UPI NewsTrack - Top News Lebanese wildlife attacking Israeli troops
NAHARIYA, Lebanon, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Eight Israel Defense Forces troops have been hospitalized in Lebanon recently after attacks from scorpions and a snake, The Jerusalem Post reported. All seven of the men stung by scorpions are currently in good condition after receiving treatment, while the one Israeli soldier bitten by a snake remains at Nahariya's Western Galilee Government Hospital, the report said. While the soldiers who encountered black scorpions recovered quickly due to the animal's non-poisonous nature, those troops attacked by yellow scorpions and the lone soldier enduring a snake bite were treated with antidote to relieve symptoms from the venom. A spokesman for the hospital said that the attacks occurred at various locations in Lebanon. http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060903-021204-2473r
