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    Young Egyptian finds fortune in scorpions

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    Young Egyptian finds fortune in scorpions

    A gram of scorpion venom can fetch $10,000


    Published:  December 08, 2020 14:58 Reuters  and  Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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    Several years ago, a young Egyptian man abandoned his degree in archaeology to hunt scorpions in the country's deserts and shores, extracting their venom for medicinal use. Image Credit: Reuters
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    At just 25 years old, Mohamed Hamdy Boshta is now the owner of the Cairo Venom Company. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Cairo Venom Company houses 80,000 scorpions in various farms across Egypt as well as a range of snakes, also kept for their venom. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Caught using a coloured UV light, the scorpions are exposed to a tiny electric current to stimulate the release of the venom, one gram of which can produce between 20,000 and 50,000 doses of antivenom. Image Credit: Reuters
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    One gram of which can produce between 20,000 and 50,000 doses of antivenom. Image Credit: Reuters
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    A gram of scorpion venom can fetch $10,000 and Boshta exports it to Europe and the U.S. where it is used to make antivenom and a range of other medicines, including for conditions such as hypertension. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Mohamed Hamdy Boshta holds a scorpion at his company Cairo Venom Company. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Mohamed Hamdy Boshta shows the venom of a scorpion. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Mohamed Hamdy Boshta checks on scorpions at his company Cairo Venom Company. Image Credit: Reuters
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    Mohamed Hamdy Boshta shows scorpions that he hunted on Egyptian deserts and shores. Image Credit: Reuters

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