Are the symptoms of scorpion sting bad?

Depends...: ...On how you define "bad", but most people think so. Symptoms will vary with the size and species of scorpion, but most victims experience pain, tenderness, and swelling - sort of like a gigantic bee sting.

They can be: The symptoms of a scorpion sting depend on the species stinging, the patient's age, health and other factors, and the grade of the sting (which is determined through symptoms to figure out how much venom was injected). In the usa, the only medically significant scorpion is the "bark scorpion" and it has 5 grades of envenomation from 0 - no venom injected with no symptoms to 4 - most severe.