One brave (and very foolish) lad videoed himself planting a ‘kiss of death’ on one of the world’s rarest creatures. Watch the clip below:
TikTok account @julianobayd documents two lads’ weird and wonderful encounters with various creatures residing in Australia.
This time around, the pair came across a striking sea creature known as the blue dragon, or glaucus atlanticus.
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Despite its alluring appearance, the animal is poisonous to humans. Picking it up may cause a painful sting, followed by vomiting, pain, and other potentially dangerous side effects.
And don’t be fooled by their size – the blue sea creatures are nicknamed the ‘most beautiful killer in the ocean’.
It’s no surprise, then, the video is captioned: “Kiss of death. Please don’t imitate. I am a professional.”
The video begins: “Hey guys. So today we found the biggest blue dragon I’ve ever seen in my entire life.
“Look at the size of him he’s absolutely enormous.
“So, we gave him a kiss and we set him free in the water, as far away from people as possible.”
TikTokers shared their thoughts on the risky stunt, as one commented: “I know for a fact a ‘professional’ wouldn’t just kiss a dangerous animal.”
Another said: “I thought he was gonna drink it for a second.”
A third mocked the TikToker for ‘leaving it on the shore’ after promising to move it as far away as possible from potential victims.
A fourth joked: “Nah bro, that’s a Pokemon.”
Responding to comments saying he should have left the blue dragon alone, the TikToker posted a follow-up video explaining that the creatures can get dried out by the sun if they're left on the beach, so he wanted to release the blue dragon back into the sea.
Two years ago, around 20 of the rare creatures were spotted washed up on Fish Hoek Beach near Cape Town, South Africa.
Grandmother Maria Wagener, who found the animals, says she often helps beached wildlife back into this sea, but this time her instinct told her to keep her distance.
She said: "I've never seen them before and I've lived near this beach for most of my life.
"They're a bit like a sea scorpion. They are small, about an inch in length. They're blue on the top and white underneath.
"It wasn't difficult to spot them on the white sand."
She added: "I pick up starfish all the time and put them back into the sea but I had a feeling that these would have a sting.
"I probably would have put them back in the sea if I'd had something to lift them.
"So no, I didn't touch them!"
Abbi Murray