UKY states that people who are bitten by a brown recluse spider should apply ice, elevate the area, and seek medical attention. Maddox was thankful for the medical attention she got.

For a Campbell County, Virginia, woman, however, a bite from a brown recluse spider during a 10-hour kayaking trip along the Staunton River in Virginia left her hospitalized for nearly a week.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — A Campbell County woman was hospitalized for nearly a week after a 10-hour kayaking trip along the Staunton River led to a serious spider bite.

He suffered complications that arose in part from a brown recluse spider bite. “People think they aren’t here,” said Nutt, a Portsmouth resident, “but they are.” Perhaps they shouldn’t be.

Brown recluse spiders aren't native to that part of Florida. The notion of poisonous spiders that live in people's houses creates a hysteria even in places that aren't brown-recluse habitat.

For a Campbell County, Virginia, woman, however, a bite from a brown recluse spider during a 10-hour kayaking trip along the Staunton River in Virginia left her hospitalized for nearly a week.