A 10-year-old boy in Australia was bitten by the world’s deadliest spider - a funnel-web – but made an “incredible” recovery after being given the largest dose of antivenom in the nation’s history.

Matthew Mitchell started sweating and began to froth at the mouth after he was bitten on his hand by the male spider while putting away his shoe.

He was rushed to hospital and recovered after receiving twelve vials of antivenom, believed to be more than any other bite victim in history.

“I’ve never heard of it - it’s incredible,” said Tim Faulkner, a wildlife expert. “And to walk out of hospital a day later with no effects is a testament to the antivenom.”

The bite occurred while Mitchell was cleaning a shed with his father at their house north of Sydney.