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hello nomad,
I teach 12-15 year old kids, I coach 5-15 year olds. From my experience you don't have to tail them something is okay for them to hear it. Lots of adults are the same way. That's why I'm opposed to people telling the world "Look I'm holding a scorpion that might kill me. you shouldn't do it but it's fine for me, I'm immune to the sting." Some one will see that and say "I can hold hot scorpions just like that guy."
When people hear what my hobby is I have to spend a few minutes explaining that it's safe and that I'm responsible enough to handle the hobby safely. Every YouTube video of some 19 year old clown holding his andro makes the whole hobby look suspect. It makes us look as if we need taking care of. Like we are to irresponsible to take care of ourselves. Down playing the danger or justifying that it won't hurt me or that lots of things can kill you doesn't make us look any better. It makes us look kind of stupid. Most people know that some scorpions can kill you. So when you say i handle hots but I'm real careful, or if it stings me I'll probably live, they know it sounds stupid. Look, If I told you that I like to play with guns, and that I'm not worried because if I get shot it will probably just be my arm or leg, you'd think I was an absolute idiot. I know it's not the best analogy, but I hope it helps to get my point across.
I know that some people will end up handling their scorpions. I don't do what everyone in this forum tells me to do. In fact I don't even bother to ask questions that aren't directly related to scorpion care. Questions like "should I handle my deadly scorpion?" will always end up in an argument. In the end I have to do the research on my own and make my own choice. The only reason I ended up posting on this thread was because I felt that some bad info was being put out to the public, and didn't want someone acting on that bad info. I posted earlier that handling hots should be like wearing women’s underwear. If you are going to do it, don't tell the whole neighborhood. I was joking of coarse but I was still trying to make a point. If you handle hots why brag about it. I do feel it's bragging on this post. What else could it be, when you make sure everyone knows all the species you've handled, or why your not worried about a sting killing you, because your real tough? People have to know this is a controversial subject so why stir up the pot unless they want to. It does nothing to help the hobby and could give people a negative perception of it. I hope people realize that this thread has over 1500 views. I can only hope some 12 year old didn't read part of it and now thinks handling hots isn't that dangerous.
John
I teach 12-15 year old kids, I coach 5-15 year olds. From my experience you don't have to tail them something is okay for them to hear it. Lots of adults are the same way. That's why I'm opposed to people telling the world "Look I'm holding a scorpion that might kill me. you shouldn't do it but it's fine for me, I'm immune to the sting." Some one will see that and say "I can hold hot scorpions just like that guy."
When people hear what my hobby is I have to spend a few minutes explaining that it's safe and that I'm responsible enough to handle the hobby safely. Every YouTube video of some 19 year old clown holding his andro makes the whole hobby look suspect. It makes us look as if we need taking care of. Like we are to irresponsible to take care of ourselves. Down playing the danger or justifying that it won't hurt me or that lots of things can kill you doesn't make us look any better. It makes us look kind of stupid. Most people know that some scorpions can kill you. So when you say i handle hots but I'm real careful, or if it stings me I'll probably live, they know it sounds stupid. Look, If I told you that I like to play with guns, and that I'm not worried because if I get shot it will probably just be my arm or leg, you'd think I was an absolute idiot. I know it's not the best analogy, but I hope it helps to get my point across.
I know that some people will end up handling their scorpions. I don't do what everyone in this forum tells me to do. In fact I don't even bother to ask questions that aren't directly related to scorpion care. Questions like "should I handle my deadly scorpion?" will always end up in an argument. In the end I have to do the research on my own and make my own choice. The only reason I ended up posting on this thread was because I felt that some bad info was being put out to the public, and didn't want someone acting on that bad info. I posted earlier that handling hots should be like wearing women’s underwear. If you are going to do it, don't tell the whole neighborhood. I was joking of coarse but I was still trying to make a point. If you handle hots why brag about it. I do feel it's bragging on this post. What else could it be, when you make sure everyone knows all the species you've handled, or why your not worried about a sting killing you, because your real tough? People have to know this is a controversial subject so why stir up the pot unless they want to. It does nothing to help the hobby and could give people a negative perception of it. I hope people realize that this thread has over 1500 views. I can only hope some 12 year old didn't read part of it and now thinks handling hots isn't that dangerous.
John
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