Dangerous blue-ringed octopus found in seafood in Thailand

[Old Croc]

Years ago, some friends and I were snorkeling from a boat over the sea grass meadow in Shark Bay. A couple of us were collecting anemone exoskeletons and dropping them in the boat. The mate sitting there suddenly screamed when he found a blue ring crawling on the seat next to his leg. He flicked it out with a knife very nearly landing it on the head of my other mate in the water!

One of us had picked up the octopus hiding in a hole in a skeleton! We were a long way from any medical help, and in those days none of us knew how to keep a person alive if bitten.

 

(Incidentally, that sea grass has been determined to be the largest plant on Earth. 

 Meet the world's largest plant: a single seagrass clone stretching 180 km in Western Australia's Shark Bay (theconversation.com))

[Jing Joe]

Open  the link from Lapun and see these pics.

But there's a puzzle.. how come no one had reportedly died? Maybe hushed up?

 

[Edwin Cameron]

This is no joke,I remember a grown man getting bit by one in Sydney Harbour,he died..!

[Mr Meeseeks]

On 12/17/2023 at 3:19 AM, daveAustin said:

Why do people feel the need to eat such exotic foodstuffs? Typically a Chinese/Asian thing. It’s this wet market messing about with animals that has brought lovely delights like covid19 and gawd knows what else. Leave them be! If you can’t get it up, try viagra of a leech!

 

Can't satisfy a woman I reckon.

[In Full Agreement]

On 12/16/2023 at 4:47 PM, Jing Joe said:

Sure the authorities have issued warnings but where are the health inspectors?

 

 

Health inspectors for vendors?       I know you can't be serious.

[Jing Joe]

On 12/18/2023 at 1:10 PM, In Full Agreement said:

 

 

Health inspectors for vendors?       I know you can't be serious.

Youre correct. My other name is Jo-king