Ancient Egypt had no shortage of venomous critters. One of the most notorious denizens is the fat-tail scorpion, which is so deadly that its victims can die within an hour of being stung.

The inscriptions also indicate that he was the chief palace physician, priest, chief dentist, director of medicinal plants ...

The Scorpion King wasn't just a big screen action hero played by The Rock, he was an Egyptian king. Patrick McGovern, the author of "Ancient Brews: Rediscovered and Re-Created," reveals what he ...

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Egyptians worshiped a second goddess, Hedetet, who had the head of a scorpion while nursing a baby. In later Egyptian history, she was merged into the goddess Isis. In one story, Isis travels with ...

venom and healing in ancient Egypt. Experts say that as a follower of Serket, Teti Neb Fu might have specialised in treating scorpion or snake bites - ouch! The doctor was found in a 'mastaba ...

Each discovery contributes to piecing together the complex puzzle of Egyptian civilization. The goddess Serket, often depicted as a woman with a scorpion on her head, was a major figure in Egyptian ...

Tetinebefou would have likely specialised in treating snake and scorpion bites. Unusually, his other roles included royal dentist, a title that is rarely seen in discoveries from ancient Egypt.