There was no pain and no sign of a bite, but it was just minutes before the 43-year-old realised he was in serious trouble.

The 43-year-old experienced four bouts of paralysis after being bitten by a tentacled animal at a popular Sydney beach.

A man bitten in Mosman said he felt himself stop breathing. He was hit with so much venom he suffered another three bouts of ...

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This tiny creature, the Blue-Ringed Octopus measuring only a few inches long, packs a powerful punch with its venomous saliva, which can kill a human within minutes. Without prompt treatment, it can ...

A Sydney man is lucky to be alive after being bit by a poisonous blue-ringed octopus at Balmoral Beach.

Jaun-Paul “JP” Kalman, 43, was swimming at Balmoral Beach about 1pm on February 5 when he found a blue-ringed octopus stuck to his hand. “Its little blue spots were pulsating incredibly blue ...