Although powerful enough to paralyze smaller animals, the venom is not lethal to humans.
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Still, it produces excruciating pain that may be intense enough to incapacitate a victim. Swelling rapidly develops around the entry wound and gradually spreads outward.
Ok, doesn’t sound fun, it could be worse…
Information obtained from case studies shows that the pain develops into a long-lasting hyperalgesia that can persist for months but usually lasts from a few days to a few weeks. A clinical report from 1992 showed that the severe pain was persistent and did not respond to morphine.
Well, fuck.
In 1991 Keith Payne, […]was struck on the hand by a platypus spur while trying to rescue the stranded animal. He described the pain as worse than being struck by shrapnel. A month later he was still experiencing pain in that hand. In 2006, Payne reported discomfort and stiffness when carrying out some physical activities such as using a hammer.
Phew, we are safe!
Ok, doesn’t sound fun, it could be worse…
Well, fuck.
15 years?!