7 Venomous Facts About The Stonefish

Indigenous Australians have a specific ritual featuring stonefish

Apart from being able to prepare this type of fish in such a way that it can be eaten, the indigenous people of Northern Australia used to have another remarkable ritual referring to stonefish. Before the 1950s, antivenom wasn’t available so it was possible that somebody stepping on a stonefish didn’t make it. Because of that, these tribes had sacred ceremonies referred to as “corroborees” after a person passed away. In this ceremony, the way the person passed away was reenacted.