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I know the evidence for the severity of bites resulting from these species is rather inconclusive at this point, since all we really have to go off of are bite reports, but I was curious as to which one of these is believed to have the strongest venom. I'm getting some conflicting information, because I have read that OBT venom is not as bad as that of Pokies, but I've also heard people say the exact opposite. I know that venom from S. calaceum and H. maculata have been known to cause heart problems and therefore is considered very serious, but how do these two rank in comparison to the other two I mentioned? Also what about Hapopelma? I'm sure a bite from them is far from pleasant (like all OW's) but is it as bad as any of the ones I just asked about?