Snails with the largest eyes are keeping a lookout for predators, new research suggests. While the basic eyes of most snails look like small black dots, conch snails known as stro ...

Viral TikTok shows woman's panic in Japan after she handled the shell of one of the world's deadliest snails. Cone snails use harpoon-like teeth to inject venom that immobilizes their victims.

Snails seem like slow, unassuming animals until you meet the cone snail. This mollusk packs a punch as one of the most predatory and venomous creatures crawling the seafloor. This YouTube video ...

Beach visitors are being warned not to touch or pick up a particular type of shell known as the cone snail, as its venom is powerful enough to cause instant paralysis and, in severe cases, even ...

A TikTok video of a woman picking up a pretty seashell went viral with 27.5M views after she learned it was the deadly cone snail.

And even more frightening, just by swimming close to its spiral shell you can fall under its spell.00:00 How to Survive a Cone Snail Attack02:55 #1 Don't look for souvenirs03:44 #2 Cover your ...

The sharp, venomous stinger of the cone snail imparts a paralytic toxin similar to that of the pufferfish and the blue-ringed octopus; poisoning symptoms may include pain, numbness, tingling ...

She was stunned to discover that it was in fact a cone snail—one of the deadliest creatures in the world. Cone snails, part of the Conidae family, are a type of predatory gastropod mollusk that ...

BEACHGOERS are being urged not to pick up a certain type of shell as its venom can cause instant paralysis – or even death. Cone snails’ shells are narrow at the base and wide at the opposite ...

A 2022 study found that cone snail venom also includes another toxin which resembles insulin. This lowers blood sugar levels so quickly that the cone snail’s prey becomes unresponsive.

The venom of geography cone snails may hold the key to developing better drugs for people with diabetes or hormone disorders.

While most snails crawl, conch snails possess an exceptionally large foot that allows them to make sudden leaps along the seabed. Dr Suzanne Williams, who supervised Alison’s PhD, suggests that the ...