Stingray season is here! May through October is the time of year when two things happen that increase injuries caused by stingrays. Stingrays move into shallow waters in large numbers. More people are in the water during the warmer months. If you’re going into the Gulf of Mexico, the bay waters, or the Atlantic Ocean […]
As we were walking along Madeira Beach today, watching the Gulf Coast Standup Paddleboard Championship, we enjoyed watching a school of Cownose rays swimming in the shallow water. Of course everyone thought they were stingrays. The Cownose ray does not have the habit of sitting quietly on the sea floor waiting to be stepped on, […]
When most people think of rays, they think of stingrays that sit quietly on the bottom and wait to be stepped on. But cownose rays are a lot easier to see than stingrays because they often swim in large schools near the surface of the water. They will swim up and down the beach during […]
Stingray Swimming in Florida from David McRee on Vimeo. I was on Pine Island this past weekend to shoot a video for VISIT FLORIDA and happened to be in the perfect spot to get some video of a stingray. I arrived the day before the video shoot and took an evening walk along the north […]
Every few months someone writes to me looking for information on treating a stingray injury. They get barbed in the foot or ankle while they are in Florida on vacation, then they go home after initial treatment at a Florida emergency room. Some continue to have painful symptoms and are desperately looking for an answer, […]
