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Footage of Teen Stepping on Stingrays & Dragging Them Left Netizens Triggered

2022-06-08 , 2:56 pm

If there’s one thing you shouldn’t ever do, it’s that you shouldn’t touch anything that doesn’t belong to you.

I mean, I’m pretty sure we were all taught that even before going to kindergarten.

And it’s especially so when the item might be dangerous, like if it’s a stingray.

(Of course, sambal stingray doesn’t count in this case lah.)

But despite the pretty obvious signs, it seems like a teenage boy featured in a now-viral video of him stepping on stingrays clearly didn’t get the memo.

Here’s why.

Boy Stepped on Two Stingrays

Just yesterday (7 June), @adminsgfollowsalll posted a video of a teenage boy stepping on two stingrays.

The 11-second-long clip shows the boy in a blue shirt and navy blue sandals literally crushing two stingrays with his body weight before the camera pans to his face and he turns away.

Throughout the clip, the boy in the video slid his foot back and forth while still stepping on the stingrays. One was rather small in size while another one was notably larger.

Even though the caption did not specify where the video was taken, it seems to have been taken on a wooden platform of a boardwalk next to a water body, and an orange lifebuoy can be seen on a nearby railing as well.

The video was accompanied by the caption “Someone do the same to him pls,” with the admin of the Instagram account clearly disapproving of his actions.

Person Behind Camera Asked Boy Why He Was Stepping on Stingrays

Another person filming the entire incident asked the boy in a demanding tone, “What the f*ck you doing, ch*bai?”

There were also muffled voices in the background.

The person filming then asked the boy to step off the stingrays before giving the audience a close-up shot of both stingrays.

After that, the camera moved to the perpetrator’s face as someone else behind the camera asked why he chose to step on the stingrays.

The boy then turned his face away from the camera before the clip ended without much conclusion.

Even though the video did not clarify whether or not the boy in the video and those behind the camera know each other, the conversation was casual and it seemed like they were part of a group of friends.

Not Known if Stingrays Were Alive When Boy Stepped on Them

The video was posted with barely any context, and it is not known if the stingrays were alive when the boy stepped on them.

And as we all know, if the stingrays were alive, the consequences could have been much more severe for the boy stepping on them.

There was also no information regarding how the boy managed to acquire both stingrays.

Stingrays Likely to be Motoro Stingrays; Are Poisonous

After observing the yellow spots, dark rings and brownish-beige skin on the stingrays in the video, it is safe to say that they are most likely motoro stingrays.

According to meethepet, this species of tropical freshwater stingray is found most commonly in South America, although it has been spotted in other regions as well.

They were first found in the wild in Singapore around 20 years ago as some pet owners released them illegally into our country’s water bodies.

As a result, motoro stingrays have since become one of the most common stingrays found in Singapore. Adult motoro stingrays can grow up to around one metre in diameter in the wild.

The Straits Times also previously reported that motoro stingrays are usually sold in aquariums and owned as pets by fish collectors for ornamental purposes.

Although motoro stingrays are usually sold for a few hundred dollars each, they can cost up to five-figure amounts on the market at times.

And if you’re wondering how poisonous motoro stingrays are, let’s just say that you probably don’t want to touch them.

The stingrays have stings at the base of their tails which inject venom whenever they feel threatened.

If stung by the venom, one may experience severe pain and even death.

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Netizens’ Reactions

In the comments section of the video which has gained over 13,600 views in just a day, many netizens were left enraged by the boy’s cruel actions and called him out for them.

There were also netizens who criticised his parents for not bringing him up well, and others who questioned if the same should be done to him.

One commenter even wrote, “Let’s see if people step on his head see pain or not.”

Another user commented, “petition to get him thrown into a crowd and stomped on.”

A handful also pointed out that the stingrays are an invasive species to Singapore’s ecosystem, but agreed that the boy should not have chosen to get rid of the stingrays in such a manner.

Some netizens even managed to find the boy’s school and Instagram account, which has a “Motoro kill count” section in the bio.

According to the account’s bio, the boy has apparently killed 11 motoro stingrays to date.