A mother is calling for change at the San Antonio Aquarium after an octopus latched onto her son’s arm during and interactive exhibit.Britney Taryn took her son

SAN ANTONIO – A woman is calling for changes at the San Antonio Aquarium after she says an octopus attacked her son. In videos posted to TikTok that have gone viral, Britney Taryn describes the giant Pacific octopus attacking her 6-year-old son, Leo. Two of the videos surpassed 1 million views as of Wednesday.

The mom found the aquarium's response dismissive after the staff referred to the purple marks on her son's arm as "hickeys."