The life-saving reason behind an Australian zoo’s plea for deadly spider donations - Australian Reptile Park in Sydney is ...

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Sydneysiders can expect to see a lot more spiders, including deadly funnel-webs, as weather becomes perfect for arachnids.

If a funnel-web spider is found, the park said it should not be killed. Instead, it urges Australians to bring the spider to the park or one of its drop-off locations across the Greater Sydney region.

The male Sydney funnel-web spider is the most venomous spider in the world, capable of causing death in as little as 15 minutes. However, since the inception of the Australian Reptile Park’s ...

The male Sydney funnel-web spider is the world’s most venomous, but no deaths have occurred since the Australian Reptile Park’s antivenom programme began in 1981. The programme houses over ...