We don’t even want to imagine the pain.
A 21-year-old builder was bitten by a redback spider when sitting on a portaloo in Kogarah in south Sydney.
The bite was on his penis, we might add.
The Advertiser have reported the incident and, although the man was in a great deal of pain, he managed to make his own way to the hospital, where he is believed to be in a stable condition.
If you’ve ever been in Australia, you’ll know how dangerous redback spiders are and how the bites cause excruciating pain for humans. However, since the advent of anti-venom a half a century ago, there have been far fewer fatalities.
For you or your loved ones living Down Under, the immediate reaction advised in the event of being bitten is to apply ice to the area, before calling emergency services.
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