What This Texas Angler Happened to Reel In Can Cause Painful Injury If Touched

What This Texas Angler Happened to Reel In Can Cause Painful Injury If Touched
Photo courtesy of Alyssa Ramirez
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When a Texas angler reeled in something from the Gulf of Mexico at Port Isabel, she wouldn’t have hoped it to be something dangerous.

Alyssa Ramirez and her mother thought some seaweed had got entangled onto their fishing gear. But when it started moving a little, they understood it was best left alone; neither of them had ever seen anything like the 3-inch creature with needles sticking out writhing around.