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April 2, 2023 | 8:45am
A man and his dog directly got away a blue-ringed octopus.
NEWS.com.au
A relaxing stroll along Sydney Harbour might have turned lethal for one man and his dog after a brush with among Australia’s most poisonous sea animals.
Jesse Donnison and his dog Otto were walking along Blackwattle Bay in Glebe when he identified a pricey dog toy drifting in the water.
But Mr Donnison got more than he planned on when he got the ball, believing he was going to score a complimentary toy for his dog.
“I just thought it had algae or something like that on it but then a tentacle popped out,” he informed NCA NewsWire.
He at first “freaked” and faltered, nevertheless, had a heart-stopping minute when Otto chased the toy and the animal.
“As soon as that tentacle came out, I knew there was only one creature it could be,” he said of the blue-ringed octopus.
“I dropped it quite rapidly, more than anything I was stressed over the dog. Otto attempted to get onto the ball instantly.
“Lucky I even looked and didn’t just chuck it for the dog to go and grab.”
Blue-ringed octopuses are amongst the world’s most poisonous marine animals, bring adequate venom to eliminate 26 adult human beings within minutes.
Due to their size, their bites are small and frequently pain-free, with their venom efficient in triggering breathing arrest, cardiac arrest, paralysis, loss of sight and ultimately death from suffocation.
“I wasn’t so much scared as I was startled. I was expecting sea weed, so it was a bit of a surprise,” Mt Donnison said.
He said the octopus started at a green seaweed color however rapidly started to reveal its blue rings.
Though they are poisonous, the octopuses are fairly docile, just revealing their brilliant blue rings and ending up being harmful to human beings when they think they’re being threatened.
Just weeks ago a female was lucky to leave with her life after she was bitten several times by the animal.
The lady, in her 30s, was bitten on her stomach on a Thursday afternoon at about 2.45pm at Chinamans Beach in Mosman.
“This woman was swimming and picked up a shell. It contained a small blue-ringed octopus which fell out and bit her twice on the stomach,” NSW Ambulance Inspector Christian Holmes said.
“The patient was experiencing some abdominal pain around the bite site, so paramedics applied pressure and a cold compress before taking her to hospital to be monitored and treated for further symptoms.”
Mr Donnison said that lady was front of mind when handling the animal.
“I stayed right away after hearing what happened to her. I knew blue-ringed octopus were around but not at Black Wattle near Glebe,” he said.
Blue-ringed octopus are discovered throughout the east coast of Australia and throughout Sydney Harbor.
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