A nature lover captured this rare scene of a deadly scorpion carrying dozens of babies on its back in southern India.

Footage shows the tiny creatures clinging to the back of its mother as it crawls across the ground in Similipal Tiger Reserve on July 4.

When baby scorpions are born they crawl up to their mother's back and ride there for 10 to 20 days until their outside shell or exoskeleton hardens.

A scorpion can also have as many as 100 babies in a single brood.

Black Venomous Scorpion Carries Babies On Her Back in Southern East India.

The rare visuals of the deadly venomous black scorpion were captured in Similipal Tiger Reserve by an animal lover.

A captivating video has emerged from Odisha's Mayurbhanj where a scorpion can be seen toting her babies on her back.

Its very Rare Said Anmial lover Manas Behera "I captured live visuals of a black, giant and poisonous scorpion giving babies.

Interestingly, scorpions are not hatched from eggs like insects. They crawl up to their mother's back and ride there for 10 to 20 days until their outside shell or exoskeleton get hard.

A scorpion can also have as many as 100 babies in a single brood.

The Incident happened on 04 July in Similipal Tigers Reserve in Mayurbhanj District Odisha