The scorpion venom will be used to make an anti-cancer medicine that Cuba has developed and is beginning to sell in Cuba and other countries.

A technician extracts venom from a scorpion at Labiofam Laboratories in Santa Clara, Villa Clara province in central Cuba, around 280 km 174 miles from Havana
A technician extracts venom from a scorpion at Labiofam Laboratories in Santa Clara, Villa Clara province in central Cuba, around 280 km (174 miles) from Havana August 5, 2011 Reuters
A technician holds a scorpion with a pair of tongs at Labiofam Laboratories in Santa Clara, Villa Clara province in central Cuba, around 280 km 174 miles from Havana
A technician holds a scorpion with a pair of tongs at Labiofam Laboratories in Santa Clara, Villa Clara province in central Cuba, around 280 km (174 miles) from Havana August 5, 2011. Reuters
A technician shows a sample of venom from scorpions at Labiofam Laboratories in Santa Clara, Villa Clara province in central Cuba, around 280 km 174 miles from Havana
A technician shows a sample of venom from scorpions at Labiofam Laboratories in Santa Clara, Villa Clara province in central Cuba, around 280 km (174 miles) from Havana August 5, 2011. Reuters
A technician works next to containers used to breed scorpions at Labiofam Laboratories in Santa Clara, Villa Clara province in central Cuba, around 280 km 174 miles from Havana
A technician works next to containers used to breed scorpions at Labiofam Laboratories in Santa Clara, Villa Clara province in central Cuba, around 280 km (174 miles) from Havana August 5, 2011. Reuters
Scorpions are bred inside containers at Labiofam Laboratories in Santa Clara, Villa Clara province in central Cuba, around 280 km 175 miles from Havana
Scorpions are bred inside containers at Labiofam Laboratories in Santa Clara, Villa Clara province in central Cuba, around 280 km (175 miles) from Havana August 5, 2011. Reuters
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