A father has been left arthritic after his limbs almost 'exploded' from a suspected false widow spider bite while he slept. Brian Smith had woken up in bed to a sharp pain on the top of his ...

A dad was told his hand might need to be cut off after he was bitten by a suspected false widow spider in his sleep ... arm nearly "exploded" after the bite. In November, he woke up to a "really ...

Horrifying photos show how his hand, arm, leg and even foot ballooned up as the venom ran rampant through his body.

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A dad issued a warning over spiders in the UK - after a false widow bite left him arthritic when his limbs ballooned. Brian Smith had woken ...