What few people know about the demon face of the Central Coast

Devil face crab is a species of sea crab with the scientific name Zosimus aeneus.

Devil face crab.

Devil's crab is one of the poisonous crabs living in our waters. This crab species is found in the waters from Da Nang to Vung Tau. Devil face crabs often hide in shallow reefs, low tide areas.

The only toxin in the devil's face is Saxitonin. This toxin is present in its meat and eggs but is most concentrated in the meat and legs. Just 1 teaspoon of demon crab meat can also lead to death.

It is worth mentioning that so far there has been no antidote for Saxitonin toxin found in the demon face. In addition, in the crab face also contains some other neurotoxins such as neurotoxin, tetrodotoxin.