Spider! A Russian Spider!

Karakurt Spider

The karakurt is among the 10 most dangerous spiders on Earth and is encountered in Russia’s Astrakhan Region.During hot summers, it can migrate to more northern areas, such as the Moscow Region. Their favorite habitat is ravine slopes. They are particularly active on summer nights. The bite causes acute pain, which quickly passes but after a while (between 15 minutes and 6 hours), intense pain spreads throughout the bitten limb and then to the muscles of the body, chest and abdomen. Immediately after the bite (within two minutes at the most), you can hold a burning match against the bitten place and any poison that has not already penetrated into the body is destroyed by the heat. This method is vital if medical help is not accessible. In all other cases, urgent hospitalization is recommended