# Snake vs Spider

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-vs-spider/619339
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [April 20, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-vs-spider/619339 "2012-04-20T00:18:23Z")
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### Author: ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-vs-spider/619339/1 "2012-04-20T00:18:23Z")

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[http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/spider-eats-snake-caught-on-camera/story-e6frfq80-1226332961171](http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/spider-eats-snake-caught-on-camera/story-e6frfq80-1226332961171)

Australia (of course).

Just some more information for anyone thinking of touring the top end. 😃

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### Author: ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-vs-spider/619339/2 "2012-04-20T01:32:22Z")

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[SLJ]

“I’m sick of all these mutherfuckingspiders eating all these mutherfuckingsnakes on this mutherfuckingplane” :mad:

[/SLJ]

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### Author: ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snake-vs-spider/619339/3 "2012-04-20T04:01:47Z")

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I’m guessing that snake took the short bus. Golden orbs have a helluva bite but it can’t hurt humans at least. If I’m reading right, it causes paralysis through muscle rigidity (acetylcholine agonist). Although the snake is rear-fanged, maybe he couldn’t get his mouth around?