Woman stung by venomous critter while getting bag at Boston's Logan Airport

A pistillate was taken to the infirmary implicit the play aft being stung by a scorpion portion getting her luggage astatine Boston Logan International Airport in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts State Police told Fox News Digital that astatine astir 7:30 p.m. connected Sunday night, the 40-year-old pistillate was waiting to get her luggage successful the baggage assertion country of customs erstwhile she was stung.

The pistillate was past taken to a section infirmary wherever she was treated for the sting.

State police did not respond to Fox News Digital’s questions astir the victim’s information oregon wherever she had been traveling earlier she arrived successful Boston.

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A yellowish scorpion (Tityus serrulatus) is pictured astatine the arthropod bioterium of the Butantan Institute, successful Sao Paulo, Brazil, connected October 2, 2024.  (NELSON ALMEIDA/AFP via Getty Images)

Police did not cognize however oregon erstwhile the scorpion ended up astatine the airport. The probe into the substance remains open.

According to the Mayo Clinic, scorpion stings are painful, though seldom life-threatening.

Bark scorpions are the lone taxon successful the U.S. to transportation venom beardown capable to origin superior symptoms, and they are usually betwixt 1.6 to 3 inches long.

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A pistillate was stung by a scorpion astatine Boston Logan Airport portion she was getting her bag.

The taxon is typically recovered successful the deserts successful the Southwestern portion of the U.S. Across the world, though, determination are implicit 2,000 taxon of scorpions, and astir 100 of those taxon transportation venom beardown capable to beryllium fatal, the Mayo Clinic noted.

Symptoms of a scorpion sting see symptom reaching levels of intense, numbness and tingling, swelling and warmth.

FILE - The pistillate was taken to a adjacent infirmary aft she was stung. (iStock)

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Allergic reactions are besides possible, conscionable similar with bees and wasps, and immoderate could origin life-threatening anaphylaxis.