Yorkshire man finds scorpion in his suitcase while unpacking after holiday in Cuba

[Judi Lynn]

He managed to catch it with a pair of tongs and placed it in a container

ByPaul Britton Reporter & Robert Sutcliffe
21:25, 27 MAY 2023



A holiday souvenir of a very different type for David Judd of Wakefield (Image: MEN)

A Yorkshire holidaymaker got a shock when he found a scorpion inside his suitcase after returning home from a trip to Cuba.

David Judd from Wakefield said he got the fright of his life when he spotted the creature scurrying around at the bottom of his case as he unpacked his clothes. He quickly slammed the case shut before catching it with a pair of tongs and placing it in a container.

He says it is a Cuban Bank Scorpion, a type decribed as being capable of inflicitng a painful, venomous sting, but not said to be as potent as some of its killer relatives.

David, who landed at Manchester Airport on Friday morning after a fortnight's holiday with his wife, Amanda, 48, said: "I don't think he's deadly. I have been looking them up online and, thankfully, the word 'fatal' hasn't yet cropped up, although I have seen the words 'very poisonous'.

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https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/yorkshire-man-finds-scorpion-suitcase-27007731

[Marcus IM]

1. Castro is training scorpions from the grave.

Just like he was doing with sharks the early summer of 2001.

[Judi Lynn]

2. Ha! I remember the claim in Florida he was training them to go munch tourists on the beach!

There was also that claim made that they were infecting birds and sending them to Florida with bird flu.

He was such a mean, busy dictator, wasn't he? No wonder they had to run off when the island overthrew Batista.