How to treat a Stingray sting. If you do get stung, your wound needs immediate attention. If you've been stung on your chest or abdomen, seek help immediately. Otherwise, if you can manage, pull the barb (or any spiny feeling fragments) out while you're still in salt water -- it'll help clean the wound.May 27, 2015
The species does not lay eggs. Stingrays are ovoviviparous: bearing live young in litters of five to 13. The female holds the embryos in the womb without a placenta. Instead, the embryos absorb nutrients from a yolk sac, and after the sac is depleted, the mother provides uterine "milk".Jan 19, 2017
It especially pays to know the difference if you're trying to get one off a hook. Generally speaking, stingrays are kite-shaped and have streamlined tails with one or more venomous barbs. Skates tend to be roundish or triangular in shape, with heavier, fleshier tails that have small fins toward the end.Apr 8, 2010