On warm weather days, people often appear at the beach when the tide is low. When people are in the water at such low tides, they will easily encounter the home of the venomous thorn snakehead fish. Unfortunately, they stepped on their tails and were bitten, CNN quoted an interview with Lieutenant Eric Dieterman, Coastal Fire Department.
As soon as the incident occurred, rescue workers immediately gave people warm water bags to cover the wound to relieve the pain from the stink.
Toxic thorn ponds often live in flat bottom areas, preferring to dry part of them on sand in shallow waters. Their main defensive mechanism is disguise, but they will attack immediately when they are trampled or feel threatened. That is the reason why experts advise people to keep moving their true legs strongly when swimming in water to create a shock that causes this fish to be discovered and swim to another place.
The wound caused by tickhead fish can be treated by applying warm water, drinking antibiotics to prevent infection, and can be vaccinated against tetanus if necessary.
It is known that legendary TV star Steve Irwin passed away in 2006 when a doc hai snakehead fish crawled into his chest while filming a documentary in Australia.
Although this fish does not attack humans, people should still be careful when going to sea because they can be deadly if stung without timely treatment.
