[OneVike]

I've got some brown recluses you could have.

Now a brown recluse will kill you. Tarantellas cab actually make good pets. Like a turtle or lizard.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Which is why they are going to spider heaven in about an hour.

Normally I leave spiders alone or relocate them. They are allies in my battle with the fly and other flying buzzy things. But brown recluses, like you said, can put you in the hospital.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Some folks are extremely reactive to the bite of a brown recluse. Some are not.
I've been nailed by a brown several times and developed little more than a small sore.
The daughter of the guy who built our house suffered a bite and the wound almost took her arm off. They flew her up to Mayo's in Minnesota and saved her from a crippling disaster.