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One of my German Shepherds had a scorpion in his mouth when I lived in LA. Damn thing had gotten all the way to our 2nd floor right outside my bedroom. That really freaked me out and its quite possible my dog sensed this critter does not belong here and took the bite for what could have been my foot.
The scorpion stung him and my dog started frothing at the mouth when I got to him and realized what was in his mouth. We rushed him to the vet and luckily the bite wasn't long enough to get much venom in and he was fine.
He caught one more inside the house months later. This time just barking at it and pawing it instead of grabbing it with his mouth.
He also caught a rattle snake coming up to the house near the back door and completely severed off its head without getting bitten.
One of the reasons I love German Shepherds. They instinctively know to protect their masters at all costs even to their own lives.
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