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Snake Alchemist

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33. I am in the hospital recovering. nt

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Mon Apr 23, 2012, 04:46 PM

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Cairns man snaps incredible pics of snake-eating spider [View all] n2doc Apr 2012 OP

ewww ugh Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #1

Right here is a great example of why I never complain about the weather here in northern Minnesota. Brickbat Apr 2012 #2

Yup! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #5

Rethink moving to Australia???? SwissTony Apr 2012 #3

funny, but all too true! bbgrunt Apr 2012 #8

Yep, that Vegemite is the worst of the lot. nt. SwissTony Apr 2012 #15

....and you left out the cane toads! bbgrunt Apr 2012 #26

There are more deadly animals in Australia than any other continent Taverner Apr 2012 #38

I had to reread your title several times after seeing pics Capt. Obvious Apr 2012 #4

Same here now I feel like Private Obvious. Rex Apr 2012 #41

The funnel webs spiders are the ones to watch out for in Australia. badtoworse Apr 2012 #6

Penetrating FINGER NAILS and SHOES?!!! Zalatix Apr 2012 #27

Australia is about 7,000 miles away from me petronius Apr 2012 #7

Scratch the idea of ME ever setting foot in Oz...... kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #9

Kill them both with fire Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #10

Fuck that. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2012 #12

Size of a half dollar???? Mate, I've had pet spiders heaps bigger than that. SwissTony Apr 2012 #16

I have the phobia. I make no excuses about it. A spider the size of a half-dollar might as well cherokeeprogressive Apr 2012 #23

All their fauna there seems to be a little more "intense" than the rest of the world sylvi Apr 2012 #11

"Let's just leave all this shit here. It's too strange to spread around". ROFLMBAO!!! Ecumenist Apr 2012 #21

I used to be terrified of spiders. Hatchling Apr 2012 #13

Can I ask...why didn't you just move the wolfie outside? SwissTony Apr 2012 #18

We were just 2 weeks into our stay and knew nothing about the wildlife. Hatchling Apr 2012 #28

Are you sure it wasn't a Huntsman? Violet_Crumble Apr 2012 #31

VC, how can you kill a Huntsman??? SwissTony Apr 2012 #32

OMG, yes! Hatchling Apr 2012 #34

I'm not afraid of spiders and actually have had pet Tarantulas BUT I.DON'T.WANT.THEM. Ecumenist Apr 2012 #22

I actually leave daddy long legs alone if I find them inside. Hatchling Apr 2012 #29

People are named Ant in Australia? tabasco Apr 2012 #14

Short for Anthony, I suspect. SwissTony Apr 2012 #19

More incredible than taking the pictures is taking one of them JTFrog Apr 2012 #17

ye gods hfojvt Apr 2012 #20

This must be the steroid spider. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #24

I lived in Australia for a year. HeiressofBickworth Apr 2012 #25

bloody Shelob Evasporque Apr 2012 #30

I am in the hospital recovering. nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #33

That spider is pretty cool, but check this guy out...He doesn't even need a web snooper2 Apr 2012 #35

I would never move to Oz, and not just because they can't play cricket... truebrit71 Apr 2012 #36

FYI, no one has died from a spider bite in Australia in more than a decade librechik Apr 2012 #37

It's been a long time since I was there HeiressofBickworth Apr 2012 #39

yes--everyone is aware of the danger there--I myself was bitten here in the US librechik Apr 2012 #40