The Scorpion Nugget

[Nvgoldhunter]

Just  got back today from a trip to Nothern Nevada with my son

We got several nuggets on this trip but the most interesting was the one pictured!! After my son got a very weak signal he dug out both the nugget and the scorpion at about 10 inches

1.2 grams and the biggest scorpion I have ever seen in Nevada--He was in hybernation and very much alive --but the cold slowed him down to almost a stop. We put him back in his hole unharmed --hope we dont run into him in the summer.

[phrunt]

That's cool, I'm pleased you put the little guy back.

Good work on the gold too.

[mn90403]

14 minutes ago, phrunt said:

little guy

That is a very big one Simon!  It would hurt very much.

[phrunt]

2 hours ago, mn90403 said:

That is a very big one Simon!  It would hurt very much.

I guess so would I, if I came smashing into your house with a pick in the middle of the night trying to steal your gold nugget! I'd probably be the unhappy recipient of a bullet for doing my hobby. It all comes down to perspective. 🙂

[Jim in Idaho]

My buddy and I were down in that country about 10 miles north of Winnemucca 4 years ago. We were on a friend's claim, and we each dug out a full 4" long scorpion chasing nuggets. Until then, I had no idea there were scorpions that big in Nevada. Later, our friend was stung by a 1 1/2" one.He's from the middle east, and almost died from shock...LOL. We had to calm him down, and tell him there wasn't any real danger. We later ran into a bull snake, and he almost fainted from that encounter, too. There are REALLY nasty snakes and scorpions in the middle east, so his fear was justified, though he mostly grew up in Nevada.

Jim

[1515Art]

tasty nugget and next time you could always...

[Jim in Idaho]

1 hour ago, 1515Art said:

tasty nugget and next time you could always...

Hey Clark, hope you're doing well! Same ol', same ol' around here.

Jim

[1515Art]

Jim, sent you a PM

[Gerry in Idaho]

This time of year is fantastic, as long as the heavy rains or heavy snows have not saturated the soils.

Congratulations on the 🦂 nugget.  Yes I've seen 100+ a night when detecting at night out there in the summer when days are extremely to hot (late July- early September ). 

[Jim in Idaho]

1 hour ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

This time of year is fantastic, as long as the heavy rains or heavy snows have not saturated the soils.

Congratulations on the 🦂 nugget.  Yes I've seen 100+ a night when detecting at night out there in the summer when days are extremely to hot (late July- early September ). 

Desert over by Green River, WY is full of them too, Gerry. Provided you're below about 6,200'. Get above that, they start disappearing.

Jim