As much as the debate could be expanded to include someone being bitten, and dying because they have an allergy, or a heart condition, a blood disease etc., which is I.M.O. very possible, it just doesn't apply here.Sheri said:As per request...
How many of you believe that a tarantula bite could cause a human death as a result of the venom...
:clap: That was funny, and it's pretty much my point. If someone were to die in this manner, it would be as a result of the fall and not the bite.Ishkabibble said:...or if they got bit while on the the roof of a twenty story building, panicked and ran off of the twenty story building, they could die.
I voted No in the poll. Valid points have been raised, but like you I don't believe that a tarantula's venom alone will kill someone. Other factors and conditions would need to exist to even make it a possibility.Deschain said:I think everyone who says yes so far have valid points, and that it is very possible to die from complications due to a pre-existing condition, coupled with a tarantula bite...but I'm confused as to why those concerns play a part in this poll/question?
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As much as the debate could be expanded to include someone being bitten, and dying because they have an allergy, or a heart condition, a blood disease etc., which is I.M.O. very possible, it just doesn't apply here.
Could a human die as a direct result of the venom (the venom alone is the key point)? No. At least not from any species that has been discovered to date.
How do you know that?Venom said:We're talking anyone, of any health or age.
I agree. I think even Lelle would agree that tarantula venom could kill if we are talking about a bite to a newborn baby or a 100 year old person.Vys said:How do you know that?
The question becomes rather absurd then, doesn't it?