His nickname is Big Boy and it's not hard to see why.

Measuring 7.5 centimetre across, this whopping specimen is the largest male funnel web spider ever to have been dropped off at John Hunter Hospital as part of the Australian Reptile Park's venom milking program.

Big Boy was found in Newcastle bushland recently with venom dripping from his sizeable fangs

His venom will be used to make antivenom that will help save the lives of those who have been bitten by the potentially deadly creatures.