Which scorpion stung me in Amasya, Turkey (and caused involuntary muscle spasms before I got to the hospital)?

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I took the year 2000 off to travel in Eastern Europe, Turkey and Iran, and spent a few days in August en route in Amasya, an historic city in central Turkey a little less than 100 km.s south of the Black Sea. I was 32 years of age at the time and in good health.
- My first night in town I thought I'd scramble up the side of the foot of a mtn. at the edge of the centre of town in the dark to the collection of floodlit Pontic tombs carved from the living rock, a famous feature of the city. After a bit I reached the entrance to another tunnel with steps leading down, leaned against the wall of the entrance with my left hand and immediately felt a very sharp pain on my palm. I thought I'd cut it and deep. (It was the type of stinging, sharp pain you might feel after cutting your palm deeply with a knife or the lid when opening a tin, but only after several minutes. This pain was immediate.) I couldn't see any cut or blood, so I walked back down to street level and a streetlight and still couldn't see any mark while the pain remained intense. Then my hand began to flex involuntarily at my heart-rate. With every beat of my heart my hand would flex, and then my forearm got into the act too. Something was moving up my arm. I've since read that such involuntary muscle spasms signify a "serious venom reaction" to a scorpion sting. "Shock or respiratory arrest may ensue without prompt medical intervention." Scorpion Stings and Snake Bites Heading back into town I flagged and took a cab to the hospital, and my arm settled down soon after the anti-venom injection.
- The doctor or male nurse or clinician was very nice. He couldn't speak English, but knew the treatment to administer. Now I wish I'd tried to ask him to write down the name of the species or the type of scorpion that he thought had stung me (if he could be so specific). All I've found online is that species belonging to the Buthidae family are most common in the area. "Several health-threatening scorpions are found in Turkey, all belonging to the Buthidae family: Androctonus crassicauda [the 'Arabian fat-tailed' which "lives in the ruins of old, neglected structures" and is nocturnal {Wikipedia} {I think I saw a baby or juvenile black fat-tail 'scorpling' on the floor in a hotel room I was being shown in a budget inn in Na'in, central Iran 2 mos. later; the owner/manager killed it with his pen and put me in another room. lol}], ... Leiurus abdullahbayrami [with venom at least twice as toxic as that of Androctonus]; Leiurus Quinquestriatus, [also found in Turkey, 'the Yellow Deathstalker' with "venom capable of provoking cardiac complications such as pulmonary edema, myocarditis, changes in heart rate and rhythm, and cardiac failure." According to the narrator of this video, "immediate symptoms include excruciating pain at the site of the sting, followed by muscle spasms [Hmmm] and convulsions." https://youtube.com/shorts/4kp2Ui7Eikw?si=Fl_uk2YpFNbEFe4r SciELO Brazil - A newly described scorpion species, Leiurus abdullahbayrami (Scorpion: Buthidae), and the lethal potency and in vivo effects of its venom A newly described scorpion species, Leiurus abdullahbayrami (Scorpion: Buthidae), and the lethal potency and in vivo effects of its venom ], Mesobuthus eupeus [possibly the most widely-dispersed of the Buthidae], and Mesobuthus gibbosus". < Scorpion Venom Research Around the World: Turkish Scorpions | SpringerLink
- That's what I was able to find online, but I know next to nothing about scorpions compared to the people who post on this forum, and don't know where to look on google or apart from google.
Again, I didn't see the scorpion, of course I assume it was a scorpion, and all I have to go on is the location (Amasya, and the wall of a tunnel just inside the entrance), the time of day (after dark) and my symptoms which were immediate and strange and dramatic. Would anyone have an opinion? (It's no big deal, I'm just curious what stung me.)
Thanks.
Rob in Toronto

 

[The Snark]

I flagged and took a cab to the hospital, and my arm settled down soon after the anti-venom injection.
- The doctor or male nurse or clinician was very nice. He couldn't speak English, but knew the treatment to administer. Now I wish I'd tried to ask him to write down the name of the species or the type of scorpion that he thought had stung me (if he could be so specific). All I've found online is that species belonging to the Buthidae family are most common in the area.

You pretty much answered your own question except the exact species. Anti-venin is only administered if the general genera of animal is highly suspect and the treatment is broad spectrum - very common. ER treatment in that casual fashion is indicative of local scorp stings being quite common. Your best chance on ID is contacting an acadeic institute in that country that has an animal bio department. They, or the pathology department at the hospital you went to will probably give you the exact same answer, "One of our Buthidae species." Or you might get lucky and contact an expert who would give you a short list of the most common in that particular area.
You can't be given a positive on a particular species, only conjecture, unless only one particular species is predominant enough in the area to rule out other species.

Nobody can nail down what particular animal it was going by your symptoms. They are common to all scorions and wasps; immediate debilitating pain and tremors which can be direct venom effect upon your neurological system or a combination of conditions such as alcohol in your system added to anxiety and adrenaline. Not to be confused with muscle spasms.