Surf and Bay Ray Dangers

I spoke to an Emergency Room Doctor at Atlantic General Hospital (Berlin, Maryland) who told me that he sees on average, 10-12 people a year who are struck with the barb of stingrays. Last summer there was a span when Hospitals near the Gulf Coast were treating an average of 4-5 people a day because of stingray encounters. No, rays don't target humans, but when stepped on (most commonly in shallow bay waters) instinctively defend themselves with a jagged, neurotoxin-coated barb at the base of... [Read More]