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Kyle Rittenhouse Hospitalized Following Bite From Venomous Spider
Rittenhouse posted hospital-bed photos and said the bite drew thousands of reactions online, including support and mockery.
- Kyle Rittenhouse, 23, was hospitalized on Wednesday after being bitten by a venomous brown recluse spider, sharing images from his hospital bed including a photo of the swollen bite mark.
- In 2020, Rittenhouse became a household name after fatally shooting two men in Kenosha, Wisconsin; following his 2021 acquittal, he now serves as chief firearms instructor for Texas Gun Rights.
- Rittenhouse boasted on X that the spider "did not survive," joking he was "Disappointed I m not Spider-Man now&" while acknowledging well-wishes from GOP Senator Rand Paul.
- The announcement triggered polarized social media reactions, with critics like political commentator Art Candee and liberal commentator Irina Ilkiw posting disparaging remarks alongside supportive responses.
- According to Columbia University's Irving Medical Center, brown recluse spiders are typically found in Southern, Western, and Midwestern parts of the United States; while fatalities are rare, bites can cause painful wounds.
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Kyle Rittenhouse suffers nasty brown recluse bite, compares spider to ‘communists’: ‘Couldn’t take me out’
Conservative darling Kyle Rittenhouse says a brown recluse spider bit him and tried to finish what 'the communists' couldn't -- landing him in the hospital.
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