India, Dec. 16 -- Andy McConnell, a British tourist, had a scary moment while swimming in the Philippines. He saw a small, colorful octopus and, not knowing it was dangerous, picked it up. He filmed himself holding it, quickly grabbing it whenever it tried to swim away.

"I've never seen it before," McConnell said in the video, showing his curiosity and lack of awareness of the risk.

The video went viral after being shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Collin Rugg. "NEW: British man unknowingly starts playing with the world's deadliest octopus while vacationing in the Philippines," Rugg wrote. Experts and viewers quickly identified the creature as a blue-ringed octopus, known for its deadly venom.

According to the Australian Institute of M...