Originally posted by KBlaix
They are very poisonous, but it won't kill you or anything, you'll just be sick for a few days. Unlike the diamond back rattlesnake we saw a couple years ago in the road in front of our house. Actually Justin said he thinks the spider was a male, and the males are not poisonous.
Yes, they aren't as deadly as people think...unless you are old or unhealthy. We've all (my co-workers and I) been bitten at some point. Generally it just gets big, swollen, and itchy. Sometimes it turns blackish like a bad bruise. I didn't get sick, but some of the guys also got sick.