Jellyfish

[Little Evil]

Does anyone know if Feb is a good/bad time of year for avoiding box jellyfish I'm hearing all over the news? I want to make it over to Phuket and/or Koh Samui next year, but the news of the recent sting death has me concerned. Jellyfish from my region are more of a temporary annoyance once a year (if at all), not something that is potentially deadly. I should have stopped Googling box jellyfish sting pictures, as now I'm reconsidering that trip. 

 

Sorry if this has been brought up before, but I didn't immediately notice the topic on the top two pages. 

 

 

[Piece Corp]

A golden shower could save your life.

[Little Evil]

A golden shower could save your life.

 

So I've heard, but I'd rather not want to prove that home remedy first hand. Besides, you have to make it to shore to attempt that, and the beaches are half the allure to Phuket or any of the koh's. 

[Piece Corp]

This article says the season runs until the end of October. Hope the jellyfish know that.

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/26/box-jellyfish-sting-kills-french-boy-thailand

[Little Evil]

This article says the season runs until the end of October. Hope the jellyfish know that.

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/26/box-jellyfish-sting-kills-french-boy-thailand

 

Man...just don't Google those box sting images if you ever want to go back into Thai ocean water. Some look like acid has been thrown on the limb that was stung.

 

Thanks for the link. I guess the other thing to watch out for are local storms. I heard they can alter currents and kick these things back into bays. 

[Harry Brown]

You can lessen your chances by wearing a full length lycra swim suit.

 

 

The stingers are activated by chemicals in the skin not by touch this is why the lycra swim suits are effective.

[Piece Corp]

I swam quite a bit in the Gulf this week, around Koh Chang and Koh Kood.  I couldn't help but think about the German woman killed this month, even found myself visually scanning the water around me.  Once a shadow startled me out of the corner of my eye but it was just a turtle.  

[kantutero]

a monsoon season problem. February should be no problems with jellyfish. Yet another advantage of visiting in the dry season. 

 

People get worked up about one death from jellyfish yet are unconcerned about the DAILY carnage on the roads from farang riding Scooters or motorbikes. Your risk of death getting to the beach is much higher than once you enter the water ANYWHERE in the World.