Watch out for pesky critters

Way back, during a contest at Odessa, TX, competitors were issued with
rattlesnake bite treatment kits. A Ka 6 pilot at height and well away
on course felt a bite in his lower back – “If it is a snake, do I have
time to bale out or land to treat the bite or --- ?” He loosened his
straps, and with trepidation grabbed at whatever had bitten him. He came
up with a scorpian not a snake, tossed it out the side window and
completed the task. His back was sore a few days