These films are often exaggerations of what is really out there; only a few scorpions are considered to be deadly to humans. The venom of most scorpions is only potent enough to kill the small insects or animals that they feed on. In fact, the United States has only one type of scorpion that is considered deadly to humans.
Mount Paricutin, Mexico Mount Paricutin was discovered in 1943 in a large cornfield in Paricutin MichoacÃ¡n, Mexico. Paricutin is a small Tarascan Indian village and the volcano itself is named after it.
End of the Volcano Paricutin was very active in its first year, growing to four-fifths of its final 1,353 foot (424m) height. During the peak of its activity that year, ashes from the volcano drifted as far as 200 miles to the east and fell on Mexico City.