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Don't, just don't, pick up or touch a textile cone shell, if you're lucky enough to see one. They're very pretty.

I've seen one once, on a night dive. I didn't touch it though.
Yep, that's the real danger. Such a pretty, interesting, innocent-looking shell. It is a bear-trap for those who ignore the look, don't touch rule though. It can kill.
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Ah, and Electric Rays... don't touch them!
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The food.

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The (not so local) cartel... And cone shells are best avoided. I have seen a blue-ringer octopus around Hurghada - again one to view safely!
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Bloody too right i caught crabs from her
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Or Obelisk wine. Lethal!!
Lovely stuff. It kills the bacteria in the food.
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Lion Fish
Won't bother you unless provoked, look very sedate and slow, if cornered or harrassed it may strike with dorsal fins (up to 5) very quickly. Exremely painful. First Aid - place wound in very hot water (>40 deg C, as hot as you can bear it) to breakdown protein of venom; be careful of allergic reaction.

Lionfish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Turkey Fish
As above


Electric Ray
Don't touch, very painful real electric shock!


Stone Fish under light
Very difficult to see, hides in and around coral. Venomous dorsal spine, can be fatal! Must seek medical attention .......Easy to accidentally make contact as they are extremely well camoflauged.
Stonefish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Stone fish Camoflauged


Scorpion Fish
Same family as the Stone fish.Venous spines along the dorsal fin. Not as serious as Stone fish but will require medical attention if stung. More easily seen and more mobile than stone fish


Scorpion Fish under light


Obelisk Wine
Try for yourself !


Stella
Same as Obelisk


Crabs
If you do get crabs from stella, just boil 'em up and serve with Obelisk!
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Fire Coral
5-30 minutes after contact a stinging and burning sensation will be felt which may become very painful, red and swollen. Blisters and weeping lesions may develop. First Aid, wash with Sea Water (not fresh water, this will make it more painful) and soak with vinigar. If any pieces of coral get stuck or left in the wound, remove with tweezers. Watch out for allergic reactions or anaphylactic shock (not common tho)

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