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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chubbs" data-source="post: 75810" data-attributes="member: 1084">The bite from any Poecilotheria species would still likely require hospitalization regardless, especially for a small child. The venom on this genus is extremely powerful. A trip to the E.R. would honestly just be a lot easier as well as a lot safer. If it were for a NW species or a less potent OW, I would say probably. Sent from my LG-D801 using Tapatalk</blockquote>