It’s known as the geographer cone, the geography cone, or the geographic cone, and it’s the world’s most venomous of the 500 ...

The Geographer Cone Snail, a beautiful but deadly ocean predator, uses a potent neurotoxic venom delivered via a harpoon-like tooth to paralyze prey instantly. While its sting can be fatal to humans, ...

Conus geographus, the deadliest of the group, can inject venom that shuts down breathing in minutes. There’s no warning splash or struggle—just a sting that does its work out of sight. Coastal Taipan ...

A Master Reef Guide spots a cone snail camouflaged amongst the coral. Source: Master Reef Guides It may look pretty, but this seemingly harmless shell is one of the deadliest creatures on earth.

A woman has urged others to be wary when picking shells on beaches after saying she nearly died after stumbling upon one in Okinawa, Japan. Becky Lee, an American currently living in Japan, was ...

A woman who 'almost died' from handling a specific type of shell has urged all holidaymakers to take care when exploring beaches with unknown wildlife. Tourists are being warned to be careful when ...

Foundation research and education committee chair, Professor John McBride, said grants ranged from a focus on diabetes to rheumatic heart disease and extracting molecules from bush foods. “Our aim ...

The Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation has given $280,000 to researchers to advance medical treatment and services in the region, including using a deadly sea creature’s venom to treat mental ...

ucked away in the shallow sand of the world’s coral reefs, hundreds of species of tiny, venomous cone snails hide, waiting to paralyze their prey. For this vital task, cone snail venom contains a ...

Most poisonous creature: Many types of animals are found in the world. Some walk, some run, some crawl, and some are found in water. In the same way, some animals are poisonous while others are less ...

Sea snails secrete hormone-like toxins causing extended insulin shock in its prey, new research from the University of Copenhagen concludes. The toxin may be used to improve treatment for hormonal ...