Thanks, Google

Scary! I was outside getting some firewood when I felt a sudden and very sharp pain in my hand. I dropped the wood immediately and clutched my hand. Whatever had bitten me quickly disappeared, though I searched the grassy area around the fallen wood. The pain was as severe as I had felt in some time and I had a feeling it might be serious. Now here is where Google saves the day; Laurae quickly typed in “woodpile bite” and the first thing up was a California state page on the treatment for spider bites. Was it a Black Widow? We won’t know for sure and the best treatment is ice unless other symptoms develop, but the bite usually resolves itself in a few days.