I have a creepie-crawly phobia and found a scorpion in my suitcase after Cuba trip
A CLUELESS chap with a creepie-crawly phobia got home from holiday — with a scorpion.
Terrified David Judd, 55, jumped out of his skin when he found his ultimate fear hiding in his suitcase.
The 6ft 1in ex-rugby player was unpacking after a blissful two-week trip to Havana, Cuba, with his wife Amanda, 48.
But David was left screaming after seeing a scorpion scuttling among his belongings.
He recalled: “I just legged it and went for help.
“In my house, Amanda deals with wasps and spiders. But she was very tired and clearly wasn’t going to help.”
Instead, voice actor David, of Wakefield, West Yorks, bravely armed himself — with a litter picker and a plastic tub.
He said: “I tried to coax it into the box, but it wouldn’t budge of its own accord.
“So I grabbed its tail, picked it up and put it in the tub.”
David added: “I felt a huge feeling of pride — I run a mile from wasps and bees and here I am holding a scorpion.”
He believes the creature was a Cuban Bark Scorpion, which is capable of a very painful sting — and christened him Brian before giving him to a local pet shop.
David confessed: “I was happy to see Brian go.”