The woman did not know that the octopus lying in her hand possessed a deadly venom, more terrible than a cobra
A woman from Australia has put her own life in danger by holding one of the deadliest animals in the world.
The unnamed woman explained that she was walking in the sea when she spotted a beautiful blue-spotted octopus. The tiny animal has a cute appearance that attracted the woman and she did not hesitate to pick it up and put it in her palm and calmly record the video.
The video that the woman shared on social media immediately attracted the attention of netizens. Some people were shocked and worried when they watched the video of a woman comfortably letting the poisonous octopus move in her palm.
“I was shocked, why did you do this?”, “You are lucky to have survived after long exposure to the blue-spotted octopus. This is a creature that is not easy to see but if you do see it. it’s best to stay as far away as possible”, “Please never touch this octopus again”, “I literally held my breath while watching the video”, “You’re still alive” … netizens commented.
An animal native to the Pacific Ocean, the blue-spotted octopus has enough poison to kill a human within minutes. The blue-spotted octopus and the king cobra are both the most venomous creatures on the planet. In terms of toxicity, its single bite is enough to kill 25 people within minutes, much stronger than cobra venom (the bite can cause the death of a healthy adult in 15-30 years) minute).
According to the Australian Museum, when the blue-spotted octopus senses danger, it releases two types of venom against prey and predators.
One of the venoms used to hunt crabs, shrimps and other venoms is tetrodotoxin, which has the ability to paralyze predators. It is extremely toxic if touched by humans.
For humans, you may not feel the bite at first, but some symptoms will arise within a few minutes of being bitten by the venom such as numbness of the lips and tongue, difficulty breathing and then complete paralysis of the breathing muscles.
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