A terrifying photo of one of the sea s most venomous creatures has gone viral online after two day-trippers discovered the fish while kayaking.
The two kayakers were paddling in waters near Townsville in North Queensland on Sunday when one of their oars struck an object.
The kayakers lifted the oar and were horrified to discover a stonefish, one of the most venomous fish in the ocean, hanging off the paddle. Unfortunately I didn t get to see it but my partner and friend saw their first wild stone fish today! Near Townsville, a woman captioned the photo shared to the Australian Native Animals Facebook page.
My nine-year-old boy threw his ball in the water as we walked onto Golden Beach ⦠my friend and I hadn t even put the esky on the ground and he stepped on (a stonefish) in shallow water, she said. Kylie Stapleton is warning others after her son was stung by a stonefish on Christmas Day at Golden Beach. She said there would have been 50 other children playing in the area. My boy is tough but I could tell he was in horrific pain, she said. He was lucky he only got two spikes through his foot. Lifeguards gave the Coast boy pain relief before he was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital.
My nine-year-old boy threw his ball in the water as we walked onto Golden Beach ⦠my friend and I hadn t even put the esky on the ground and he stepped on (a stonefish) in shallow water, she said. Kylie Stapleton is warning others after her son was stung by a stonefish on Christmas Day at Golden Beach. She said there would have been 50 other children playing in the area. My boy is tough but I could tell he was in horrific pain, she said. He was lucky he only got two spikes through his foot. Lifeguards gave the Coast boy pain relief before he was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital.