An old video of a man shouting in pain after a stingray stung him, has gone viral on social media. The viral footage was shared on the Reddit subthread/WhatCouldGoWrong.
In the horrifying clip, a man can be seen holding a California Round stingray on a small fishing boat. After a few seconds, he dropped the stingray and started screaming in pain on the ground.
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In the video, the fish bite the man with its tail. After getting stung, the man immediately threw the stingray into the water and fell onto the ground. He can be seen shouting in pain after the stingray stung him.
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The viral video has garnered thousands of views on social media. Netizens also expressed their concern about the man. Some people advised that he should not have taken the fish into his hands.
One of the users wrote, “Dude had about 3-4 hours of awful pain. And there’s nothing you can do about it except put the part that was stung in the hottest water you can stand.”
Another commented, “Steve Irwin died from a stingray. A wildlife expert. No way I'm approaching one, let alone picking it up”
“Never had a stingray sting before, but a Portuguese man o war got me when i was 12.
That shit hurts too. Hence why I don't pick them up and hold them like this Grade A intellect we have here lol,” a user wrote.
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