The Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales is urging Sydney residents to carefully collect funnel-web spiders and their ...

The program has successfully prevented fatalities from funnel-web spider bites in Australia since its inception.

In Brazil, you can treat moderate to severe bites with anti-venom. In other milder cases, your treatment will depend on the ...

Since the inception of the program in 1981, there has not been a fatality in Australia from a funnel-web spider bite. Recent rainy, humid weather along Australia's east coast has provided the ...

Sydney funnel-web spiders can be quite aggressive if threatened. Spiders usually don’t actively seek out to bite humans, who aren’t their natural prey. Though we don’t have to worry about ...

The molecule, a small protein called Hi1a, mimics one made by Australian funnel-web spiders. It works by preventing heart tissue from becoming too acidic during a heart attack. The hope is that ...

But it is important to know how to react as some bites can be life-threatening. Funnel-web spider Source: Moment RF / Amith Nag Photography/Getty Images Although the redback spider does contain ...

funnel web spiders, and the blue-ringed octopuses are among the animals that you do not want to mess with. We spoke with Steve Trim at Venomtech who helped us rank some of the deadliest bites to ...

Researchers sourced a molecule from Funnel Web spider venom which is showing promise to treat heart attacks. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

Dr Roberts says the advice for any spider bite, other than the funnel-web, is “to wash the area with some antiseptic, double check that your tetanus is up to date, and otherwise, it's a matter ...