ANON
Years ago
NH - CREEPY-CRAWLY PETS EAT OWNER
A GERMAN man who lived with over 200 black widow spiders was fatally bitten by one and then eaten by his other pet creepy-crawlies.
Police found Mark Voegel, 30, in his apartment partially eaten by his pet spiders, several snakes, lizards and thousands of termites, Sun.co.uk reported.
Neighbours called police after becoming worried about the smell coming from Voegel's apartment.
Police were met by an unforgettably gruesome scene.
"It was like a horror movie. His corpse was over the sofa," a police spokesman said.
"Giant webs draped him, spiders were all over him. They were coming out of his nose and his mouth.
"There was everything there one could imagine in the world of reptiles.
"Larger pieces of flesh torn off by the lizards were scooped up and taken back to the webs of tarantulas and other bird-eating spiders."
Voegel, who never invited people back to his small apartment, lived in the German city of Dortmund, Sun.co.uk reported.
Spider expert and animal cruelty officer Gabi Bayer said he kept creatures "that should never be allowed in a private home".
"He had spiders so aggressive they are the equivalent of a pit-bull in the animal world," she said.
