Stingrays sometimes hide under the sand in shallow water.
This stingray was caught on a line on a St. Petersburg, FL beach.
Photo by Melissa Hlinka
Bottom view
Photo by Melissa Hlinka
Tail barbPhoto by Melissa Hlinka
The Stingray Shuffle will go a long ways to preventing an injury. "Scoot" your feet along the bottom the minute your toes hit the ocean water. Try to it do hard enough to "make noise". The vibrations frighten rays and they will move off away from what they perceive as threatening activity.