No, it wasn’t some twisted prank. It was the real deal with one of South Africa’s most dangerous snakes. Expert snake catcher Emile Rossouw was called in to remove the reptile safely.

Some of these creatures are beautiful as well as dangerous ... Deathstalker scorpion Deathstalker scorpions are aggressive arachnids that are found in North Africa and the Middle East.

The arachnid, roughly the size of a fingernail, survived a 5,600 mile (9,000km) journey from South Africa to ... this breed of scorpion before, but confirmed it was highly venomous, potentially ...