An 83-year-old woman has died after eating a puffer fish in Johor, Malaysia. The incident took place on March 25 and her husband, 84, is still recovering in the ICU after dining on the delicacy. "They ...
The couple’s daughter, Ng Ai Lee, said her father purchased the puffer fish — a delicacy known to contain extremely potent poisons — from a local fish shop on March 25. “My parents have been buying ...
A fisherman handles a northern puffer, which is native to the Northeast and safe to handle—and eat. Margaret Enloe / Chesapeake Bay Program From the article: Officials with the Rhode Island Department ...
Pufferfish, known for their unique ability to inflate and their potent neurotoxin, tetrodotoxin (TTX), are both fascinating and deadly. These creatures, with nearly 200 species, use their inflation ...