Mexicana757 From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 2961 posts, RR: 30 Posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2868 times:
A local area Chicago man was bitten by scorpion on a Mexicana Airlines Chicago bound flight. I just saw it on WGN news at noon. There is a link to the story on but you have to be a member to read it. I think they said the man is from Guanajuato. So i am guessing the flight originated in Leon.
Sabena332 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2823 times:
How did the scorpion get on board of the plane, did a passenger carried the animal along? Scorpions are very shy and I can not believe that it was living on the ramp because it is usually very loud there.
FrequentFlyKid From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1201 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2785 times:
Did it bite him or sting him? There is a big difference.
Demoose From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 1952 posts, RR: 26 Reply 5, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2785 times:
I remember an incident where a passenger had a scorpion in her pocket for the whole duration of a charter flight from the Caribbean to the UK without even knowing until they put their had in their pocket on arrival, and got a nasty suprise!
Marcos From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 67 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2779 times:
I was bitten once by a scorpion in El Salvador. It got me in the hand and it hurt like a bastard, until my entire arm went numb. I thought I was going to die.
KaiTakFan From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1586 posts, RR: 7 Reply 7, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 2776 times:
Just to make it politically correct, A scorpions means of defense is by stinging with its tail, not by bitting. I have had many experiences with those damn things living in Phoenix, AZ. Still I have not been stung by a scorpion to this day. I hear it is not a good experience!
Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9459 posts, RR: 72 Reply 8, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 2718 times:
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someone was also bit by a scorpion @ SEA towards the end of last year, in the baggage claim area.
Clickhappy From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 9459 posts, RR: 72 Reply 10, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 2667 times:
JOSEMEX From Mexico, joined Oct 1999, 1539 posts, RR: 29 Reply 11, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 2618 times:
Hmmm..apparently scorpions like flying Mexicana. Some years ago, a friend of mine (whose husband, BTW, is a Mexicana A320 pilot) was flying MX SFO-PVR-MX), Mexico">MEX with her 5 year old son. It was a red eye, so they were both asleep, until she woke up to find a scorpion crawling down her child's arm (he was still asleep). She used a magazine to brush the thing off the boy's arm, so it didn't sting him.
Mexicana757 From United States of America, joined Apr 2001, 2961 posts, RR: 30 Reply 15, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 2528 times:
Hey I just wrote what the paper and tv station said, "bitten" not stung, And those WGN reporters call themselves journalists. I shouldn't be saying anything I am journalism major myself.
The man is doing fine, they showed him walking around. He got stung on the back.
CcrlR From United States of America, joined Aug 2001, 2204 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (10 years 3 months 2 weeks 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 2489 times:
Here you go a post about the man. I posted about it but never found about this post before. It was a A319 flight from MEX-ORD
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And those WGN reporters call themselves journalists. I shouldn't be saying anything I am journalism major myself.
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