Identify scorpions
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All danger levels
43 scorpionsBlack-tailed thicktail scorpion
Venomous
Cape Burrower scorpion
Mildly venomous
Cape Creeper scorpion
Mildly venomous
Cape Thicktail scorpion
Highly venomous
Chubb’s Lesser-thicktail scorpion
Mildly venomous
Common Lesser-thicktail scorpion
Mildly venomous
Drab Thicktail scorpion
Venomous
Drakensberg Creeper scorpion
Mildly venomous
Dusky burrower scorpion
Mildly venomous
Eastern bark scorpion
Mildly venomous
Eastern Nomad scorpion
Venomous
Fair Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion
Mildly venomous
False karoo burower scorpion
Mildly venomous
Fynbos burrower scorpion
Mildly venomous
Giant Rock scorpion
Harmless
Golden-green Lesser-thicktail scorpion
Mildly venomous
Gunning’s Rock scorpion
Harmless
Hairy Thicktail scorpion
Venomous
Highveld Burrower scorpion
Mildly venomous
Highveld lesser-thicktail scorpion
Mildly venomous
Intermediate Creeper scorpion
Mildly venomous
Jones’s Creeper scorpion
Mildly venomous
Kalahari Burrower scorpion
Mildly venomous
Kalahari Thicktail scorpion
Venomous
Karoo burrower scorpion
Mildly venomous
Kranspoort rock scorpion
Harmless
Little rock scorpion
Harmless
Mozambique Thicktail scorpion
Venomous
Namaqua Burrower scorpion
Mildly venomous
Namaqua rock scorpion
Harmless
Olive Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion
Mildly venomous
Orange Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion
Mildly venomous
Plain Pygmy-Thicktail scorpion
Mildly venomous
Radiant Burrower scorpion
Mildly venomous
Rough Burrower scorpion
Mildly venomous
Rough Thicktail scorpion
Highly venomous
Sandy burrower scorpion
Mildly venomous
Schlechter’s Thicktail scorpion
Venomous
Southern Rock scorpion
Harmless
Speckled pygmy-thicktail scorpion
Mildly venomous
Striped Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion
Mildly venomous
Transvaal Thicktail scorpion
Highly venomous
Tree Creeper scorpion
Mildly venomous