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Podcast: Tom's Big Spiders - Tarantulas and Inverts
Episode: The Pitfalls of Exaggerating (or Downplaying) the Risks of Keeping Venomous Arachnids
Description: A recent comment on a video got me really thinking about how I present these animals. Although I try to approach each species with only facts, and I steer away from some of the sensationalized descriptors like "dangerous" and "aggressive", some folks believe that I'm downplaying the potential risks. In this episode, I talk about my philosophy on these animals and try to explain how both understating and exaggerating the risks could negatively impact the hobby. NOTE: In the podcast, I said "South African" at one point instead of "South American." Heads up, and sorry for...