'I was bitten by the world's deadliest spider' | Funnel Web Spider bite survival

'I was bitten by the world's deadliest spider' | Funnel Web Spider bite survival | My Big Story

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It wasn't quite the Australia Day Ian hoped it would be. January 26th, 2020, Ian's plan was to go to the pub with his wife and have a drink with mates. Little did he know he would end up being rushed to hospital after being bitten by the world's deadliest and most venomous spider. Subscribe to 'My Big Story' » 7news.link/MyBigStory
Ian Beard was cleaning his drain pipe when his finger was bitten by a funnel web spider.
His wife called the ambulance and Ian was rushed to the hospital to save his life.
While shaking uncontrollably, he was given life saving antivenin.
Thanks to the quick work of the ambulance and hospital staff, Ian survived to tell the tale.
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@DiosaDe1So1 2 жыл бұрын

Lol! He's hilarious and positive attitude kept him alive, I reckon. He's awesome 😂

@MyBigStory 2 жыл бұрын

Totally brilliant Aussie legend. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@niko7903 Жыл бұрын

To be fair, the great men and women who developed the antivenom kept him alive. There have been zero deaths since the development of the antivenom in 1981. He is definitely a top bloke though, that is for sure.

@vivelajonny Жыл бұрын

Wishful thinking! He is definitely lucky to be alive, however, there would be no real evidence that his attitude would effect his ability to survive a deadly spider number

@neoAREAXIS Жыл бұрын

Classic larrikin.

@abelmontalvo4052 Жыл бұрын

I doubt it was his attitude

@stanettiels7367 2 жыл бұрын

Putting your arm down a drain in Aus?? You’re lucky there wasn’t a bull shark down there.

@minacapella8319 Жыл бұрын

Lucky cthulu himself didn't pull him into another dimension. Australia is something else.

@JerseyMiller Жыл бұрын

Even Kthulu knows better than to vacation in Australia

@stanettiels7367 Жыл бұрын

I’d be too scared to bath or even shower in Aus in case a bull shark came down the shower head to skull fk me. They can live in fresh and salt water and cannot be trusted. I wouldn’t even walk in a puddle of rainwater.

@HighlanderNorth1 Жыл бұрын

@@stanettiels7367 Supposedly they can be found swimming in humid air.

@niklashall5969 Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@giszmo5432 2 жыл бұрын

'I was bitten by the world's deadliest spider' 'Can you give me just the anti-venom, because I want to go to the club' Aye, chap!

@debbiecurtis4021 Жыл бұрын

I broke my arm in Australia. Three part fracture and dislocation. I told docs to just bung a cast on cus I was going scuba diving the next day. Needless to say it was 4 months before I was able to dive.

@heatheranderson6403 2 жыл бұрын

Such a good natured fella. I'm sure glad he survived the spider bite. He's adorable.

@danielbirdhead1239 Жыл бұрын

A little dumb...but yea...I guess. I naturally know not to stick my arm blindly down a hole outside....

@Cavapoo2023 18 сағат бұрын

I agree, he is a very nice fella

@Cavapoo2023 18 сағат бұрын

@@danielbirdhead1239excuse you!!

@danielbirdhead1239 11 сағат бұрын

@@Cavapoo2023😂 what? I mean cmon!

@johnnymassacre Жыл бұрын

Who would have thought that, in rural Australia, if you stick your ENTIRE ARM down a dank, black hole in the garden you could possibly get bitten by a spider?

@KEVWARD63 2 жыл бұрын

Repeating many other comments , I can only salute this positive fella. I do think the antivenin saved him , he described the violent shaking , meaning the neurotoxin was now hitting his central nervous system , without the AV , a 6 vials dose is quite serious , the next stage would likely have been full convulsions and cardio respiratory failure. I'm glad he survived , top guy , and he is so blasé about his potential brush with death.

@georginaellison6280 2 жыл бұрын

This Guy is such a really down to earth and brave guy. An absolute teddy 🧸

@NinoNiemanThe1st Жыл бұрын

But an idiot nonetheless: lives near the Blue Mountains, puts hands down a drain. Stupid is as stupid does, he was lucky he did not live in a 3rd world dump country with ineffective or corrupt health systems, or he would be dead as a dried bone!

@totalrobot 2 жыл бұрын

My severe arachnophobia would've probably put me into cardiac arrest if this happened to me. Absolutely frightening.

@glendagrant9042 Жыл бұрын

Me too. Die seeing it. OMG. I cannot even see plain bugs. I will never ever go to Australia.

