regularly before that was developed. Now they just get that in the ED and go home. I've been stung once and yeah it sucks but it's over in a day pretty much.