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Even though the snake is the size of an earthworm and dead when it was put in the web, I'm amazed.
They're calling it a "redback" but it looks like a Black Widow to me.
It's strength/size ratio is like, holy shit.:eek:
Wasn't there a Far Side with an optimistic spider spinning a web across the bottom of a playground slide?
I wonder how effective the spider's venom was when trying to actually eat the snake.
First of all.. Holy Crap!
Secondly... that THING is in the HOUSE!
Thirdly... it looks like a
Redback. Check out the stripes on the legs - black widows don't have those.
You know, when I was a kid I did a little research and actually though about going there for a visit.
Uh-huh.
Ok, I might still get there one day. However, for safety's sake I will have to restrict my range to the Sydney Opera House and the topless beaches.
..and yes I do know about the deadly box jellyfish. I didn't say I would actually go in the water.
Ok, the giant earthworms would have been interesting to see.
it is an australian redback if im not wrong, they also travel overseas comfortably next to the bananas....
Come across those in the garden before, nasty looking little critters, utterly deadly. Secondly only to the black window, at least down under. If it could get it's fang things though the skin there's a good chance it did off the snake as well.
ive never seen them , only once on tv, when health services here in Belgium warned people about them! They came by boat...I ve looked it up on the net ..my gf is scared as hell from those things, but i wont catch one like those either... ;)
That makes two from Belgium, impressive.