@GLING17 10 ай бұрын

@@glendagrant9042 If you don't want to see huge, ugly poisonous spiders, don't ever go! My daughter lives in Australia now and she has seen monsters there. At the place where she used to work, under the fridge in the employee breakroom lived a giant Huntsman spider that actually chased a woman out of the room one time! My daughter was in there cleaning one time and nobody warned her about this beast. She went to move the fridge and she saw these giant spider legs shoot out from underneath and she ran away! YIKES! She is afraid of spiders like I am. I would have dropped dead of fright right then and there! 😩

@kevingallagher6804 Ай бұрын

You got that right… I’m horrified of spiders…😖

@NoXone95 Жыл бұрын

I got bitten by a redback a few times a couple of years ago cleaning my back yard. Immediately my arm felt like it was going to fall off, after about half an hour I was vomiting uncontrollably, and had the worst headache I've ever had, I can't imagine being bitten by a funnel Web.

@CB-ux5xc Жыл бұрын

It all depends on your immune system. Everyone’s is different. A healthy 20 year old will have a completely different take than you being very susceptible in your 80s.

@bigmoneygrip6561 Жыл бұрын

Imagine being a bug and being bitten. Just a little tiny bug. Ugh!!!

@yallawallahalla Жыл бұрын

I got bitten by a red back on my first day of work experience as an electrician. 16 years old. The red mark quickly spread until my whole forearm was a big red welt. Bit of nausea. I then lost my vision completely for about 10-20 seconds! Was all uphill from there and got completely better over the next couple hours. Pretty scary though.

@bigmoneygrip6561 Жыл бұрын

@@yallawallahalla little bastards should catch the hot end of a blow torch.

@juniorr2646 Жыл бұрын

Omg 🫨

@holdernewtshesrearin5471 2 жыл бұрын

He's a sporting old bloke! Well done, sir! You are a legend!

@everythingquads 2 жыл бұрын

What a legend. Laughing off a bite from the worlds most venomous spider.

@MyBigStory Жыл бұрын

Australian Icon!

@robinzinke3252 Жыл бұрын

Black widow is a deadliest spider...

@everythingquads Жыл бұрын

@@robinzinke3252 Nope, few people die from Black Widows. Mostly anaphylaxis reaction.

@robinzinke3252 Жыл бұрын

@@everythingquads actually a lot of people die from Black widow but I spoke too soon and you're right after I said that I looked it up what was the deadliest spider. I just saw a show about Black widows if you get bit you got a couple of hours to get to the hospital and if they have the antidote for the bite I think they said it cost $64,000 and it only works one time ouch. I was bitten by a rattlesnake one time I was being stupid and trying to show off trying to catch it but it bit me. That was about 40 years ago, but back then I wasn't allergic to rattlesnake bite I went to the hospital but they didn't do much for me and was unable to get the poison out because it already gone into my system but you know what it did to me, nothing but hurt like hell and that's all. You have to be allergic to most things like that that bite you before will kill you. But now that I'm 68 years old rattlesnake bite would probably kill me. Most people aren't allergic to rattlesnake bite. But you're talking about a horrendous pain.

@pauln6803 Жыл бұрын

@@robinzinke3252 Black Widow envenomation is very rarely fatal, even if untreated. Most deaths are due to the symptoms triggering existing health conditions. That's not to downplay the rollercoaster ride of pain and sickness the bite from one of the various Latrodectus species can cause. A rattlesnake bite is a whole different game, as the tissue and blood vessel damage can be horrendous. There's also the issue of identifying exactly which species bit you and making sure the correct antiven is administered. At least the funnelweb antivenin works to treat bites from all Atrax and Hadronyche species.

@arsletirott 2 жыл бұрын

What a proper jolly fellow. Someone you'd want to get a beer with or five

@nelsonx5326 2 жыл бұрын

Or party with the whole weekend.

@proj3cT5150 Жыл бұрын

How to speak Australian..."FOSTER"

@NinoNiemanThe1st Жыл бұрын

Or an idiot putting his hand down a drain in an area renowned for funnel webs. The guy was a dope, lucky he lived in Australia and not some 3rd world hell hole where medical help would have been impossible and he would have been dead in an hour or two.

@NinoNiemanThe1st Жыл бұрын

@@proj3cT5150 Nobody drinks that beer in Australia. It is like Bud Light rice starch beer: bland, embarrassing to locals.

@RichardHumulock 2 ай бұрын

Hahaha 100%

@kyles5513 Жыл бұрын

"Can you just give me the anti-venom? because I want to go to the club." Haha, I f'ing love Australians.

