It was so swollen and my hand kept changing colours from purple to red. "I don't know any other spider in this country aside from a false widow that can cause this sort of damage. They tied my arm ...

Thank god I didn't lose my hand,' recalled the 43-year-old from Maidstone, Kent. Now four months on from the attack Brian believes he was bitten by a venomous false widow spider - whose bites ...

Source: Rochdale Borough Council "I don't know any other spider in this country aside from a false widow that can cause this sort of damage. "They tied my arm above my head but the poison went ...

The 43-year-old's hand, arm, leg and even foot ballooned as the venom took hold and he was rushed to hospital.

It was so swollen and my hand kept changing colours from purple to red. "I don't know any other spider in this country aside from a false widow that can cause this sort of damage. "They tied my ...

Thank god I didn't lose my hand. "The poison must've reacted with my blood. It was so swollen and my hand kept changing colours from purple to red. "I don't know any other spider in this country aside ...