
September 29, 2007
A dead black widow spider that bit 15-year-old Mike Makens is displayed at Yampa Valley Medical Center in Steamboat Springs on Friday afternoon.
Stories this photo appears in:
Black widow bites teen
Family hopes incident will raise awareness
Being from the South, Susie Makens didn't think much of it when she noticed a black widow spider on her porch recently. That all changed when her son Mike was bitten by one of the spiders Monday.

Comments
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Requires free registration
Posting comments requires a free account and verification.
Or login with:
OpenID