@bbmas1930 Жыл бұрын

A guy I work with told me he was poking at a funnel web that he found in the garage. It was rearing up and attacking the stick. After that lost its novelty, without even thinking he discarded the stick but gripped it at the end that had venom on it. He reckoned it didnt take long afterwards for just the residual venom that touched the surface of his skin to make him nauseous with massive headaches. nasty

@dae4553 Жыл бұрын

Are you serious??? Just touching the venom made him ill???

@wanyelewis9667 7 ай бұрын

@dae4553 that's hard to believe. It has to get into the blood stream.

@KanyeTheGayFish69 5 ай бұрын

Venom can’t be absorbed through skin. Or through the digestive tract. Unless he had a cut I have serious doubts about that.

@bestbehave 3 ай бұрын

Cool story bro

@DonnyRP 3 ай бұрын

No chance is that true. Venom needs to be in blood stream. Unless he had a small cut that’s not true

@bari2883 2 жыл бұрын

I think the fact that he had to lie at the hospital with no treatment for an hr and a half would of been as terrifying as the bite.

@Teagirl009 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I found that very odd....I wonder if they had to get the anti venom in from another hospital?

@beachesforever 2 жыл бұрын

Moved to the UK and I miss Sydney (home) terribly but not those bloody funnel webs! You lived thru my greatest fear! 😫😱 pleased you lived to share your story 👍🏻

@TheZlatanDG 2 ай бұрын

dude am looking for going in Aus for a year working, maybe I'll drop to Sydney for my first place, do u meet them like often ? This is a bit frightening given that we don't have any dangerous specimen here in France

@i_bleed_makeup1187 Жыл бұрын

So glad he's okay. What an absolute gem of a man ❤️

@kevinchamberlain7928 Жыл бұрын

Genuinely brought a tear to my eye when he said "I wanna go to the pub!" We're dealing with a REAL man here!

@MultiLoofer 2 жыл бұрын

Bitten by one of the most venomous spiders in the world on Australia Day, so fitting😂

@MyBigStory 2 жыл бұрын

Isn't it just haha

@clownkilla7003 Жыл бұрын

Putting him in the waiting room for 1 1/2 hours is the best endorsement for socializing medicine I've ever seen

@Rigbycat123 Жыл бұрын

I can’t believe they left him that long! That is some A & E 💩 right there. I would have been going off! He’s such a lovely man. I had the flesh eating bug in my arm. I was left whilst they did handover. I didn’t even know what I had but I spat it and yelled out for someone to get off their ass & see me. Lucky I did. Once it was confirmed I had necrotising fasciitis, all hell broke loose! Can you imagine if I’d just waited politely. I’d be at least minus an arm! At worst, dead!

@user-ip7fl4sw3q 7 ай бұрын

Happy you survived this ... Especially that 1 1/2 hour long wait !!! Pure madness of the " Emergency" department !!!! Years ago my neighbour got bitten by a spider in her sleep.. unconscious the next morning and permanent damage to her face one side forever. She was in hospital for WEEKS. ( Black widow bite) I wouldn't think a snake/ crocodile bite is anything better though! My brother lost his leg when a massive crocodile dragged him into the river. Hoe he escaped was a true miracle because a hippo attacked the croc. And mamba snakes in the kitchen had us children jump on the table whilst my mother tried to drive it out of the house with a broom... Wild experiences from the wild African bush !!!!

@i.ehrenfest349 5 ай бұрын

@@Rigbycat123how do you think you got it?

@i.ehrenfest349 5 ай бұрын

@@user-ip7fl4sw3qI have no such problems in the Netherlands…🙂 Do you think the hippo attacked the croc on purpose, to help your brother?

@diehard7153 2 ай бұрын

For real

@michaelupchurch3779 2 жыл бұрын

What an awesome human being his positivity kept him alive

@juniorr2646 Жыл бұрын

Wow such a young soul. He's a teenager. Alot of us lose our positive attitude because of people we hang around with and became bitter. Glad he survived

@s.hawkins9222 2 жыл бұрын

Your sense of humour is great...stay well Champ *spider salute*😄😄

@MyBigStory 2 жыл бұрын

Isn't Ian great? Thanks for watching and commenting, Saf.

@chadhumphries1445 2 жыл бұрын

The fatality rate was around 1% before the antivenom was introduced in 1980. Since the antivenom the fatality rate is zero.

@12angryrealists Жыл бұрын

80-90% of bites are dry bites. Then there are other factors like clothing absorbing much of the venom that the fangs pierce. A 2005 study identified 77 cases with severe envenomation from all funnelweb species. Of those, 29 occured prior to antivenom with a total of 13 deaths and 16 survivals. No prizes for guessing which single species is responsible for all deaths. I really don't like your chances were you to be tagged with a good dose from A. Robustus without access to antivenom.

