Its bite can cause severe skin necrosis. Another spider type worth mentioning is black widow (Latrodectus). The black spider is tiny, shady black, with a red hourglass mark on its belly ...

A homeowner called a local snake catcher to capture what he thought was a couple of snakes. What they found instead was “like winning the snake lottery”.

The venom could also cause tissue necrosis, blot clotting issues ... prompt medical treatment for snake bites — particularly venomous snakes — can decide whether or not the pet survives ...

She said: "A friend of mine then screamed at me, 'Inna, it's a snake, did it bite you ... severe pain and swelling and sometimes tissue necrosis, but deaths are not common, according to Thai ...