Pixman puts life in danger by picking up highly venomous box jellyfish


BALIK PULAU: A photographer put his life in danger when he used his bare hands to catch two deadly box jellyfish that got caught in his fishing net and gave them away for research purposes.

Scientists have only recently begun researching this deadly species of jellyfish, which is not native to the waters off Penang.

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