@i.ehrenfest349 5 ай бұрын

You’re spoiling our party

@YochevedDesigns Жыл бұрын

Australians certainly are a special species! "Crikey, I've been bitten by an inland taipan. What a bother."

@PrescottValley 2 жыл бұрын

Can I get the Anti-Venom? I need to get in the Pub. Dude has a huge sack. I would have been crying like a girl while repeating, "I'm going to die"! Over and over.

@debbiecurtis4021 Жыл бұрын

He panicked when he realised the bottle shop had run out of tinnies, and the BBQ charcoal had run out.

@samhaines8228 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, quite the story. Can't help but to root for the fellow...One thing though: You'll need tougher gloves than the pair he was shown with. Those Funnel Web Spiders have massive fangs and can force them through finger/toe nails! Proper little monsters they are- probably need Kevlar fabric gloves or something similar.

@spracketskooch 6 ай бұрын

Sharp things can pierce kevlar. You can easily cut it, but it's super difficult to tear or break a strand.

@earlthepearl6414 2 жыл бұрын

This guy seems like a total blast! What a legend!!!!

@stillhere1425 Жыл бұрын

When I was a small child in Colorado, I poked my finger into the open metal tube of which the handle of our swinging see-saw was constructed. What instinct or Angel held me back from exploring the length of the tube, I don’t know, but I suddenly yanked my little index finger out, peered into the tube. There I saw a terrified expectant black widow spider mother-to-be, who had thought she had found a secure nursery for her future brood. I’m pretty sure our Mom would have run out and destroyed the innocent mother-to-be, because that see-saw was my precious baby brother’s favorite outdoor plaything. I don’t blame Mom, but still feel sorrow and guilt for mother black widow and her brood.

@tatzybatzy1286 4 ай бұрын

Way back in the day I was told by my Aussie friends that to make the anti venom they needed the live spider but of course people whacked them if they came close, I mean who wants to coach a funnel web into a jar. So there was not a lot of antidote around. I guess it’s changed now but they used to be adamant I checked my slippers and shoes before putting them on! Dude is a legend!

@Reelunique Жыл бұрын

For someone who went through a traumatic event he has such a positive outlook on life. Good on him!

@georginaellison6280 2 жыл бұрын

Are all Aussies this humble and cool ? I'm from Galway Ireland and live in New York, maybe I should have went to OZ!!?☘️🌈❤️

@maxmartin-merrells3723 2 жыл бұрын

"Ended up just walking up" is gold.

@hobbitsmash Жыл бұрын

Such a genuine dude, glad he's alright and he treated the experience like a champ.

@ozbubbles1 2 жыл бұрын

Actually the deadliest spider in the world is the Brazilian Wandering Spider then the Funnel Web. You were a lucky man to survive.

@Bugboy1549 Жыл бұрын

It's very hard to determine what the most "deadliest" spider in the world is. While funnel webs (there are around 40 species of them) arguably have the most toxic venom, they're not encountered too often in suburbs, yes there are a few, but the majority of them prefer to live outside of suburbs and cities. Atrax robustus (the Sydney Funnel web) is encountered the most because of the high population density in their natural habitat, they're also more suited to living in suburbs more than any other Atracid (The family of funnel webs). There are similar reasonings behind the Brazilian Wandering spider, there just isn't enough study around them in terms of toxicology. More people may be encountering wandering spider than funnel webs, but that's not a fair assumption on the most "deadliest". You could also argue that the six eyed sand spider is the most "deadliest", yet again, due to similar issues such as it is rarely encountered, there are no fair grounds on which we can determine what the most "deadly" spider is. Also for those interested, this man was most likely bitten by a wandering male from the species Hadronyche versuta

@chrismeek589 5 ай бұрын

I think the funnel web is worse from everything I have read.

@USMC-es4yy 6 күн бұрын

Actually the six eyed sand spider has the deadliest venom in the world before both

@lee-lc8oj 3 ай бұрын

Although potentially fatal, the funnel web spider is not the deadliest spider on Earth, it’s the Brazilian wandering spider.

@archangelmason8 2 жыл бұрын

He probably was laughing while cussing after been bite😂 as well as laughing at the hospital while been told you could of died😂😂 Glad he’s ok, it seemed to have lightened his spirit even more.

@patricj951 2 жыл бұрын

Australia is a fascinating country and continent. But with the biggest concentration of the world's most dangerous spiders and snakes I would then sleep in a hotel several floors up. Not in a normal house on the ground.

