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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.

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)
A yellow scorpion glows under UV light on Aug. 5, 2013, near Sde Boker in the Negev Desert, Israel. — Uriel Sinai/Getty Images

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