That’s gotta sting. An increasing number of stingrays are flooding California’s beaches, lashing unsuspecting beachgoers with venomous barbs found on their tails. Bolsa Chica and Huntington State Beaches in Orange County have reported more than 3,100 incidents so far this year, twice the total for the whole of 2025, the Associated Press reports. Huntington Beach … Read more
September 4, 2006 is a date that will live in infamy in the hearts of many Australians – the day Aussie icon and conservationist Steve Irwin died, killed by a stingray while filming on the Great Barrier Reef. It’s a death that sent shockwaves around the world as The Crocodile Hunter was a global brand … Read more
This was one big fish out of water. A massive 400-pound roughtail stingray was discovered in the Long Island Sound. The creature, which was over 6 feet long and 5 feet wide, was hauled in by a survey crew from Connecticut Fish and Wildlife. The organization posted a photo of the stingray on its Facebook page, explaining … Read more
A young influencer has apologized after dividing social media users with her decision to dress up as the stingray that killed Steve Irwin for an Australian-themed costume party. Sophia Begg shared in a since-removed TikTok on Wednesday that the stingray onesie she was wearing was for “an Aussie dress-up party in a duo costume.” “They’re going as … Read more
A hunting trip went horribly wrong for an Australian man when a stingray “enacted its revenge.” In footage uploaded to the IHunt Down Under Facebook page, Pete Griffiths was accompanied by a woman while hunting for stingrays to eat in a mangrove at Bowen, Queensland. The duo can be seen using bows to successfully catch several … Read more
This involved some serious skate-lifting. A fisherman became the envy of anglers everywhere after landing a monstrous 550-pound stingray while casting lines in Argentina. “I’ve caught many large fish in my time, but this is without a doubt the biggest,” Andrés Wilchen, 42, told Jam Press of his landmark catch, which he landed during an … Read more