Also, those are 2" blinds in the pic...so the spider is between 5" to 6".

With those long legs, probably one of the huntsman spiders. You can't really use the slats in your blinds as a measuring unit. That would only be accurate if the spider were sitting ON the slats, not away from them. These spiders are BIG, but not (ever) that big, thank goodness.

Impressive, and have a painful bite, but not a very poisonous bite. They eat bugs and aren't aggressive.

looks like the brown racluse not sure of spelling.And they do bite.A girl at dialysis got bit they had to remove a large piece from her leg.When youre bit the flesh dies around the bite.

No, it is not a Brown Recluse. They are very different. Look them up on Bugguide.net or on Wikipedia. Unfortunately, to some folks, any spider is a Brown Recluse. I hate to contradict you, but there it is.
This is likely a Fishing Spider or Nursery Web Spider. Certainly not a Brown Recluse.

Definitely not a brown recluse - how about a Wolf Spider?

It looks like it belongs to the family of wolf spiders because it is very hairy.

Scale please? Forget the slats. How long IS it by estimation?

Remind me to NEVER go to Alabama.

wolf spiders dont have legs that are that long. really looks like a wandering spider.

It very well could be of the Family Diguetidae - Desertshrub Spiders

Here is a link that might be useful: Bugnet

Danetherton is the only one who's got it in the ballpark. This is one of the Dolomedes genus, also known as "Fishing" or "Dock" spiders, and they are in the Pisauridae family, which includes the Nursery Web Spiders. Based on the light-colored cephlathorax, the geographic range and the size, it's most likely a large female Dolomedes albineus, or White-Banded Fishing Spider. While a bite would hurt, these are not medically-significant in terms of venom and are not aggressive at all. I have caught related species, D. tenebrosus and D. triton, in fishing nets and handled them without incident, even though the former were as large as my hand, and I've also kept D.okefinokensis in captivity, again, without any sign of aggression or threat display. The position of this spider's legs is highly typical of all Pisauridae spiders and sets it apart from Lycosids(Wolf Spiders)and Sparassidae(Huntsmen). It bears absolutely no resemblance whatsoever to any of the Recluse species, which are certainly not capable of attaining legspans of 5-6 inches!

Here is a link that might be useful: Dolomedes albineus

Thanks McKenzie. I am a Naturalist, but my specialties run to Botany, Herpetology and general Field Biology, and I am rather weak on Entomology and Arachnology. I have, though, seen enough spiders to recognize our only (two) venomous spiders, and that was neither.

I am the weirdo that will pet Black Widows, Bumblebees, and terrify people. All about respect...

Fox... this is a large spider. And was found in the state of Alabama.