OBT of mine,some holding too!!!!!!
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not to smack it butt wipeRedDevilDon2005;2557878; said:i can so picture you smacking your face with the spoon lmao
so it wouldn't make a nest in my nostrils.As far as the poison,let me look for a link to a guy that was bit.Its not like a black widow or anything but its told to be a painfull venom.Sweats,fever,swelling and stiffness.jason longboard;2557896; said:not to smack it butt wipe
im about to piss my pants
here is a link to one guy that got bit.Well not a link.
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Initial bite: felt like fire/hot nail
Here is a video explaining how I got bit.
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/e...Female2_03.flv
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The effects:
5 mins: Pain traveled to elbow/muscle twinges/shaking
10 mins: Cramping in hand and arm...intense pain
15 mins: Cramping continues...pain is intense...it's moved up to my shoulder, neck, back and my teeth and gums hurt...
20 mins: Dizzy almost felt drunk, ears ringing.
30 mins: Cramping going into uper back and still severe burning pain from hand to shoulder.
40 min: Muscle cramps going into neck.
50 min: shortness of breath, equaliberim is way off, can't walk a straight line.
1 hr: Rash developing on arm, but intial bite wound is not as swollen??
1hr-20 min: Throbbing in entire arm, irregular heart beat (seems like it) and still shortness of breath.
1 hr. 45 min: Swelling in upper arm, but hand is not that swollen???
Next 5-6 hrs: Muscle cramps, elavated heart beat, dizzy, pain in upper arm/shoulder area.
Next morning: Slightly naseaus, muscles are sore but not very bad, cramping is basicaly gone, hand is no longer swollen, still have rash on arm....but I feel very wore out.
Mid-day: Hand slightly cramped/stiff....nothing real bad.
Present: Fingertip is the only sore spot, no cramping, no muscle soreness....bite area looks like a pin prick....doesn't look bad at all. When the initial bite occured there was quite a bit of blood and was gashed open slightly, it has now sealed shut.....rob
Future: Will be holding her again....I still beleive she thought my finger was food. I feed her in that same spot every day. It was totally my fault - I let my guard down and let myself get distracted.
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Illinois
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Initial bite: felt like fire/hot nail
Here is a video explaining how I got bit.
http://s234.photobucket.com/albums/e...Female2_03.flv
pics:
The effects:
5 mins: Pain traveled to elbow/muscle twinges/shaking
10 mins: Cramping in hand and arm...intense pain
15 mins: Cramping continues...pain is intense...it's moved up to my shoulder, neck, back and my teeth and gums hurt...
20 mins: Dizzy almost felt drunk, ears ringing.
30 mins: Cramping going into uper back and still severe burning pain from hand to shoulder.
40 min: Muscle cramps going into neck.
50 min: shortness of breath, equaliberim is way off, can't walk a straight line.
1 hr: Rash developing on arm, but intial bite wound is not as swollen??
1hr-20 min: Throbbing in entire arm, irregular heart beat (seems like it) and still shortness of breath.
1 hr. 45 min: Swelling in upper arm, but hand is not that swollen???
Next 5-6 hrs: Muscle cramps, elavated heart beat, dizzy, pain in upper arm/shoulder area.
Next morning: Slightly naseaus, muscles are sore but not very bad, cramping is basicaly gone, hand is no longer swollen, still have rash on arm....but I feel very wore out.
Mid-day: Hand slightly cramped/stiff....nothing real bad.
Present: Fingertip is the only sore spot, no cramping, no muscle soreness....bite area looks like a pin prick....doesn't look bad at all. When the initial bite occured there was quite a bit of blood and was gashed open slightly, it has now sealed shut.....rob
Future: Will be holding her again....I still beleive she thought my finger was food. I feed her in that same spot every day. It was totally my fault - I let my guard down and let myself get distracted.
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some more info, CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY
Vol. 41, No. 5, pp. 641–752, 2003
141. SUNBURST TARANTULA (PTERINOCHILUS MURINUS ) ENVENOMATION
Seifert SA. The Poison Center at Children’s Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Case Report: The patient was a 29 year-old male who was bitten by his pet Sunburst Tarantula (Pterinochilus murinus)
on the second finger of his left hand 28 hours prior to arrival at an emergency department.
The bite had been forceful and the tarantula attached for at least a full second. He complained of numbness and aching in his arm, body aches, and leg cramping.
No puncture wound was seen and there was no erythema or edema. The patient was admitted for 24 hours and
treated with IV fluids, benzodiazepines and opioids with good relief and was discharged on oral opioids. One-week post
bite, he developed increasing dysesthesia, pain, and swelling in the bitten hand, without erythema, or heat. He also
developed worsening generalized myalgias and arthralgias. There was no rash or fever. These symptoms were selfmedicated
with oxycontin and Ativan1 and resolved over 2 weeks. Discussion: The Sunburst Tarantula (P. murinus) is a
venomous, east-central African variety. They are very fast moving when attacking. Its venom has greater mammalian
toxicity than North American Tarantulas. The venom contains multiple components, the most toxic of which is a
polypeptide of molecular weight 10,500 Daltons that has a subcutaneous LD50 in mice of 0.1 mg=kg, with death due to
respiratory paralysis. Typical symptoms of P. murinus envenomation in humans are local numbness and pain, that usually
resolve within 24–48 hours but may persist for up to 2–3 weeks. There are no reported fatalities. Treatment is
symptomatic and supportive. There is no antivenom. Conclusion: This patient had recurrent and prolonged symptoms
from a P. murinus envenomation, which may have been secondary to prolonged venom effects or to a Type III
hypersensitivity (‘‘serum sickness’’
reaction.
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Vol. 41, No. 5, pp. 641–752, 2003
141. SUNBURST TARANTULA (PTERINOCHILUS MURINUS ) ENVENOMATION
Seifert SA. The Poison Center at Children’s Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Case Report: The patient was a 29 year-old male who was bitten by his pet Sunburst Tarantula (Pterinochilus murinus)
on the second finger of his left hand 28 hours prior to arrival at an emergency department.
The bite had been forceful and the tarantula attached for at least a full second. He complained of numbness and aching in his arm, body aches, and leg cramping.
No puncture wound was seen and there was no erythema or edema. The patient was admitted for 24 hours and
treated with IV fluids, benzodiazepines and opioids with good relief and was discharged on oral opioids. One-week post
bite, he developed increasing dysesthesia, pain, and swelling in the bitten hand, without erythema, or heat. He also
developed worsening generalized myalgias and arthralgias. There was no rash or fever. These symptoms were selfmedicated
with oxycontin and Ativan1 and resolved over 2 weeks. Discussion: The Sunburst Tarantula (P. murinus) is a
venomous, east-central African variety. They are very fast moving when attacking. Its venom has greater mammalian
toxicity than North American Tarantulas. The venom contains multiple components, the most toxic of which is a
polypeptide of molecular weight 10,500 Daltons that has a subcutaneous LD50 in mice of 0.1 mg=kg, with death due to
respiratory paralysis. Typical symptoms of P. murinus envenomation in humans are local numbness and pain, that usually
resolve within 24–48 hours but may persist for up to 2–3 weeks. There are no reported fatalities. Treatment is
symptomatic and supportive. There is no antivenom. Conclusion: This patient had recurrent and prolonged symptoms
from a P. murinus envenomation, which may have been secondary to prolonged venom effects or to a Type III
hypersensitivity (‘‘serum sickness’’
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