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Can a catfish bite your hand off?

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Asked by: Megan Smith

There are a lot of catfish varieties and they are anatomically similar. They can hurt your skin, scratch it, even make it bleed, but they can’t hurt you enough so that the injury is considered dangerous. Even if you put your hand into catfish mouth, they can’t bite off anything.

Can a fish bite your finger off?


Them real scared you know it's grab them good the trick is attention behind the gill. Doesn't hurt them just kind of paralyzes them for a minute I just kind of don't do a whole lot.

What to do if you get finned by a catfish?

If if the fin does get down inside your skin that toxin in there will definitely make your skin burn a little bit or be a little bit uncomfortable. It's not anything you have to run to the hospital

How do you pick up a catfish without getting stung?

But anyway that's the trick grip them by these shoulder blades behind the pectoral fins either from the top of the bottom grip. Them firmly.

How do you handle big catfish?

Hold him like this by the shoulder blades. Keep him from flopping around and you'll be good. If you do get stung by a catfish.