@BennyBestt Жыл бұрын

The taxes we pay here are way worse than the deadly animals mate

@mordfustang1933 Жыл бұрын

I feel for the homeless folks out there must cause a lot of anxiety just seeing a spider or something

@MrPERPS Жыл бұрын

Ha ha

@thebiz5942 Жыл бұрын

I live in a semi rural farming area... Once I was trying to take a photo of a brown snake, standing less than a foot from its tail, as soon as I brought my camera to my face it lunged at me, past its own tail then slid off... One of if not the fastest moving animal I've ever seen. I didn't sleep very well that night.

@Euphoricjoe Жыл бұрын

Spiders can climb walls although deadlier one are found on the ground and trees don’t trust that theory too much just a precaution as a fellow Australian myself

@JohnHonda101 Жыл бұрын

This just popped up on my feed for some reason... What a great guy he is, glad he survived. Sent from the UK.

@kurtjohnson4902 Жыл бұрын

When you need to go to the hospital but clubbing is life..

@packleaderstealthcamping1808 2 жыл бұрын

I was bitten by a black widow spider. The neurotoxin made me extremely unwell for several days

@Pantherking916 Жыл бұрын

I remember as an ignorant 14 year old living in Wahroonga in 1982 going into the bush (we lived on a 5 acre property & while anti venom had been discovered in 1980, this was still a time when it was just becoming more widely available). I actually deliberately used to walk around looking under rocks & in rotten logs, searching for Funnelwebs. When I found a burrow, I'd sit down next to the area, find a twig or small branch & oh, so gently mimick an insect walking past by tapping the edge of the burrow with the stick. When I'd done it enough times to warrent investigation, I was "rewarded" by the appearence of the resident - 1 beautiful, albeit deadly, Funnelweb spider. As said arachnid investigated this intrusion into its quiet time a little more, I would lay my hand down, palm up, at the entrance to the burrow & watch, fascinated & fearless, as the spider walked across my hand, absolutely oblivious to the risk I was taking, namely, a very agonizing death within 15 minutes & bear in mind, the nearest hospital was 45 minutes away & these were the days of no mobile phones & the house was a good 10 minutes away from where I usually found a spider. I knew thru reputation, even in '82, that this lil guy had 1 mutha of a bite but that knowledge was countered in my brainless head by the "it won't bite me if I don't give it a reason to" mentality. As I got older, I became far more aware of exactly how dumb I was being & gave Funnelwebs the respect & wide berth they most assuredly deserve!!

@mtngrammy6953 Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I had never seen one until a few days ago (I'm in my 70s) when I caught one and identified it. It was a male Funnel Web spider (Colorado). Apparently, there are many different species, but looking it up again, it did say that they should be considered potentially life-threatening. I will now definitely be on the lookout!

@TheSafierdrgn Жыл бұрын

Funnel web spiders in colorado aren't medically significant. There's only two medically significant spiders in the USA. The black widow and the brown recluse. Even then they're not as deadly as people (mostly pest control companies) make them out to be.

@TheSafierdrgn Жыл бұрын

And brown recluse aren't in colorado so you've just got the black widow. :)

@jaungiga Жыл бұрын

@@TheSafierdrgn I live in Buenos Aires, 4500 miles away from the USA and the two medically significant spiders we have down here are... you guessed it, the brown recluse and the black widow. Not the same species (the most common here are Loxosceles laeta and Latrodectus mirabilis, respectively) but still, it's crazy. We do have Phoneutria sp. in the north of the country, though, and those are arguably as toxic as the Sidney funnel web spider

@chitlitlah Жыл бұрын

American funnel web spiders (also called grass spiders) are nothing like Australian funnel web spiders, other than they're both spiders. They're nothing to worry about, but fun to watch them eat.

@anenfairy4996 5 ай бұрын

Yes they are in colorado. What?

@joyleenpoortier7496 Жыл бұрын

What a great Aussie bloke. I’m so glad he is ok and is still smiling. ❤❤❤

@LeJulesHi Ай бұрын

Awwww he seems so sweet and wholesome, glad he's ok

@emtrem100 Ай бұрын

What a wonderful man! I’m glad he was okay.

@kellyhenderson9972 2 жыл бұрын

I remember learning that a common place for these spiders to hang out is the bottom of swimming pools. They can survive under water for a long period of time and still give you a pretty significant bite. I swear these things are little alien demons. Lol I love spiders. But it’s like , they want to find ways to monch you. Lol That’s how a lot of people apparently get bitten.

