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MeccGo t1_iylvjcu wrote
Is he alive?
Nick_Carlson_Press t1_iym1ce3 wrote
He'll live. Stingray venom is extremely painful but it's nonlethal unless it punctures vital organs directly or the victim undergoes shock or some other reaction, which is quite rare
MeccGo t1_iym1lxh wrote
Good to hear he was ok I guess we all remember that one popular person who died off a stingray, so I wasn't sure..
Nick_Carlson_Press t1_iym67ii wrote
That one popular person (PBUH) ultimately died not from the venom but from blood loss and shock. The barb hit him right in an artery iirc. He basically got stabbed with a knife. Some of the biggest stingrays can have barbs up to ten inches or more
ShankThatSnitch t1_iymww5t wrote
From what I remember, it was a stab directly to the heart.
clockworksnorange t1_iyn5j84 wrote
It's not the size of the barb but the motion in the ocean my guy.
Nick_Carlson_Press t1_iyn5n2a wrote
Silly me, how could I have forgotten
TheGreyPearlDahlia t1_iymdf42 wrote
That one "popular person" was Steve Irwin.
MeccGo t1_iymlf0l wrote
Yeah, I just didn't remember at the time I was writing the first comment
gonzo650 t1_iynir7f wrote
RIP Steve Irwin
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