hey,thought I would share this, was at Brighton on sat and nearly stepped on a ray, must have been ten feet wide, well maybe not, but it was a big sucker .a foot deep and maybe three feet wide , could nt see how long it was due to the muddy water, but I was only in about ten inches of water, faaaaaaaaaark, its back was out of the water as it swam along over the shallow sand into deeper water nearer the shore.I always felt safer in shallower water, till now. ah well, just one more exciting thing to be aware of.

I saw one out in the middle of the bay off manly, frightened the daylghts out of me as it was swimming along with one wing in the air like a fin of a shark. it was a black ray i saw.

I stood on one at Wello on the west side as I stepped on the board, second time I'd been stung by one, Man they hurt. After 5 minutes my foot wouldn't fit in the strap then went to a med center who gave me local and pethidine. Then I drove to Royal Brisbane Hospital where they X-rayed, wired me up and put my foot in hot hot water for a couple of hours, made my skin peel.
They said it's a protein that only heat will break down.

dinsdale said...

Princess Royal and Oyster Harbours are carpeted with 'em, plus all the (harmless) shovel nosed sharks. It does make falling of a disconcerting lottery.

Plenty at Rotto as well, hey Dins if you feel like there a few around drag yor feet along the sand instead of stepping so you feel them first rather than just stepping on them, we do that when wadeing out on weed for coblers. Ive kicked a few but never stepped on any. My mate did and his foot was the size of a footy

doggie said...

dinsdale said...

Princess Royal and Oyster Harbours are carpeted with 'em, plus all the (harmless) shovel nosed sharks. It does make falling of a disconcerting lottery.

Plenty at Rotto as well, hey Dins if you feel like there a few around drag yor feet along the sand instead of stepping so you feel them first rather than just stepping on them, we do that when wadeing out on weed for coblers. Ive kicked a few but never stepped on any. My mate did and his foot was the size of a footy

Yea, I do that, but often when falling off I don't get much choice. I stepped on a cobbler once when I was a kid. I'm told that's kidz stuff compared to a sting ray.

badinfluence said...

Tasted so good...thought I'd get a permanent reminder lol

got any photos of the front?

myusernam said...

badinfluence said...

Tasted so good...thought I'd get a permanent reminder lol

got any photos of the front?

Maybe when I get the next Ta Moko done LOL!! Any suggestions for the front to complement the manta?