Afghan Man 'Milks' Scorpions For World's Most Expensive Liquid
- By RFE/RL's Radio Azadi and
- Ray Furlong
Thousands of scorpions swarm under the rocks of Mohammad Sherzad's "farm" north of Kabul. Scorpion venom can be used in various medical products and is the most expensive liquid in the world. But Sherzad says the closure of Western embassies since the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has made exporting more difficult.