<p>In perhaps what our nightmares are made of, a resilient spider managed to not only trap a snake in its web but also kill it and climb atop it, as if to gloat. </p>.<p>However, it was no ordinary spider to begin with. This was the much feared ‘black widow’, an infamous spider, whose venom is nearly 15-times as poisonous as that of the vicious rattlesnake’s.</p>.<p>A video of the same was shared on Twitter by a handle called @NatureIsLit. </p>.<p>The video shows a snake caught in a web, looking helpless next to a much-smaller spider. </p>.<p>The usual prey that walks into a black widow’s web ranges from grasshoppers to caterpillars. For a snake to get entangled in this web, is therefore, unusual. </p>.<p>Netizens responded to the video hilariously, expressing their fear in creative ways. “This is cursed footage,” wrote one person, while another said,”What hemisphere is this, so I never enter it.” </p>.<p>However, is there any reason to be worried about the black widow? While the spider’s venom can induce a strong reaction, it is not fatal except in the case of children or elderly. The spider is not aggressive and primarily stings in self-defence. It is also mostly found in temperate climates. </p>
<p>In perhaps what our nightmares are made of, a resilient spider managed to not only trap a snake in its web but also kill it and climb atop it, as if to gloat. </p>.<p>However, it was no ordinary spider to begin with. This was the much feared ‘black widow’, an infamous spider, whose venom is nearly 15-times as poisonous as that of the vicious rattlesnake’s.</p>.<p>A video of the same was shared on Twitter by a handle called @NatureIsLit. </p>.<p>The video shows a snake caught in a web, looking helpless next to a much-smaller spider. </p>.<p>The usual prey that walks into a black widow’s web ranges from grasshoppers to caterpillars. For a snake to get entangled in this web, is therefore, unusual. </p>.<p>Netizens responded to the video hilariously, expressing their fear in creative ways. “This is cursed footage,” wrote one person, while another said,”What hemisphere is this, so I never enter it.” </p>.<p>However, is there any reason to be worried about the black widow? While the spider’s venom can induce a strong reaction, it is not fatal except in the case of children or elderly. The spider is not aggressive and primarily stings in self-defence. It is also mostly found in temperate climates. </p>