As opposed to human beings and snakes and other beasts that carry their poison in their mouths, the scorpions keep it in their tails, which means that one cannot consider them entirely responsible for the repercussions the poison might have, just as one cannot, for example, consider drivers completely responsible for accidents caused by their back wheels.
     Is this not a good reason to respect the scorpion in comparison with human beings and snakes and other beasts that carry their poison in their mouths?