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Nottingham mum finds tarantula ‘the size of a hand’ in garden

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Mum left stunned after discovering a tarantula the 'size of her hand' in her front garden - believed to be an aggressive species from South Africa
The enormous orange tarantula was the size of a human hand (Picture: SWNS)

A woman had the fright of her life when she found a bright orange tarantula the ‘size of a hand’ in her garden.

The creepy-crawly was first spotted by some tilers who were so scared they knocked on Sarah Rodmell’s door and told her to ‘sort it’.

‘They did not want to touch it or be anywhere near it,’ she said.

The mum-of-two said she is ‘terrified’ of spiders, but finds tarantulas a little ‘more calm’, so went out with a box to try and trap it.

Sarah, 30, did some research and now believes the enormous spider was an ‘aggressive’ baboon tarantula from South Africa.


A mum was left shocked after discovering this TARANTULA the 'size of her hand' in her front garden - which turned out to be an aggressive species native to South Africa. See SWNS story SWLNspider. Sarah Rodmell, 30, was alerted by builders who stumbled across the huge beast as they carried out renovation works to her home in Stapleford, Notts., on Friday (21/10). Despite being petrified of spiders, the mum-of-two gave the curled up creature a nudge and was left stunned when it began to move. She then bravely managed to scoop up the tarantula into a box and moved it into her kitchen before calling reptile experts to come and take it away.
The enormous creepy-crawly was spotted lurking in the garden (PIcture: SWNS)

Mum Sarah Rodmell with daughter Lucie and Rudi. See SWNS story SWLNspider. A mum was left shocked after discovering a TARANTULA the 'size of her hand' in her front garden - which turned out to be an aggressive species native to South Africa. Sarah Rodmell, 30, was alerted by builders who stumbled across the huge beast as they carried out renovation works to her home in Stapleford, Notts., on Friday (21/10). Despite being petrified of spiders, the mum-of-two gave the curled up creature a nudge and was left stunned when it began to move. She then bravely managed to scoop up the tarantula into a box and moved it into her kitchen before calling reptile experts to come and take it away.
The family worked together to identify the creature, contain it, and eventually name it ‘Dobby’ (Picture: Sarah Rodmell/SWNS)

‘It was my 13-year-old daughter who looked up trying to match the spider – and we think she got it right.

‘She had a very good look at it and she matched it because on the top of its back, it has quite a distinctive pattern.’

Sarah said the situation was a bit ‘unreal’, adding: ‘He or she was chilling in a box in my kitchen. Every time I was walking in the kitchen, I was like “oh my God, I have a tarantula in my house!”.’

The orange baboon tarantula can be found across the African continent and are incredibly defensive and quick to bite. As with most tarantulas, they should not be approached.

‘This type of tarantula is very aggressive and they bite straight away,’ Sarah said. ‘They do not hesitate.’

‘My three-year-old son wanted to name it Dobby and keep it as a pet. The rescuers actually kept his name as Dobby.’


Mum left stunned after discovering a tarantula the 'size of her hand' in her front garden - believed to be an aggressive species from South Africa
The critter is believed to be an orange baboon tarantula – an aggressive species originating from South Africa (Picture: SWNS)

How the tarantula made its way to Sarah’s garden in Nottingham remains a mystery.

After trapping the critter, she contacted an exotic pet store in Longborough who came to collect it right away.

Sarah added: ‘I put a post on Facebook asking people if they lost the pet, but it is highly unlikely that this was someone’s pet because it is just not a common thing.

‘But from what I heard Dobby is just being kept in there and looked after at Washington’s Relentless Reptiles.’

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