Research on the biochemistry of both poisonous turtle tissues and tissues of turtle poisoning patients is scant, and local medical practitioners have minimal treatment protocols for chelonitoxism at their disposal.
But yeah the adults should have known better. In addition, they should have at least been wise enough to not risk children. They are weaker, smaller, and more susceptible to dying from those things.
I feel bad for the children and their families.
I don’t know much about Zanzibar but it’s possible they were just naive to the ill effects.
Oh no … next time how about not eating sea turtles?
This is a poverty problem more than anything.
But yeah the adults should have known better. In addition, they should have at least been wise enough to not risk children. They are weaker, smaller, and more susceptible to dying from those things.
I feel bad for the children and their families.
I don’t know much about Zanzibar but it’s possible they were just naive to the ill effects.
*animals