Is it venomous or poisonous?
Considered venomous. Public sources list it as such; we have not verified this individually. The note covers its whole order. All scorpions sting; most are medically minor Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lisposoma elegans — considered venomous
- Bothriurus asper — considered venomous
- Chihuahuanus coahuilae — considered venomous
- Mesomexovis punctatus — considered venomous
- Superstitionia donensis — considered venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Scorpiones
- Family
- Bothriuridae
- Genus
- Bothriurus
- Species
- Bothriurus rochai
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