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A Tourist Holding One of the Most Venomous Sea Creatures in the World

Let’s call this a Public Service Announcement.  A video is making the rounds of a tourist on a beach in Australia holding a blue-ringed octopus. Sure, it’s cute, but it…

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Let's call this a Public Service Announcement.  A video is making the rounds of a tourist on a beach in Australia holding a blue-ringed octopus.

Sure, it's cute, but it can KILL YOU.

  It carries enough venom to kill 26 adult humans within minutes . . . and there is no anti-venom.  According to a report, the tourist wasn't bitten.