[HeadlessHorseman]

Originally Posted by LadyCPlum ↗

Spiders aren't too bad down South, we don't have the poisonous varieties. But we do have to put up with copious water moccasins, and living across the road from a nice long ditch, when it floods, we know to stay the hell off the streets!

The south is mainly where those nasty things are and the other recluse spiders are pretty much everywhere. I'm in Va. we have copperheads but even though they are poisonous they shouldn't kill a healthy adult. Given the choice I rather not be bitten though. I worry about my dog Fido get bit.

[mintycbo]

I'm from Pennsylvania. We have Brown Recluse spiders and Southern Black Widow spiders.. Seen a few recluse this past summer. Having seen what their bites do in pictures..Knew to steer well clear of them..

This woman was "lucky". Their bite usually kills a good bit of flesh requiring a lot of debridement, wound packing, and in some instances a wound vac.

As for snakes?
PA is home to Timber Rattlesnakes, Copperheads and the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake which is endangered.
Copperheads aren't that bad..

I still say she is "lucky".. Had there been more venom injected? could have been her whole ear/part of face.

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by Kelseecat65 ↗

I grew up on 5 acres, lots of trees and full of every nasty spider you can imagine...my dad was bit by a brown recluse in the garage. It was a nasty mess and made me fear/despise spiders even more!!

I thought brown recluse spiders could be deadly, if not treated immediately.

I know they leave nasty bite marks that turn black. There is a thread about them on here.

Kelly has some of this girl's before shots here:
http://www.documentingreality.com/fo...-black-136316/

[LadyCPlum]

Originally Posted by HeadlessHorseman ↗

The south is mainly where those nasty things are and the other recluse spiders are pretty much everywhere. I'm in Va. we have copperheads but even though they are poisonous they shouldn't kill a healthy adult. Given the choice I rather not be bitten though. I worry about my dog Fido get bit.

In my neighborhood Fido would also have to watch out for possum, nutria, and, most likely, coyotes.

[vagabond]

Narly!

[jbell0129]

Holiday OVER

[LadyCPlum]

Originally Posted by diamondsmiles ↗

I couldn't help thinking of this song, by Jim Stafford.

Christ I haven't heard that one in years

[DiamondSmiles]

Contribution to the thread by diamondsmiles:

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[twayblade]

This reinforces my fear of spiders.

[Zambini]

I'm naming the spider mike Tyson, for obvious reasons