| Title | Fish and Snake Caught Mid-battle by Australian Fisherman | |
| Date | Tuesday September 01 2015, @09:50AM | |
| Author | martyb | |
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| from the do-unto-others? dept. | ||
An Australian spear fisherman captures one of the world's most venomous fish and a deadly snake in the middle of a fight for life. A venomous sea snake was locked in a ferocious battle with a stonefish. From the BBC News report:
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Trippe said he had been diving on a World War Two wreck in Darwin Harbour when he made the unusual find.
Mr Trippe said he drew on his experience of fishing pythons out of his chicken coop when he pulled the wrestling creatures from the water, clutching the snake under its mouth.
"I'm silly but not mad. I knew this was dangerous. I knew if I grabbed it I wouldn't get the bitten," Mr Trippe said.
[...] The venom released from the 13 spines on a stonefish's back can kill a human in two hours if not treated.
The linked article has an amazing picture of each having the other in its jaws.
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