The barbs deliver a painful venom comprised of proteins that can cause tissue death (necrosis) around the site of the injury. This article describes the causes and symptoms of stingray stings ...

Stingray barbs contain a complex venom which can cause intense pain at the puncture site. Their stings are normally not fatal, but effects of the venom can include headaches, nausea and vomiting ...

The 42-year-old's death came more than a decade after world-renowned "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin was killed when a stingray barb punctured his chest while he was filming on the famed Great ...