Shrimp attack warning

A netizen learned a valuable lesson when handling seafood after a gigantic mantis shrimp, as long as an adult's forearm, attacked him when taking photos.

Yip shared on Facebook a picture of a long scar and the stitches on his left palm after the drama.

He told netizens he was wearing oyster-shucking gloves and was trying to grab the shrimp for photos at the time. He has been discharged from hospital.

Photos showed the shrimp was as long as his forearm. Yip hoped it would serve as a reminder for other seafood lovers to be careful. Many wished Yip a speedy recovery and recalled similar incidents.

The Centre for Health Protection says having an open wound exposed to seawater and eating raw or under-cooked seafood contaminated with vibrio vulnificus - a bacteria in warm seawater - may result in necrotizing fasciitis, commonly known as "flesh-eating infection."

Yip urged citizens to be careful with sharp parts of seafood and wear protective gloves when handling raw shellfish.