During a collection at the Australian Reptile Park, Tony the Tiger snake produced an astonishing 123 milligrams of venom. This is over double the average venom yield for the species, highlighting its ...

An international team of scientists has revised the classification of Australia's most famous spider. With a bite more deadly ...

The deadly 3.54-inch-long spider Atrax christenseni is among the most dangerously venomous spiders for humans.

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three ...

SYDNEY : Australian scientists have discovered a bigger, more venomous species of the Sydney funnel-web spider, one of the ...

A new type of spider, nicknamed the ‘big boy’, has officially been discovered in Australia- and immediately became one of the ...

Scientists reveal the Sydney funnel-web spider is actually three distinct species, with Newcastle's "Big Boy" reigning ...

Australia's reputation for venomous spiders comes partly from the deadly Sydney funnel-web. It turns out there is not just ...

The name stuck until more recently when staff at the Australian Reptile Park, which milks venom from the fangs of Sydney funnel-webs to produce antivenom, reported noticing some unusually large ...

“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni— dubbed Big Boy—is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney Funnel-web, Atrax ...

Atrax christenseni, after noticing differences in spiders from the Newcastle area, marking a significant contribution to ...

Tiger Snake Breaks Record For Biggest Venom Yield. A Tiger snake has set a new world record for the largest venom yield ever ...