Australian woman hospitalized after deadly blue-ringed octopus bites her multiple times
An Australian woman A deadly blue octopus was bitten multiple times while swimming off a Sydney beach on Thursday, according to reports.
Australian newspaper The Australian reported that the woman, who is in her 30s, was at China Man’s Beach in Musman when He was bitten on the stomach. Thursday at approximately 2:45 p.m.
A woman in Australia was bitten by a blue octopus, one of the world’s deadliest marine animals. (New South Wales Ambulance)
After learning of the attack, NSW Ambulance paramedics rushed to the scene and treated the woman on the Mosman beach.
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According to a post from the ambulance company, the woman was swimming when she picked up a shell containing a small blue octopus.
When the octopus fell out of its shell, it bit the woman twice in the stomach, the EMS company said.
“Blue octopus bites are a rare call for us, but they are extremely venomous,” NSW Ambulance Inspector Christian Holmes said. “The patient was experiencing. Some abdominal pain around the bite site, so paramedics applied pressure and cold compresses before taking him to Royal North Shore Hospital to monitor and treat further symptoms.”
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The blue-finned octopus is one of the most venomous sea creatures in the world, with a venom believed to be more potent than cyanide, the post added.
In fact, the Ocean Conservancy said the octopus, which is about the size of a golf ball, contains enough venom to kill 26 humans in minutes.