Extremely sunburnt 'Hellboy' goes viral in stingray video

Sir, it might be time to go inside. Photo / Twitter @ABC News

A stunning video of a small pod of stingrays swimming close to beachgoers in Florida has gone viral after an extremely sunburnt man caught attention online.

The video of three large stingrays gliding through the beachside waters in Florida was shared by ABC News US on the weekend, but has gathered steam online since then.

People commenting on the clip were quick to point out that one of the swimmers was red raw with sunburn, with many calling him "Hellboy" and others saying he looked like a "Flamin' Hot Cheeto".

"Buddy burnt to a crisp," one man wrote succinctly under the video.

The post has attracted more than 15,000 retweets and comments and more than 45,000 likes. There are very few comments are about the rays.

That red man is going to have some regrets when he tries to sleep. And when he wakes up. And all the next week

— Pam (@pamturbo) July 10, 2020

Keep burning: Lava man goes for a swim near stingrays who seem unaware of their danger.

— TC in SL (@TCinSL) July 10, 2020

That is adrenal shock level radiation burns. It's unbelievable that he is even conscious 🤣

— Here for the Neoliberal war crime defenders (@ALinguists) July 10, 2020

"When he rubbed his face it hurt me," one commenter said.

"That's like a seventh degree burn," another horrified commenter said.

"I said to myself that he needs sunscreen ASAP," another said.

"I had sunburn this bad once on my back only, and it was misery for like two months," one man wrote on the post.

"Cannot even imagine."