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In reply to the discussion: Cairns man snaps incredible pics of snake-eating spider [View all]HeiressofBickworth
(2,682 posts)39. It's been a long time since I was there
but I recall that a brown snake (extremely poisonous) was found in one of the swanky areas of Sydney, much to the horror of all. And where there is one, there are probably more. After I left, my mother and sister lived in Newtown and lived by the rule that snakes could be found ANYWHERE and to beware where ever you are.
When I lived there, we had a motel and restaurant in Berrima, 85 miles south of Sydney. I met a nurse who worked at the hospital in neighboring Bowral who told me that the most common spider bite is on male genitals. The spiders like to be under a toilet seat, along comes a man with some sit-down business, and boom, there's a bite. Not fatal, but painful and requires treatment.
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Right here is a great example of why I never complain about the weather here in northern Minnesota.
Brickbat
Apr 2012
#2
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'm not afraid of spiders and actually have had pet Tarantulas BUT I.DON'T.WANT.THEM.
Ecumenist
Apr 2012
#22
That spider is pretty cool, but check this guy out...He doesn't even need a web
snooper2
Apr 2012
#35
yes--everyone is aware of the danger there--I myself was bitten here in the US
librechik
Apr 2012
#40