Scorpions can be dangerous and frightening pest. They are very distinctive creatures and pose a very real danger from their sting. A scorpion’s venom contains a mixture of compounds, including neurotoxins that affect’s a victim’s nervous system. Stings from Texas scorpions produce only moderate reactions in most people.

Most scorpions are active at night and hide during the day. Scorpions spend most of their time hidden away in cracks and crevices, under logs, stones, wood piles, concrete, or in bark of a tree.