Largest male specimen of world’s most venomous spider found in Australia

The largest male specimen of the world’s most poisonous arachnid is being housed at the Australian Reptile Park (Alamy/PA)

With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park, where it will help save lives after a member of the public discovered it by chance.

The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider, dubbed Hercules, was found by chance on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney, and initially given to a local hospital.