Australian zoo asks citizens to catch deadly spiders

( NewsNation ) — For those not from the land Down Under , it seems a story all too true.

However, there is a valiant reason behind the ask from The Australian Reptile Park in Sydney, New South Wales.

They are urging Sydneysiders to help catch funnel-web spiders and their egg sacs to extract lifesaving antivenom.

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The reptile park made its annual November announcement , asking for the deadly spiders to be donated.

"The Australian Reptile Park is the only place in Australia that milks funnel web spider venom to make into antivenom," Jake Meney, reptile and spider keeper said in the release.

"Before the antivenom was developed 33 years ago, there were 13 recorded deaths in NSW by funnel-webs, but there have been zero fatalities since the development of the antivenom in 1981," he added.

While the northern hemisphere is enduring and bracing for even colder weather, Australia is hotting up.

"Summer is funnel web season, so now is the time people will be seeing funnel webs more and more" Meney added.

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