PLETTENBERG BAY NEWS - Beach goers along the Garden Route coastline, especially Plettenberg Bay, have been warned to be aware of toxic pufferfish and yellow-bellied sea snakes washing ashore.
Pufferfish, or blaasoppies, according to Priyanka Naidoo of Eco Explorer, are highly toxic due to tetrodotoxin, which can be fatal if ingested.
Yellow-bellied sea snakes are extremely venomous, though typically not aggressive, but can be life-threatening.
Naidoo said during the past week strong Easterly and Southerly onshore winds washed up hundreds of pufferfish and possibly yellow-bellied sea snakes in Plettenberg Bay.
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