Eleven human hikers and one dog, Holly, trekked up and down and around White Oak Mountain for four miles. A cool start quickly warmed into a beautiful day with sunshine and blue skies. A few bikers shared the trail, as we called out, "Biker!" and scattered to the edges of the path. We also met the scorpion hunters, a group of students (from Southern Adventist University?). They had collected many scorpions from under the rocks near the top of the mountain and had placed them into plastic baggies. The crteatures were to be subjects of research. One study was to discover the lethal dose of the scorpions-Yikes! The rest of the hike was a pleasant walk in the woods with fine companions. Just a note; the venom of the Yellow Scorpion goes for $60,000.00 a gallon!
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