--- type: restriction id: usps-live-scorpions asset: shipping-restrictions-by-class title: "live scorpions — Postal shipping restrictions by item category" sources: - https://pe.usps.com/text/pub52/pub52c5_009.htm source_quote: "scorpions are mailable only when sent for the purposes of medical research or the manufacturing of antivenin. Scorpions are nonmailable under any other circumstances." generated: true harvested: 2026-08-04 stale_after: 2027-08-04 item_category: "live scorpions" carrier: "USPS" restriction_type: "restricted" scope: "continental United States only - surface transportation only" conditions: "Scorpions are mailable only when sent for the purposes of medical research or the manufacturing of antivenin; must be sent by surface transportation within continental United States; must be properly packaged in double container system" verified: false unverified_fields: carrier, conditions, item_category, scope --- **Item category:** live scorpions **Carrier:** USPS **Restriction type:** restricted **Scope:** continental United States only - surface transportation only **Conditions:** Scorpions are mailable only when sent for the purposes of medical research or the manufacturing of antivenin; must be sent by surface transportation within continental United States; must be properly packaged in double container system > scorpions are mailable only when sent for the purposes of medical research or the manufacturing of antivenin. Scorpions are nonmailable under any other circumstances. Source: