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We were the venom unit.... snake bites/spider bites. Gotta love Texas.
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I've been bitten by over 160 species of spiders to document the reactions the venom causes
lol, everyone has they're own hobbies, reef keeping is much safer. It's similar to Schmidt's pain index for insect bites. My plan is to publish my results once I get a few more species in me.
In Texas you have a few species of loxocseles, not just reclusa, L deserta which usually delivers more venom per bit than reclusa.
I was bit by a brown recluse years ago, the pain was horrible, luckily they caught it in time and could contain the infection to one area , still have a big scar. I love to garden but HATE spiders!!!I have personal experience with the brown recluse. The area turned black and died. There was no secondary infection, as they were placed on antibiotics upon arrival.
Also I know a lot of cases especially with the foot the spider is being crushed releasing all its venom instead of the minute amount it would if it were just a bite. The worst reaction I've ever had was from an Australian Red-back spider, I still have the scar it's about 2"×3.5 on my wrist from the tissue dying. It went untreated for 5 days under medical supervision. Still one of the most painful things I've ever gone through in my life.I have no idea what it was past admitting diagnosis "Brown Recluse bite" or "Rattle snake bite". My expertise is post bite care, not biter 411 and now I wonder if they were one of the others. Most of the time the spider never came with, so I have no idea, but I bet you're right. Being admitted to my unit was for a higher level of care. If I saw them, they were "sick".
If you don't have pets that wonder around outside, you can try spreading diatomaceous earth around your house, it'll cut up their lungs eventually kill them, it's a safer approach than pesticides.Already twice today I went through their web. NOT COOL!!!!!!
If you don't have pets that wonder around outside, you can try spreading diatomaceous earth around your house, it'll cut up their lungs eventually kill them, it's a safer approach than pesticides.