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House centipede

Kevincollins123, CC BY-SA 3.0

Emperor scorpion

Rosa Pineda, CC BY-SA 3.0

Black-necked spitting cobra

Luca Boldrini, CC BY 2.0

Mexican red-kneed tarantula

George Chernilevsky, Public Domain

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True Story Sources

“Within seconds, I started feeling..."

Kristy Holland, Backpacker

“Waves of pain..."

Megan Garber, The Atlantic

“With each heartbeat..."

Judy Hedding, Tripsavvy

“By the time we reached A&E..."

Lian Blue, The Guardian

“The snake definitely..."

Michelle Nati, Oddee

“Every muscle fiber..."

Joe Spring, Outside

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