@lizg8055 Жыл бұрын

Oh hell no 😬

@tonygee5495 Жыл бұрын

What a lovely fella, glad he lived to tell the tale 👏

@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus 20 күн бұрын

“Fix me up so I can go to the pub!” Old-mate is a legend! 👍🏻😁

@isengrim99 Ай бұрын

It's like he stepped out of the pages of Tolkien, all he lacks is a waistcoat and a pipe full of Longbottom Leaf:D

@sayawolf1061 Жыл бұрын

I'm sooooo glad that you're fine! You're an amazing man, such a great additude and happy personality! 😃👍

@SomeOne-vh1rm Жыл бұрын

Most spiders will dry bite as a warning (including the Brazilian wandering spider),The reason why the funnel web is classed as the most dangerous because 99.9% of the time it will inject a full dose of venom and they don't hold back on biting over and over, also the fangs on the funnel web can easily go through a set of garden gloves

@6226superhurricane Жыл бұрын

that and the male sydney funnel web has the most toxic venom of any spider.

@traceyluvscraft 21 күн бұрын

his attitude is what kept him alive what a cool dude!

@BendingUnit19 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like he got a warning bite

@sproutsrevil6508 Жыл бұрын

What a fabulous attitude! Laughing your way through trauma is the best way to be. ❤️🕷🕷🕷🕷

@Fat_Cat_747 6 ай бұрын

Visitors to Australia should be aware that the majority of them are killed by spiders. It is surprising that people keep coming, because most of them don't get home alive. Funnel Webs lay patiently in wait and when your guard is dropped they will bite you with their great big fangs, just for something to do. If you are a famous person you are particularly at risk, as spiders compete with one another to be the one that bit you and so become a legend among their own.

@texasnewt Ай бұрын

Aye, for sure ... sounds about right.🤔👍

@williamsporing1500 Ай бұрын

I thought the drop bears and funnel webs were working as a team?

@jamesstewart8377 Ай бұрын

🤣 😂

@junkequation 2 жыл бұрын

This guy is awesome. very entertaining story teller!

@MyBigStory 2 жыл бұрын

Lincoln, he’s the BEST! Thanks for watching mate!

@chrisbagidney152 Жыл бұрын

God bless you sir. Your calm way of life probably saved you.

@allbriardup6451 Ай бұрын

Man I’m sorry you were bitten by one!!! With the snakes around here we’ve been raised to never put your hand down a hole or look too closely when you’re checking one out beforehand. When I clean a drain out I always get a steel bar used for tamping post holes in it to ensure safety. God bless you and be safe brother!

@harrimanpd 10 ай бұрын

This dude rules. Thanks for the story. From what I hear, if you see one, call the animal control, so they can capture the “spoida” carefully. The venom for anti-venom is invaluable.

@debbiecurtis4021 Жыл бұрын

Spider went home and told the lads he bit a guy and he's now worried he might get man rabies.

@UnwrittenSpade Жыл бұрын

Randomly found this channel and this vid! Instant subscribe this is great can’t wait to watch more

@Guitar387 Жыл бұрын

What a legend this man is.

@michelleusher2499 Жыл бұрын

He's very lucky!!! Apparently you can die within 15 minutes from a Funnel Web Spider bite, the fact that he lasted so long, is a miracle!

@michaelc9915 Жыл бұрын

That has happened but I do believe it was a small child who suffered that. Body size can matter with these things.

@jamesstewart8377 Ай бұрын

Much more terrifying things roaming Australia than a spider, no matter how venomous.

@robinvann6663 Жыл бұрын

Awesome story teller!!! LAUGHING glad you had a good outcome 👍

@noone8118 3 ай бұрын

20 mins for the ambulance 90 mins at the triage..this man is lucky to be alive

@ff7fanboi 10 ай бұрын

"can u give me the anti venom? im tryna go to the pub" dude i swear ozzies are built different haha

@Chris-be1fo 2 жыл бұрын

Fangs go straight through gloves. Hence the saying don’t put your hands where your eyes can’t go.

@kellyhenderson9972 2 жыл бұрын

Need metal gauntlets lol

@thatDUDEfromMAINE 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure there is some type of kevlar glove for this specific application. but yeah 99% of gloves wouldn't do anything

@z1az285 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, not surprising though. Their fangs seem to be really long, robust and pointed and the mechanical damage they can cause is significant.

@justacat886 Жыл бұрын

@@thatDUDEfromMAINE there fangs can Peirce through mice and rat skulls. That says it all

@thatDUDEfromMAINE Жыл бұрын

@@justacat886 kevlar stops bullets and knives.... just throwing that out there.

@Aangel452 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Sydney with funnel webs everywhere. I remember them crawling on the bookshelf behind the head of my bed. Also trying to catch them with a broom, and seeing them in the pool. Hate them!

