Stone Fish waits for you to step on it


	Stone Fish waits for you to step on it

amgumen

3-28-2008 10:00 PM

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3-29-2008 12:24 AM

Rustee

Shudder. The stone fish made the top 10 most painful bites/stings list in a clip I did awhile back. Thankfully they're not in the murky shores of the Gulf where I live. Stingrays however (which also made the list), are all too common.

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