- A guest at the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas was bitten in his sleep by a scorpion
- The bright orange Arizona Bark scorpion bit Michael Farchi on his testicles
- Farchi was left in “excruciating” pain and is considering legal action
A guest at the luxury Venetian resort in Las Vegas is considering legal action after he was left in “excruciating pain” when a scorpion bit his testicles while he slept.
Michael Farchi of Agora Hills, California, was while staying at The Venetian over Christmas, when he suddenly woke up in the middle of the night in agonizing pain.
“It just felt like someone was stabbing me in my private space,” Farchi said 8newsnow.
After going to the toilet to investigate, he saw a scorpion ‘hanging’ from his underwear.
Photos of the feared scorpion attack show evidence of the terrifying bright orange eight-legged animal.
A guest at the luxury Venetian resort in Las Vegas is considering legal action after he was left in ‘excruciating pain’ when a bright orange scorpion bit his testicles while he slept
Michael Farchi (pictured left with his attorney) of Agora Hills, California, was staying at The Venetian over Christmas when he suddenly woke up in the middle of the night with agonizing pain
Photos of the feared scorpion attack show evidence of the terrifying bright orange eight-legged animal
The orange scorpion was most likely an Arizona bark scorpion – the only type of the species considered “deadly.”
In one of the photos, the venomous creature was attached to Farchi’s blue pair of Reebok boxers, confirming his claims about the biting incident.
Staff at The Venetian resort don’t know how the scorpion got into the hotel room, according to Farchi, who said he didn’t even want to know.
“It was just under my cover,” said the unhappy hotel guest.
Rooms at the luxury Las Vegas resort can range from $250 to as much as $2,500 per night.
Farchi filed a medical incident report at 8 a.m., which stated, “I was bitten by a scorpion in my groin/testicles.”
When asked what injuries he had suffered, Farchi wrote “a lot of pain.”
“It just felt like someone was stabbing me in my private space,” Farchi said
Rooms at the luxury Las Vegas resort can range from $250 to as much as $2,500 per night
The medical report asked responders to indicate which part of the body was ‘injured’ by means of an ‘X’, accompanied by a sketch of the human body. Farchi drew an ‘X’ over the groin area of the photo.
“When you check into a hotel, you expect it to be safe,” said Farchi’s attorney Brian Virag.
Virag said this was a traumatic experience for his client.
“I am confident that The Venetian – like any major hotel – has policies and procedures in place to prevent something like this from happening,” the attorney said.
“But,” he added, “it’s one thing to have policies and procedures in place, it’s quite another to ensure they’re adhered to.”
The Venetian has claimed that procedures were followed. “The resort has protocols in place for all incidents and we can confirm that these were followed in this incident,” the hotel said in a statement.
In one of the photos, the venomous creature was attached to Farchi’s blue pair of Reebok boxers, confirming his claims about the biting incident.
The medical report asked responders to indicate which part of the body was ‘injured’ by means of an ‘X’, accompanied by a sketch of the human body. Farchi drew an ‘X’ over the groin area of the photo
Arizona Bark scorpions are recognizable by their distinct color – which is usually the brightest shade of orange after the creatures ‘moult’ or shed their outer skin.
They are common in the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States.
Adult males can grow to eight inches in length and females can grow up to seven inches.
The Arizona bark scorpion is the most venomous scorpion in North America – and its venom can cause severe pain, including numbness, tingling and even vomiting.
Pain can last up to 72 hours and can immobilize the part of the body that was bitten.
Since 1968, there have been two fatalities in the state of Arizona due to the creatures’ poisonous venom.