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42bambi

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7. To date, here in San Antonio, I have killed 17, and most were inside, walls, floors, shower, even
Wed Jun 17, 2020, 01:36 PM
Jun 2020

several in a light globe. Last year while cleaning our hot tub I was stung by a bark scorpion...it was on the handle of the leaf net, what a shock! My hubby made a paste of water and meat tenderizer and applied on my hand to draw out the poison. The pain lasted nonstop for over 24 hours! Still have a scar. You better believe I now check everything I touch ... in and out. I have had the house sprayed twice so far this year! Our cats are good little scouts too ... whenever I see them staring at the floor I take notice, and sure enough they have spotted one! Most critter crawlers they like to play with, BUT NOT SCORPIONS. LOL.

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