@kellyhenderson9972 2 жыл бұрын

They were on your bookshelf? Dang. Lol. I live in Canada and I told my parents they had a Lactrodectus Variolous which is the Northern black widow. You guys have the Lactrodectus Hasselti the Red Back ) in their trash bin. I told them just to ignore it. It was there to get some tasty flies. Lol. But having funnel webs crawling behind your bed is kind of terrifying even if I love spiders. I wouldn’t want one that venomous in my bed lol

@Aangel452 2 жыл бұрын

@@kellyhenderson9972 Your right there, it was terrifying. Cheers

@annebartells777 2 жыл бұрын

Oh good heavens. I am dealing with a black widow outbreak now. One was in my home and I left it alone. Now, I'm killing several a day. I've been bitten numerous times. They just make you toss you cookies for days and you feel like a truck ran you over. I couldn't imagine having to deal with those. Any spider that rears up and you can see the venom dripping out of it's fangs, would give me a heart attack. Glad you stayed safe

@Aangel452 2 жыл бұрын

@@annebartells777 omg you are giving me anxiety just thinkong about it. I hate them!

@davidm3maniac201 2 жыл бұрын

Omg I would never sleep

@bruceleez5292 Жыл бұрын

Not related exactly, but I can relate to the pins and needles in my limbs, all of them. I had an extremely painful pancreatitis attack and the pain was pure suffering. I was scared my body was going to shut down if they didn't lower the pain level fast. I think it was about 45 minutes to an hour of suffering, it felt like an eternity. I am grateful for medical technology as well here in America!

@rileysmall4317 Жыл бұрын

Its unbelievable what the human body can endure. You wont die from pain youll just pass out. Ive had a broken shin, collarbone,arm, hand,foot multiple hematomas (they nearly had to drill a hole to release fluid in my skull but luckily the swelling started to stop after a few hours) and a more recent burst fracture of my L1 and compound fracture of my t12 and im still yet to pass out from pain. Pain tolerance doesnt mean you feel less pain its just that you adjust better and panic less. The more you panic the worse pain gets. When i tell people my track record most think im lying but im not.

@the.shotgun.approach Жыл бұрын

Yeah we (America) have the medical technology too, it just costs an arm and a leg.

@ElLenadorLA 2 жыл бұрын

This dude looks like a riot to have drinks with.

@GetzGoth 11 ай бұрын

What a delightful person this Bloke! Glad he made a quick recovery. Cheers Blokes!

@richarddyasonihc 2 жыл бұрын

Top story mate! It’s probably the North Shore Hospital she was talking to. I lived for a while in Australia, and my Parents had bought a house in Turramurra, My younger brother was bitten by a funnel-web spider spider. We are talking about the mid 1960s -a long time ago. Anyway our Mother was Australian and my Dad was an English Master Marina. In England, as young body’s we jet had no fear of spiders, and my brother was actually playin ŵith this spider and was bitten. About half an hour, he said he was feeling very bad and rather I’ll. Our mother didn’t believe him! She did when he complained he couldn’t get out of the bath, she saw the twin puncture marks. She rang Hornsby Hospital and they tol her to drive down to the NHS - who knew more about venemouse spider bites, than they did. Apparently he nearly died, and they didn’t in those days have an anti-Venice for funnel-webs. And after a night in hospital, he was sent home but suffered from severe convulsions several hours after. Apparently the thick woollen socks he wore took some of the venom. I seem to remember that a chap called Eric Morrell was the first person to milk enough venom from these spiders to create a vaccine. We used to see a lot of red-backed. spiders in Australia- there e was a song about a bloke getting bitten while using the outside bog (toilet), by a bloke called Slim Dusty. Same bloke wrote another called ‘ The Pub With no Beer). Anyway you told that story very well I’m glad you survived to have a laugh about it.

@rebeccajones6719 2 жыл бұрын

His laugh is amazing 😂 what a cool guy.

@beinghuman9193 2 жыл бұрын

So he’s a real life Spider-Man 😂😂

@leefran71 Жыл бұрын

What a great guy, glad hes ok

@donnaw4249 Жыл бұрын

This guy is very funny. Good the way he turned a negative into an opportunity to tell his story in a positive and humorous way.

@robertolesen5782 Жыл бұрын

Glad you recovered with no real after effects a week or so later. Salutes to the dedicated researchers who developed the anti venom for this the and other numerous spiders and snakes who make Australia their home. Wonder if this was the Sidney funnel web which is the most venomous one. Either way, thanks for sharing the story.

