Sneaky Stingray Snags Salmon from Fishermen

A group of Australian fishermen set out for the day to catch some salmon, but what ended up happening they did not expect.

They were fishing in remote Anson Bay, part of the Northern Territory of Australia, when they caught a blue salmon. That's nothing new, but what they didn't know was that there was a sneaky stingray - named Raymond - lurking by.

The local stingray could smell the free meal and didn't hesitate to feast on its favorite snack, to the fishermen's surprise.

"Our guide Ben had a salmon that got caught and didn't survive the release," Mark Rolle from Helifish, a Darwin-based heli-fishing organization, said in a Facebook post.

"So when our resident friend Raymond showed up he gave him a little treat... amazing creatures."

In the video, seen here, Raymond makes a couple of attempts at snagging the tasty fish before finally claiming his prize.

Northern Territory is home to a wide variety of marine life, including several species of stingrays.

Stingrays (Dasyatidae) are normally found in the shallow coastal waters of temperate seas, and spend most of their time buried in the sand, according to National Geographic. They are easily recognized by their flat bodies and infamous tails.

Like its shark relatives, the stingray is has electrical sensors called ampullae of Lorenzini located around its mouth. These organs can sense the natural electrical charges of potential prey. Rays then use their strong jaw teeth to to crush mollusks such as clams, oysters, and mussels.

However, in this case it seems Raymond the stingray had an appetite for a whole salmon.

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