05/19/2026
Be sure to do the stingray shuffle! It is mating season and they love the warm coastal shallow water. The Atlantic and Southern stingray hide in the sand, unlike the Cownose stingray which are pelagic and travel in large groups called a fever. Stingrays only use these barbs in self-defense. You can avoid accidentally stepping on them by using the “stingray shuffle”—dragging or shuffling your feet through the sand instead of picking them up as you walk, which causes the rays to safely swim away. Stingrays do not want to hurt you, they are protecting themselves. “Do the stingray shuffle!”
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