Egypt’s scorpion king hunts fortune in the desert
An Egyptian man gave up his archeology job to gather scorpions and snakes and extract their venom for medicinal purposes.
![175688059 NEGEV DESERT, ISRAEL - AUGUST 05: (ISRAEL OUT) A Yellow Scorpion eats his prey as it glows in the dark on August 5, 2013 near Sde Boker in the Negev Desert, Israel. The Negev is second on a list of the world's top ten regional travel destinations for 2013. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/12/GettyImages-175688059.jpg/GettyImages-175688059.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=hjGcixEN)
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