The mother of a six-year-old boy has spoken out after a giant Pacific octopus grabbed his arm during a visit to an aquarium and left him covered in purple bruises

A mother says a recent visit to the San Antonio Aquarium ended with an octopus latching onto her son’s arm at an exhibit.

A mother is calling for change at the San Antonio Aquarium after an octopus latched onto her son's arm during an interactive exhibit. Britney Taryn took her son Leo and his brother to the aquarium on July 14,