Thai woman covered in scorpions for world record attempt

Ananova ^ | 21 September 2002

[JediGirl]

A Thai woman has draped herself with scorpions in an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.

Kanchana Ketkeaw will aim to spend the next 32 days covered in 3,000 scopions to break a world record.

She began her stunt at Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum in Pattaya, east of Bangkok.

The scorpions are non-venomous and only eat insects.

Of 1,500 species of scorpions worldwide, only about 20 to 25 are regarded as dangerous.

[ErnBatavia]

The little buggers in the desert areas of SoKal are poisonous; they may be only two inches long (and are a light tan color) and pack quite a sting. After the sting, the bitten area goes numb for a few hours and then you're fine.

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

It was either that or listen to a joint Al Gore/Joe Lieberman news conference for five minutes. The choice was clear.