Thriving scorpion population is stinging problem for Brazil
The result is that scorpions have become the most lethal poisonous animal in Brazil, posing a growing danger for people across the whole country -- and spurring demand for antivenom.
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Brazilian biologist Paulo Goldoni shows yellow scorpions (Tityus serrulatus), in the Butantan Institute, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on October 2, 2024. (AFP photos)
By NewVision Reporter
Journalists @NewVision
Forget snakes, it's scorpions Brazilians most need to worry about.
The arachnids -- feared for the toxic stinger poised atop their tails -- are proliferating thanks to urbanization and