It felt like I died in about three seconds from full health after seeing it. Does the damaging debuff even have a smaller duration than that?
I should’ve plopped a bucket of water to stand inside to buy a bit more time.
Feels like those countermeasures you describe require impeccable reaction time, lightning-fast decision making and good luck that you have the tools and rock types in your advantage.
Edit: I definitely didn’t have time to open the inventory and check what status effects I had.