I do not want
to do this sting.
I'm like trembling
from the inside.
I'm most nervous about going
into anaphylactic shock
from this fish.
That can cause death.
There's no coming
back from that.
Oh, yeah, look at that.
Straight away they're up.
No.
[grunts]
Yeah, what the hell.
The scorpionfish, Scorpaenidae,
found in warm waters
throughout the world,
including the coast of the US.
This is one of the most
venomous fish in the ocean.
A sting comes from contact
from the venomous spines that
cover the fish's head and body.
It can cause deep tissue
damage, shortness of breath,
sometimes even tremors.
Although deaths are rare,
they have certainly happened
from stings from this fish.
This scorpionfish
isn't far removed
from the stonefish, the most
venomous fish in the ocean.
If the sting is
anywhere near what
the stonefish sting
is supposedly like,
I'm in trouble.
You can see some
of the spines expose.
Dude, they're big.
They're huge.
These are way thicker and
shorter than the lionfish.
And what I think
that means is you
can have a much worse wound.
Marine stings can be brutal.
Earlier this season, we
were stung by a lionfish.
[grunts]
And that was by far
some of the worst pain
we've ever experienced.
I'm just feeling pain.
It just doesn't stop.
And now we're moving
onto the scorpion fish.
Rumor has it that this
might even hurt worse.
I'm panicking.
I'm panicking.
[sigh]
We've designed this
sting to simulate
the way a swimmer or
diver might actually
encounter the scorpionfish.
I mean, by the time
you know you've
brushed up against this thing,
it's already too bloody late.
Everything in my
gut, in my brain,
and my heart is telling
me, do not do this sting.
But I'm here.
The fish is ready.
I have to do this.
[grunt]
Oh, yeah, look at that.
Straight away they're up.
[beep]
[grunt]
There it is.
There it is.
[grunt]
Yes.
Give me two seconds.
[yells]
Yeah, there it is.
There it is.
[beeps]
It's like people stabbing
all around my hand
with a knife or something.
It's getting worse.
It's getting worse.
[grunt]
It's isolated to my hand.
But the pain, it's
just overwhelming.
Marine sting feel, times 100.
Instant regret.
What about compared
to a lionfish?
Ah, there is no
comparison to the lionfish.
I think this is
probably the most nervous
I've been on any bite or sting.
Actually, no question about it.
This is the most
nervous I've been.
I'm going to just angle
him in line with my arms.
Oh, yeah.
There you go.
There you go.
There you go.
Oh!
Just grab it.
Grab it.
Oh, god.
Please help me on this one.
[yells]
[grunts]
[beep]
Oh.
It got me four
or five times, man.
Dude, that frickin'
gets you good, man.
It's like this
thing injects you.
Well, imagine, if that
happened on the water.
Well, you couldn't
concentrate on breathing.
Exactly.
If that happened and
I was 40 feet down,
I wouldn't have even
had enough energy
to make it to the surface.
I would be dead.
This is where
people really get
hurt, beyond the
pain and everything
going on from the venom.
Well, that sucks.
Yeah.
Tell you what.
That's one animal I do not
want to be stung by again.
No.