@NoStupidItsManbearpig 2 жыл бұрын

Legend of a bloke. Got to love the Ausies.

@limtk55 2 жыл бұрын

The true spiderman.

@garypoole1989 2 жыл бұрын

Moved to Oz 20 yrs ago from UK and so far so good,nothing has bitten me.Been a carpenter and working in gardens and with materials there's always the risk,especially snakes and spiders

@mfcmxtt6490 Жыл бұрын

Touch wood

@DC3Refom 11 ай бұрын

@@mfcmxtt6490 yeah he likes to do that too 😂

@dentistry42 9 ай бұрын

Have you encountered many Huntsmans? I’m in the UK , would love to live in Oz but too scared of the huntsmans

@jeffdollaz Жыл бұрын

I’ve never even heard of this spider that bit you

@debbiecurtis4021 Жыл бұрын

He obviously never heard the nursery rhyme about Incy Wincy Spider.

@CashIsKing_UseItOrLoseIt 2 жыл бұрын

Gloves may help a bit but they'd wanna be thick & hard. I'm pretty sure In a first aid training a good while back the instructor said they've been known to bite someone through the side of a leather boot.

@Jon-vj5dn 2 жыл бұрын

I promise you no one is getting bitten by a spider through a leather boot haha

@CashIsKing_UseItOrLoseIt 2 жыл бұрын

@@Jon-vj5dn - never say never. Seemed kind of hard for me to believe at times too. Though if you had an older boot that was an old style cheaper one where there was just one layer of suede on the ankle part, & you were out in the country where you usually get the biggest insects & reptiles by far, then it's possible. My mum grew up in the country in Queensland & said there used to be cane toads that would come up to her knees. I saw the biggest huntsman in my life at that same house & it was about as about 7 inches across.

@tedgunderson67 2 жыл бұрын

@@CashIsKing_UseItOrLoseIt even in the fossil record I don’t think frogs or toads get that large. Knee high?

@CashIsKing_UseItOrLoseIt 2 жыл бұрын

@@tedgunderson67 - (20220803-0027🇦🇺AEST) - to like a 4yo kid when it was reared right up... yeah I could see how it's possible. Remember the fossil record aint everything, even with the number of species of lots of different things.

@tedgunderson67 2 жыл бұрын

@@CashIsKing_UseItOrLoseIt So the frog wasn’t big it was just compared to a tiny child, ok.

@RussellFlowers 8 ай бұрын

This must be the funniest spider bite this guy ever had.

@chillwillfromtheville Жыл бұрын

Lmao this guy is hilarious. Every time he laughs I laugh.

@taleandclawrock2606 Жыл бұрын

Gloves may reduce envenomation, but in 2021, an Australian funnelweb 3" long was donated to venom collecters which " could pierce a fingernail".

@snomad2248 Жыл бұрын

the bite has given him permanent delirium.

@peadaruaniall9539 10 ай бұрын

I love the Aussie sense of humour even in the face of a Funnel Web Spider!

@jenniferrydell2733 Жыл бұрын

I am glad he survived,he reminds me of another good natured guy that is in my home town.I too share the fear of spiders,of course I make an acception for the small Jumping spiders.The Zebra and the other cuties.They're more 'cute' then scary.

@bethhughes4709 2 жыл бұрын

My god took them 1 1/2 hours to give him the anti venom!!jeesh

@AndroctonusHector 4 ай бұрын

Only an Aussie would laugh at getting bit by the world’s most dangerous spider and facing death in the face basically.

@giantfactory Жыл бұрын

Publisher's Clearing House: CONGRATULATIONS! YOU'VE JUST WON AN ALL EXPENSE PAID TRIP TO AUSTRALIA!!! Me: ...Nope.

@danielgreensides8463 Ай бұрын

Just watched a video where a guy described being bitten by a Brazilian Wandering Spider. It sounded much much worse that this guys description of being bitten by a Sydney Funnel Web Spider. The Brazilian Wandering Spider is much easier to have run-ins with too....because it wanders and it's more aggressive. Hell nah.

@gd3741 Ай бұрын

Different people will have different reactions to spider bites. U can't really compare two people's individual experiences as evidence of which bite is worse

@pauldolan9077 2 жыл бұрын

Such a jovial fella very positive attitude

@contingency9 Жыл бұрын

What a character!lol

@passionfruitprincess Жыл бұрын

IAN, Mate! I was reminiscing about my own encounters in Sydney & then out near Dubbo growing up with Funnel Webs, Brown Snakes etc until.....you explained how you were bitten. What were ya thinking putting your hand down a dark, deep drain like that?? Even I know not to do that!