[4] The first clinically observed dry snake bite occurred in London in 1892, from a South American rattlesnake.
[2] The victim can also affect whether a bite is dry, if they pulled away when bitten or they were wearing thicker clothes.
The studies found a great variety of dry bite prevalence by species, although different criteria for diagnosis were used.
[2] Dry bites from spiders such as tarantulas and large Sparassidae are common and, where correctly identified, can simply be ignored or, if appropriate, treated using mild antiseptics.
For example, in South Africa the common "Rain Spider" Palystes castaneus and similar species, is usually described as negligibly venomous, and certainly it is at the least difficult to find documented cases of serious effects.