The radscorpion poison gland is a miscellaneous item in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics
It is a poison gland taken from the tail of a radscorpion, giant radscorpion, or albino radscorpion. A normal radscorpion has a single poison gland while the giant and albino varieties have four.
With only 1 weight and a value of 25/30 caps, radscorpion poison glands have a very high weight-to-value ratio, higher than any other item short of certain unique or quest-related items (and weightless items). Because radscorpions can be found all over the Capital and Mojave Wastelands (though less commonly in urban areas), they provide a reliable way of making money throughout the game.
Uses
Fallout 3
- Poison glands are a component used in the construction of the dart gun.
- They can also be used as Rock-It Launcher ammunition.
Fallout: New Vegas
- Silver sting, antivenom, tremble, and hydra require poison glands in campfire crafting.
- Ruby Nash will use them to produce radscorpion casseroles free of charge after the completion of My Kind of Town.
Locations
Fallout 3
- Six level-dependent radscorpions can be found in Hamilton's hideaway (but do not respawn).
- Level-dependent radscorpions respawn frequently near Girdershade, the Regulator HQ, and the Enclave camp nearby Jocko's Pop & Gas stop.
2 glands can be found in the freezer of the trapper's shack basement in the Point Lookout add-on.- 1 gland can be found in the Engineering core of Mothership Zeta, on the table across from the upstairs bed.
Fallout: New Vegas
- Red Rock Drug Lab - 2 glands can be found atop a table in one of the small trailers, sitting beside various drugs and 2 flours.
Notes
- The poison glands in Fallout 3 differ from those in Fallout: New Vegas by being more shriveled and desiccated. The Fallout: New Vegas poison glands are more plump and smooth.