[MAK]

This is fun -
When we moved here the estate agent told us about the snakes. We asked how bad their bites are and he showed us his anti-venom pack. Well he said "there are 2 types and one gives a bad bite that the anti-venom pack is for and the other - well you have 30-40 minutes to get to hospital".
In August - after having had a nasty spider bite that I kept showing off and describing the pain to the OH ( as only a man would) - I saw a snake outside the kitchen door - it slid into our fantastic herb bed. All summer I cooked with dried herbs and I plan to dismantle the rockery when we have snow or -15 degrees that ensures the snake is frozen.

[SallyintNorth]

My eldest is terrified of spiders after being bitten by one, much likes yours, in the bathroom a couple of years ago. Nasty little b$£%ard, I swear it was wearing Doc Martins!

Sylvia, I knew spiders were dangerous  and my hubby says they can't hurt me huh please tell me you don't live in Britain

Yes, Daisy, I do live in Britain It was a wolf-spider, the kind you usually see in baths, and,I think had been poked about by a nervous grandson, he was trying to get it to go back down the plug-hole. They don't usually bite! I've always just picked them up and put them outside(I don't now I trap them in a glass)

I haven't been bitten by one but have had one come at me when I was trying to vac it up!  (Sorry, don't like to harm them, but at the time was recently ensingled and still very very uncomfortable with spiders rampaging around the house, so did what I had to do.  I hated the guilt so much I got help with the phobia and can be a bit more live and let live with them now!)

[Lesley Silvester]

I've been chased by a wolf spider.  I have to get my OH to hoover them.  I can't get that close.  Trouble is he is blind so I am standing outside the door peering round and saying, "Left a bit, right a bit.  Now!" and screaming and running if the spider moves.

[little blue]

I've been chased by a wolf spider.  I have to get my OH to hoover them.  I can't get that close.  Trouble is he is blind so I am standing outside the door peering round and saying, "Left a bit, right a bit.  Now!" and screaming and running if the spider moves.

I can just picture it!!

[Lesley Silvester]

Trouble is, he can't.

[little blue]

Jay says he wished you lived closer - he's terrified of spiders & could do with your husband & hoover!!

(and also that "there's not much that man can't do!"  

[Lesley Silvester]

Jay says he wished you lived closer - he's terrified of spiders & could do with your husband & hoover!!

(and also that "there's not much that man can't do!"  

He has his uses.