  - So what I'm going
  to do right now
   is intentionally get stung
   by a giant desert
   hairy scorpion.
  One.
  Two.
 Three.
   (aggressive tribal drums)
   (snarling)
 - Scorpions,
 scorpions, scorpions.
  The name along
  causes most people,
   including myself,
   to cringe.
Armed up front with
lobster-looking pinchers
   called pedipalps,
  and from the back, a
  quick-striking tail,
tipped with a
venom-injecting stinger.
   These arachnids definitely
   command respect.
 This is the part where
   I get stung by a scorpion.
  I've never been
  stung by a scorpion,
   but today I'm going to
   intentionally take a sting
to prove that not all scorpions
are capable of killing you.
   Hopefully by demonstrating
   this firsthand,
   you will take away a more
   understanding perspective
   of this overly
   vilified arachnid.
 Yeah, well, hopefully
 it's the last time.
  I've done a pretty good job
 not being stung by
 insects and arachnids
my entire life,
   so this this, uh,
one of those forced situations.
We'll see what happens.
 - We like to take all
 measures to make sure
that all safety
concerns are addressed.
   There is a small,
   very small, minute chance
 that you could have
 an allergic reaction.
- Right.
- To the sting.
   In the event that
   that does occur,
  we have secured the
  EpiPen pack here.
And that's, uh,
that's sort of like the
last line of defense.
  If he does go into
  anaphylactic shock,
   we will squeeze the epipen
   after removing the sheathe
   to expose the needle,
  very long needle. - [Coyote]
  Let's not talk about it.
  - And then,
 boom.
  - This in no way will cause
  any harm to the animal.
   The only person
   who's going to pay
   for this little
   experience is me.
   Some of you probably
   think this is ridiculous.
  Some will think it's crazy.
   And those of you who know
   about scorpions will say,
   "It's no big deal,
"it's just a giant desert hairy.
 "It will be like a bee sting."
  And that's the point
  I'm trying to make.
Not all scorpions are as
dangerous as advertised.
 Ready?
- [Mark] Yup, go ahead.
 - I'm Coyote Pererson,
and I'm entering
the strike zone.
  One,
  two, three.
 Aghh!
   Ah, geez.
Yup, he got me.
Aggghhh!
  It wasn't that bad.
   Well that was it.
  - [Mark] Is it hard
  to close your hand?
 - Huh?
   - [Mark] Tell us.
  - [Voiceover] Yeah.
  - Hold on a second, I'm ...
- [Voiceover] Can I ask
where the scorpion went?
 - Sweatin' like crazy.
   The scorpion's right here,
 I think he just wanted
 to get into the shade.
Um, all right, well that
was a lot of nerves.
   Um, but it really didn't
   hurt as bad as I thought.
The giant desert hairy scorpion
  it's supposedly only
  like a bee sting.
   I don't think it even hurt
   as much as a bee sting.
 Definitely didn't hurt as much
 as a hornet or a wasp sting.
  I think he was just scared.
 I mean, I had my hand on him,
 so he wanted to get away.
 Just a defense tactic.
 And now he's down in the shade
  and hopefully you guys don't
  have to use that EpiPen.
 Fortunately, I had no major
 adverse reaction to the venom,
 just a little swelling
 and tenderness.
The giant desert hairy
scorpion is not very dangerous,
 but there are about 25 species
 of scorpion in the world
   that do have a
   potentially lethal venom,
   so no matter what,
   never attempt replicating
what you just witnessed
me do here today.
Agghhh!
   The moral of this story is
   give scorpions their space
   and show them respect,
even if they are totally creepy.
 (tense music)
If you thought that
was one wild adventure,
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 animal encounters.
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   breaking trail.
   (growling)
 (loon calling)
