Most people would probably think twice before picking up a stingray.
Trinidadian outdoorsman and content creator Timothy Ramai didn’t have that luxury.
While undertaking his eight-day solo survival challenge along a remote stretch of Trinidad’s coastline, Ramai found himself in a genuine fight for survival, where every meal mattered. After spending days living off mussels, coconuts and fish, his fishing line hooked something he wasn’t expecting—a stingray.
Instead of letting the catch go, Ramai saw it for what it had become: another opportunity to survive.
Before preparing the animal, he carefully removed the stingray’s venomous barb, explaining that the sharp spine could send someone to the hospital if handled carelessly. Only after safely removing the barb did he begin cleaning the stingray for cooking.
Without seasoning or modern kitchen equipment, Ramai kept the preparation simple.
He placed pieces of the stingray into his survival pot with a shallow layer of fresh coconut water before cooking it over an open fire he had built himself. As the meat simmered, he admitted he had no idea what to expect.
“I don’t even know how this going to look,” he joked while preparing the meal.
When it was finally ready, however, the result surprised him.
Describing the meat as tender and tasting good, Ramai continued cooking the remaining pieces, turning what many people would see as an unusual catch into one of the most important meals of his survival journey.
The moment has since become one of the standout scenes from the eight-day challenge, leaving many viewers asking the same question:
Is stingray actually safe to eat?
The answer is yes.
Although it isn’t commonly eaten by many people in Trinidad and Tobago today, stingray has been part of traditional diets in several countries around the world for generations. Once the venomous barb is removed and the meat is properly cleaned and thoroughly cooked, it is considered safe to eat and is a rich source of protein.
In a true survival situation, the decision becomes even more straightforward.
When food is scarce and every calorie counts, survival isn’t about eating what you want—it’s about making the most of what nature provides.
For Ramai, the stingray wasn’t a stunt or a social media challenge.
It was simply the next meal that would help carry him through another day alone on one of Trinidad’s most remote coastlines.
Here’s our question to you: Would you eat a properly prepared stingray if it meant surviving another day?
Stingray became unexpected meal during Wilderness Man eight-day survival challenge.
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