Deadly Moroccan Scorpion Found in Child’s Backpack After Family Vacation

The discovery was made in the south of the Canary Islands. Parents had the unpleasant surprise of finding one of the most dangerous scorpions in Morocco. Indeed, according to HuffPost, citing a local newspaper, the summer period in the Kingdom is conducive to the intrusion of scorpions and reptiles into homes.

Attracted by the coolness and dark corners, snakes and scorpions like to nest inside houses to escape the outdoor heat. These intrusions, explains the newspaper, are to be taken seriously, given their consequences.

The Moroccan Anti-Poison and Pharmacovigilance Center (CAPM) records about 170 deaths per year, all types of poisoning combined, including 50 from scorpion stings and 8 from snake bites. 70% of the attacks occur at the victims’ homes.

For nearly 20 years, Morocco has adopted a national strategy to combat scorpion and snake attacks.