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Sarah “Great Western” Bowman Reportedly Died of a Tarantula Bite. Is Tarantula Venom that Poisonous?

by | Feb 20, 2018 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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Sarah “Great Western” Bowman reportedly died of a tarantula bite. Is tarantula venom that poisonous? David Duggan Shelton, Connecticut “Contemporary sources say she died from the bite of a tarantula. Now while tarantula bites are not normally deadly, they are indeed venomous creatures, and sometimes an allergic reaction (just like with a bee sting) can lead to death,” says Dr. Paul Andrew Hutton, who wrote the Great Western feature in the September 2017 issue. “Of course, Sarah cou


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