Woman takes a stab at reclaiming scorpion record

A MALAYSIAN woman is trying to reclaim the world record for the longest stay in a room full of scorpions, according to reports.

Nur Malena Hassan, 27, moved into a locked glass box on Saturday where she plans to live for 36 consecutive days with more than 6,000 of the poisonous arachnids in a shopping mall, the Malay-language Mingguan Malaysia newspaper reported.

Scores of people watched as Nur Malena stood fearlessly in a red sweater and jeans with scorpions crawling up her head, chest and legs in Kuantan, a city about 160 miles east of Kuala Lumpur.