Moment young Aussie picks up world's most dangerous fish
In the video posted to social media, Miller Wilson reaches under a rock and pulls out the stonefish with his bare hands - a move that an expert says is “simply not safe”.
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A young Aussie has shocked viewers after sharing a video of his crazy encounter with a deadly stonefish.
In the video, posted to social media, Miller Wilson reaches under a rock and pulls out the stonefish with his bare hands, a move that an expert warns is simply not safe.
Professor Cullum Brown told Yahoo News Australia.
It looks to me like the kid in the video knows what he is doing.
He handles the fish very well, stays well away from the dorsal spines, but it still sends the wrong message to viewers.
It is simply not safe to handle these fish.
Stonefish are dangerous and can be deadly if they're stepped on, which is most often how humans stumble upon the fish.
Professor Brown said The pain caused by standing on a stonefish is excruciating and can cause muscular paralysis, breathing difficulties and even cardiac arrest.
