Naples Florida Real Estate: Do The Sting Ray Shuffle Til The Gulf Cools Off!

Planning on hitting one of the beaches on the Gulf anytime soon?  Water temperatures around our Naples beaches are still in the 70's thanks to La Niña effects which makes for BEAUTIFUL NAPLES BEACH DAYS.  If you go in the water, remember to do the "Sting Ray Shuffle".  No, it's not one of the latest dance crazes you'll find people doing in one of the night clubs at South Beach, Miami. 

It's when you shuffle your feet through the sand without actually picking them up to avoid stepping on one of our little creatures.

Just like you, they get mad if you try to squish them and chances are they're little stinger will pack a mean little punch.  So if you shuffle your feet through the sand, chances are you won't step on them but you'll scare them away instead, making for a happier beach experience for everyone involved. 

Because they find our Naples beaches as inviting as most of us, they like to take advantage of the warmer waters as well. It's not uncommon to see them resting in the shallow waters on the beach but sometimes they're sneaky enough to bury themselves making them harder to see.  I've only seen one or two since I've lived here and they were almost the same color of our powder white sand...super sneaky!

Now for those of you who wish to sensationalize drama,  There are a few things to point out.  First and foremost, they're not that prevalent and they're typically not aggressive creatures unless you're a crocodile hunter and well...16 other people who met their fate the same way in the last 11 years.  (Read More Here)

Will it hurt if you get zapped?  Yeah!!!...so do your shuffle and you should be fine....unless you lied to your Naples Realtor...and then well...you just might have had it coming to ya! :)