I’m out here on the Great Barrier Reef we’re looking for a venomous fish
we’re looking for a venomous fish
we’re looking for a venomous fish specifically at the stonefish it’s
specifically at the stonefish it’s
specifically at the stonefish it’s elusive but also very dangerous we’re
elusive but also very dangerous we’re
elusive but also very dangerous we’re gonna have to be careful the stone fish
gonna have to be careful the stone fish
gonna have to be careful the stone fish is armed with 13 dorsal spines that
is armed with 13 dorsal spines that
is armed with 13 dorsal spines that penetrate flesh and inject a toxic brew
penetrate flesh and inject a toxic brew
penetrate flesh and inject a toxic brew of the 1,200 venomous fish on earth this
of the 1,200 venomous fish on earth this
of the 1,200 venomous fish on earth this one is the most lethal Jamie needs to
one is the most lethal Jamie needs to
one is the most lethal Jamie needs to collect venom from a stone fish to
collect venom from a stone fish to
collect venom from a stone fish to supply to anti-venom facilities
supply to anti-venom facilities
supply to anti-venom facilities anti-venom is made by injecting
anti-venom is made by injecting
anti-venom is made by injecting non-lethal quantities of venom into a
non-lethal quantities of venom into a
non-lethal quantities of venom into a horse or other creature the animals
horse or other creature the animals
horse or other creature the animals immune system produces antibodies that
immune system produces antibodies that
immune system produces antibodies that neutralize the toxins blood samples are
neutralize the toxins blood samples are
neutralize the toxins blood samples are drawn and centrifuged the remaining
drawn and centrifuged the remaining
drawn and centrifuged the remaining white blood cells contain the precious
white blood cells contain the precious
white blood cells contain the precious antibodies this is the serum that the
antibodies this is the serum that the
antibodies this is the serum that the hospital’s administered to victims of
hospital’s administered to victims of
hospital’s administered to victims of envenomations
Jaime’s goal is to catch a stonefish for
Jaime’s goal is to catch a stonefish for milking so labs can regularly produce
milking so labs can regularly produce
milking so labs can regularly produce the antidote
I’m gonna help him catch it right off
I’m gonna help him catch it right off the bat I encounter venomous creature
stonefish are just hidden but blend in
stonefish are just hidden but blend in superbly with their surroundings stone
superbly with their surroundings stone
superbly with their surroundings stone fish will camouflage I’m not gonna just
fish will camouflage I’m not gonna just
fish will camouflage I’m not gonna just jump right out at us
suddenly Jamie spots something I see it
suddenly Jamie spots something I see it I seen it just don’t pitch it’s a stone
I seen it just don’t pitch it’s a stone
I seen it just don’t pitch it’s a stone fish right there that’s incredible
fish right there that’s incredible
fish right there that’s incredible I would never have seen that thing not
I would never have seen that thing not
I would never have seen that thing not in a million years Jamie what you
in a million years Jamie what you
in a million years Jamie what you pointed it out I would swear I’m writing
pointed it out I would swear I’m writing
pointed it out I would swear I’m writing it’s a master of camouflage
the stonefish situates itself in sand or
the stonefish situates itself in sand or coral then lies and wait for an
coral then lies and wait for an
coral then lies and wait for an unsuspecting meal to swim by and when it
unsuspecting meal to swim by and when it
unsuspecting meal to swim by and when it does it’s over in a flash the stone fish
does it’s over in a flash the stone fish
does it’s over in a flash the stone fish creates a vacuum by expanding its oral
creates a vacuum by expanding its oral
creates a vacuum by expanding its oral cavity then sucks in its prey in less
cavity then sucks in its prey in less
cavity then sucks in its prey in less than a hundredth of a second the spines
than a hundredth of a second the spines
than a hundredth of a second the spines of the stone fish however play no role
of the stone fish however play no role
of the stone fish however play no role in predation it doesn’t use its venom to
in predation it doesn’t use its venom to
in predation it doesn’t use its venom to get prey the venom is only used in a
get prey the venom is only used in a
get prey the venom is only used in a defensive fashion the stone fish has an
defensive fashion the stone fish has an
defensive fashion the stone fish has an arsenal of 18 spines but it’s the 13
arsenal of 18 spines but it’s the 13
arsenal of 18 spines but it’s the 13 venomous points along its back that can
venomous points along its back that can
venomous points along its back that can easily drop a human most envenomations
easily drop a human most envenomations
easily drop a human most envenomations are caused by accidentally stepping on
are caused by accidentally stepping on
are caused by accidentally stepping on the needle sharp points each one is
the needle sharp points each one is
the needle sharp points each one is connected to two venom glands that’s 26
connected to two venom glands that’s 26
connected to two venom glands that’s 26 chances friend of animation when a foot
chances friend of animation when a foot
chances friend of animation when a foot steps down those glands engage forcing
steps down those glands engage forcing
steps down those glands engage forcing venom into soft tissue like hypodermic
venom into soft tissue like hypodermic
venom into soft tissue like hypodermic needles
moments after the stain you feel
moments after the stain you feel excruciating pain in the sight as venom
excruciating pain in the sight as venom
excruciating pain in the sight as venom literally blows holes in your cell
literally blows holes in your cell
literally blows holes in your cell membranes then fluid floods into the
membranes then fluid floods into the
membranes then fluid floods into the surrounding tissue causing extreme
surrounding tissue causing extreme
surrounding tissue causing extreme swelling of the limb as the toxins move
swelling of the limb as the toxins move
swelling of the limb as the toxins move through your body the vascular system
through your body the vascular system
through your body the vascular system dilates resulting in a drop in blood
dilates resulting in a drop in blood
dilates resulting in a drop in blood pressure and an erratic heartbeat
pressure and an erratic heartbeat
pressure and an erratic heartbeat worst case scenario death from lack of
worst case scenario death from lack of
worst case scenario death from lack of oxygen to the brain
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