Editing Emperor scorpion (section)

==Conservation and human impact==
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File:Emperor scorpion feeding.jpg|Young female emperor scorpion kept as a pet
File:Emperor Scorpion in hand John.jpg|''P. imperator'' is very docile and tolerant of human contact.
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African emperor scorpion [[venom]] contains the toxins [[imperatoxin]]<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Fernando Z. Zamudio |author2=Renaud Conde |author3=Carolina Arévalo |author4=Baltazar Becerril |author5=Brian M. Martin |author6=Hector H. Valdivia |author7=Lourival D. Possani |year=1997 |title=The mechanism of inhibition of ryanodine receptor channels by imperatoxin I, a heterodimeric protein from the scorpion ''Pandinus imperator'' |journal=[[Journal of Biological Chemistry]] |volume= 272 |issue= 18 |pages=11886–11894 |doi=10.1074/jbc.272.18.11886 |pmid=9115249|doi-access=free }}</ref> and [[pandinotoxin]].

Due to its docile nature, large size, and hardiness, ''P.&nbsp;imperator'' is a popular [[scorpion]] in the pet trade, which has led to such over-collecting in the wild that it is now a [[CITES]]-listed [[animal]].<ref name="CITES">{{cite web|author=UNEP-WCMC|author-link=UNEP-WCMC|access-date=11 June 2011 |work=UNEP-WCMC Species Database: CITES-Listed Species |url=http://www.unep-wcmc-apps.org/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?displaylanguage=eng&Genus=Pandinus&Species=imperator&source=animals&Country=&tabname=names |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807070357/http://www.unep-wcmc-apps.org/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?displaylanguage=eng&Genus=Pandinus&Species=imperator&source=animals&Country=&tabname=names |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 August 2011 |title=''Pandinus imperator'' (Koch, 1841) }}</ref> They feed readily on crickets and worms available to keepers, and they can live up to 8 years in captivity. 

Despite their imposing size, emperor scorpion stings are usually mild, their venom does not cause severe symptoms in most people.