A DAD has been left arthritic after his limbs nearly “exploded” from what he believes was a bite from a false widow spider.

The bites are usually mild ... Doctors told Mr Smith he had suffered a serious reaction to the spider's venom and may need a portion of his hand cut off. He added: "[The doctors] told me I ...

Dad-of-three Brian Smith, 43, from Maidstone, Kent, almost had to have his limbs amputated and developed arthritis after he ...

an aching hand and even arthritis. Now four months on from the incident Brian believes he was bitten by a venomous false widow spider - whose bites produce necrosis of the flesh. He now checks his ...

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an aching hand and even arthritis. Now four months on from the incident Brian believes he was bitten by a venomous false widow spider - whose bites produce necrosis of the flesh. He now checks his ...

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