The gigantic funnel-web was handed in to the Australian Reptile Park and will be milked to produce life-saving antivenom. 9News
Recent rain and subsequent hot weather in New South Wales has precipitated a boom in populations of the deadly arachnid.
The Australian Reptile Park in January called for more of the toothy specimens to be collected and delivered - even publishing a guideline about how to safely capture one. A massive funnel web spider handed in to the Australian Reptile Park has been named after actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. It appears at least one person followed their advice, with a huge spider handed in to the park yesterday from Newcastle.Spider-Dwayne was handed in from the John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle."Having Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson as part of the venom program is so amazing because he will save a lot of lives with the venom he will produce," Australian Reptile Park director Liz Gabriel said.
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