An Australian woman swimming at a Sydney beach was reportedly bitten several times by the dangerously deadly blue-ringed octopus on Thursday.
Australian newspaper The Australian reported that the woman, in her 30s, was bitten on the stomach at around 2:45pm on Thursday at Chinamans Beach in Mosman.
A woman in Australia was bitten by a blue-ringed octopus, one of the world’s deadliest sea creatures. (New South Wales Ambulance)
After learning of the attack, paramedics from the New South Wales Ambulance rushed to the scene and treated the woman on Mosman Beach.
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According to an ambulance company post, the woman was afloat when she picked up a shell containing a small blue-ringed octopus.
When the octopus fell out of the shell, it bit the woman twice in the stomach, the EMS company said.
“The bite of a blue-ringed octopus is rare in our country, but it is extremely venomous,” said Christian Holmes, Inspector of NSW Ambulances. “The patient had abdominal pain around the bite site so paramedics applied pressure and a cold compress before taking her to Royal North Shore Hospital to monitor and treat for further symptoms.”
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The post added that the blue-ringed octopus is one of the most venomous marine creatures on the planet, with venom believed to be stronger than cyanide.
In fact, the Ocean Conservancy said the octopus, which is about the size of a golf ball, has enough venom to kill 26 people in minutes.