Posted by admin on November 2, 2009
In the world of dangerous spider bites, black widows are about as dangerous as it gets. For this reason, black widows antivenin was created. The venom of a black widow spider bite can have various effects upon the human body. These effects vary based upon a number of determining factors. In [...]
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Posted by admin on October 12, 2009
The black widow has long been considered “evil” by those that are not informed, and the reputation is far from deserved. Still, I am constantly deluged with stories of black widow attacks that challenge everything we know about this shy arachnid. Because I run a website about snakes and spiders, folks are quite [...]
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Posted by admin on September 16, 2009
Trying to determine the scariest spiders on earth is not the easiest thing in the world to do. It might seem like a no-brainer, but to tell you the truth it depends on who you are and what you have experienced with spiders. Still, I thought it might be fun to make [...]
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Posted by admin on September 6, 2009
The brown widow spider is not the same thing as a black widow spider. Many people think that they are the same thing, but this is not accurate. A brown widow spider is in the same family with the black widow, and they share a family with many others as well. How do [...]
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Posted by admin on August 10, 2009
Not many people go out taking black widow pictures, but for those that do it is important to be safe about it. Black widow pictures are some of the most unique and powerful spider pictures on the planet. The black widow pictures found on this page are all pictures that were available on the net [...]
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Posted by admin on July 28, 2009
Spider movies. Nothing seems to raise the hair on the back of our necks more than a creepy crawly eight legged spider movie. In actuality, spider movies are fairly few and far between. There certainly have been some good spider movies, but far more have been really really bad. Here is [...]
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Posted by admin on July 23, 2009
Being that I write about the black widow on a regular occasion, I would be remiss if I did not include some personal experiences to liven things up a bit. I had an encounter with not one black widow, or even two. No, my black widow experience involved six of the little venomous spiders. Curious? [...]
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Posted by admin on July 7, 2009
Hopefully you are never unlucky enough to be bitten by a black widow spider, but just in case you do, it might be a good idea to know what to do. The first thing in any venomous spider bite is to remain calm. The black widow spider injects venom into your system that will spread [...]
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Posted by admin on July 5, 2009
The brown recluse, or fiddleback spider, is one of the more dangerous spiders found in the United States. Though the spider has a fearsome reputation, it is actually quite shy and uninterested in human beings. Still, the brown recluse delivers a venomous bite that can cause massive tissue damage, and in extremely rare cases, death. [...]
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Posted by admin on July 4, 2009
The cottonmouth, commonly referred to as a water moccasin, is a stout bodied snake that is alternately described as reclusive and aggressive. My personal experience with this pit viper is that it is highly territorial, and not likely to give ground when confronted. That said, the cottonmouth has never exactly been aggressive as [...]
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