Thailand’s self-proclaimed “Scorpion Queen” created a new world record last Monday by holding a live seven-inch scorpion in her mouth for more than two minutes.
Kanchana Kaetkaew, 39, made her record attempt in front of a crowd at a shopping mall in Pattaya, a city on the Gulf of Thailand known for its nightlife and cabaret.
She held the poisonous arachnid in her mouth for two minutes and three seconds before spitting it out — all the time wearing a white dress and gloves covered in the stinging creatures.
PHOTO: AFP
Kanchana then went on to begin her second world record attempt, entering a glass room where she hopes to stay for 33 days and nights along with 5,000 scorpions in order to beat her record of 32 days set in 2002.
In 2006 Kanchana hit the headlines when she married the country’s so-called “Centipede King.”
(AFP)
一名自封為「蠍子皇后」的泰國女子上週一打破世界紀錄，將一隻七英吋長的活蠍子含在嘴裡超過兩分鐘。
三十九歲的甘查娜．凱特寇在芭達雅市一間購物商場的群眾面前挑戰這項紀錄。芭達雅市位在泰國灣，以夜生活和歌舞表演聞名。
她把這隻有毒的節肢動物含在嘴裡兩分鐘又三秒後才將牠吐出──同時她的白色洋裝和手套上也佈滿這種會螫人的動物。
甘查娜接著又挑戰另一項世界紀錄，她要和五千隻蠍子共處一間玻璃屋內整整三十三天，以打破她自己在二ＯＯ二年創下的三十二天紀錄。
二ＯＯ六年，坎查娜和泰國號稱「蜈蚣王」的男子結婚時，轟動一時。
（法新社�翻譯：袁星塵）
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