We're all afraid of something. This man has some serious arachnophobia, and that would explain why used a giant device to try and catch this spider in his house.
While a bite from one of these is exceptionally more dangerous than other, it's best to take proper steps in keeping these spiders as far away as possible.
My mother-in-law lives in Arizona, and she would frequently regale us with stories of the myriad of creepy-crawlies and deadly creatures that share her part of the world. I've heard tales of scorpions in shoes ("Just shake the shoe before you put it on, no big deal"), black widow spiders lurking in cabinets and closets, and diamondback rattlesnakes all over the place...