I wonder what leads a person into this realm of work. Curiously, she married a man who is famous for similar stunts with centipedes: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11062676/

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Thailand's 'Scorpion Queen' Kanchana Kaetkaew, 38, poses with scorpions inside a glass room at the Ripley's Believe It or Not museum in Pattaya, January 24, 2009. Kanchana set a new 33 day record for the longest stay with 5,000 live adult scorpions from December 22, 2008 to January 24, 2009.