Spider bites are far less deadly. Worldwide, yearly deaths from spider bites number in the dozens, not tens of thousands. Spiders target small prey and it's ha

Spider bites are far less deadly. Worldwide, yearly deaths from spider bites number in the dozens, not tens of thousands. Spiders target small prey and it's hard for their venom to kill something as big as a person. It's certainly unpleasant and can cause significant damage even when it doesn't kill, but snakes are responsible for far more deaths.