Woman Captures Scorpion That Stung Her in Bed, Stunning Viewers: 'Hell No'

A woman shared a now-viral TikTok video showing a scorpion that she captured after it stung her while she was in bed.

Posted by TikTok user @crysalvear13, the video amassed nearly 11 million views as she showed the bark scorpion she trapped in a glass against her pillow.

"Just got stung [by] a freakin scorpion y'all," read the caption of her video.

Though painful, most scorpion stings are not life-threatening, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Someone stung by a scorpion may experience symptoms, which include numbness, pain and swelling. In the event that someone was stung and experiences severe symptoms, they are encouraged to seek medical care.

The bark scorpion, which is what stung @crysalvear13, is typically found in desert parts of the southwest, and it is the only scorpion species with venom that can cause severe symptoms.

In her video, @crysalvear13 showed the scorpion that was on the side of her pillow, trapped in place by a glass.

"So, good morning," she said at the start of the clip. "I've just been stung by a scorpion, and I just found him in my pillow."

The brief video shocked viewers who took to the comments section to share their thoughts.

"Hell no! Hope you are OK," a viewer wrote.

"I worry about pincher bugs and yall got scorpions," another viewer said.

"They're always somewhere they're not supposed to be and have the audacity to get mad and sting you, like what?" one TikTok user commented.

"This is why I'm OK with living where the air hurts my face in the winter," a comment read.

In a follow-up video, @crysalvear13 explained that she felt something crawling across her arm but thought she was still dreaming and paid it no mind.

After she turned over, she said she felt the scorpion sting her.

"Within 30 seconds, it started to tingle, go numb and get warm," @crysalvear13 said.

Once the area became warm, she immediately suspected that she was stung by a scorpion because of what she read about scorpion stings.

TikToker @crysalvear13 quickly got out of bed and got in touch with poison control who contacted her throughout the day to check in on her symptoms and how she was feeling.

Upon finding the scorpion, she brought it outside where she killed it.

In a second follow-up video, @crysalvear13 said that when she spoke with representatives at the poison control center, she was told that they get about 50 calls daily about scorpion stings.

She said her arm felt like it was "on fire," was tingling and her elbow was numb. TikToker @crysalvear13 said she also experienced bouts of numbness on her head, neck and thighs, but they had since gone away at the time of posting her video.

"I did get blurry vision," @crysalvear13 said. "Not blurry, like constant blurry, it was like I really had to refocus my eyes, which is apparently a normal symptom."

She ultimately called out of work for the day, and while she said her arm was in pain, she was OK.

In a third follow-up video, she said she did not go to the emergency room because she was told that a person would develop their symptoms in the first six hours after getting stung.

"They watch out for any new symptoms that may dictate whether or not you go to the hospital," @crysalvear13 said.

Newsweek reached out to @crysalvear13 for comment.

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