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Reptile Park wants donations of spiders to ‘milk’ for antivenom

The Australian Reptile Park has called for 'responsible adults' to catch funnel-web spiders, so that they can be 'milked' for antivenom.
Posted by: admin , January 24, 2017
  • The Australian Reptile Park has called for ‘responsible adults’ to catch funnel-web spiders, so that they can be ‘milked’ for antivenom.
  • NSW and Queensland are home to various species of the funnel-web spider, which are highly venomous and potentially fatal if bites are left untreated.
  • The Park has released a video to help people locate and safely collect the spiders. In case you’re wondering, the spiders are commonly found in rotting wood, rockeries and *gulp* bundles of clothes/towels etc.
  • The Park relies on public ‘donations’ to ‘milk’ 300+ snakes and 500+ spiders, and is the only supplier to Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, which provides medical professionals with antivenom for snake and spider bites.
  • Anyone keen to help out?

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https://www.rt.com/news/374825-spider-milk-capture-antidote/

http://news.sky.com/story/australian-zoo-needs-spiders-to-be-caught-so-they-can-be-milked-10739765

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Tags: australian reptile park, Catch funnel-web spiders, Donations, Funnel-web, Laboratories, milk, nsw, qld, queensland, Serum, Spiders, Venomous

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