Some People Around Me Keep Live Black Widows In Jars. I Feel It's A Bad Idea. Am I Wrong?

Some people around me keep live black widows in jars. I feel it's a bad idea. Am I wrong?

Well… It’s not a good idea per se. Their venom is potent enough to hurt adults and kill children. But the same goes for horses, and those are common animals to keep around.

Black widows are very docile. People have been known to handle them without any issue (which I have to stress I don’t recommend you do, because a bite can send you to the hospital, but it does illustrate how docile they are). They’re also very slow, like other orb weavers, so they can’t suddenly bolt.

As long as you keep it in an escape-proof enclosure, there isn’t really anything wrong with it.

EDIT: Horses are not venomous! They’re capable of hurting and killing people, but not because they have venom!!