Beachgoers have been issued with an urgent warning, after venomous fish with stings so powerful they can knock people unconscious have been turning up on UK shores. The RNLI has reminded sun seekers to stay vigilant, with climate change thought to be the cause.
Weever fish, which are difficult to see because they hide themselves in sand, are mostly brown and about four to eight inches long. Recently, they have been reported on beaches across the UK, such as in Wales, Kent, Plymouth and Cornwall, the Mirror reports.
The aggressive predatory creatures have stings capable of causing people pass out and make grown men cry. They carry a potent venom in protective spines on their dorsal fins and gill covers which is released if someone is unlucky enough to stand on them.
