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.
[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.
[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.
[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.