I live in Southern California and we're mercifully free of scorpions, but the Black Widow crop is doing well...and the Brown Recluse crop is doing even better. My dog was bitten by a Brown Recluse. Her leg abscessed and we had to have it surgically drained. When I was bitten, I knew "don't let it heal over!" which is what the bite does. Heals over the skin, then merrily abscesses. I have a scar and a story to creep people out with. I can cope with just about anything as long as it gives me a good story.
Seeing that red hourglass for the first time really is a moment.