It depends on the situation if the crab has been dead for 2 hours. If the crabs are preserved at a low temperature after death, they can still be eaten even after 2 hours. However, if the dead crabs are preserved at room temperature for 2 hours in summer or fall, it is not recommended to eat them, as it will produce a large amount of bacteria, which will affect your health.
If properly preserved, there is no problem with consuming green crabs that have been dead for 2 hours, but if improperly preserved, some of the following effects may occur. Diarrhea The high protein and water content in green crabs is very suitable for the growth of bacteria, so there will be a lot of bacterial growth after the death of green crabs, and diarrhea will easily occur if it is parasitized by diarrhea-causing bacteria. Allergy Because of the composition of the protein in the green crab, which is high in histidine, after being decomposed by bacteria, some histamine will be produced, which will affect the immune system of the sensitive people and lead to allergy. The green crab is a large number of bacterial parasites, there will be a large number of bacterial metabolites, after eating some people's tolerance is weak, there will be a possibility of food poisoning.