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Essex woman Carol Cook discovers scorpion over breakfast Essex woman Carol Cook discovers scorpion over breakfast
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A potentially dangerous scorpion was discovered in a woman's kitchen shortly after she opened a packet of cereal.A potentially dangerous scorpion was discovered in a woman's kitchen shortly after she opened a packet of cereal.
Carol Cook screamed in shock when she spotted the creature scuttling across the floor of her home in Stansted, Essex.Carol Cook screamed in shock when she spotted the creature scuttling across the floor of her home in Stansted, Essex.
Her husband Gary managed to capture the animal in a plastic container.Her husband Gary managed to capture the animal in a plastic container.
Iain Newby, who runs Dangerous Wild Animal Rescue Facility, in Great Wakering, Essex, said it "could be something quite venomous".Iain Newby, who runs Dangerous Wild Animal Rescue Facility, in Great Wakering, Essex, said it "could be something quite venomous".
He added: "It might have been in the cardboard packaging during shipping, or in the factory, or it could have come from somewhere completely different."He added: "It might have been in the cardboard packaging during shipping, or in the factory, or it could have come from somewhere completely different."
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Mrs Cook said she wanted to find out more information about the scorpion and how dangerous it might be.Mrs Cook said she wanted to find out more information about the scorpion and how dangerous it might be.
She said her daughter had recently returned from Spain and was considering the possibility the scorpion had come from overseas.She said her daughter had recently returned from Spain and was considering the possibility the scorpion had come from overseas.
She has contacted Environmental Health and an animal welfare charity to see if they can identify its breed or find it a new home.She has contacted Environmental Health and an animal welfare charity to see if they can identify its breed or find it a new home.
Scorpions are particularly recognisable by their spectacularly large, powerful pincers, which are enlarged appendages used to grasp and subdue prey. Scorpions are particularly recognisable by their large, powerful pincers, which are enlarged appendages used to grasp and subdue prey.
The famous stinging tail contains a pair of poison glands and is used to paralyse prey. The infamous stinging tail contains a pair of poison glands and is used to paralyse prey.