The cone snail looks harmless enough: a beautifully patterned shell that a beachcomber might pocket without a second thought. Yet several of the roughly 800 species in the group are among the most ...

Tucked inside a shell that looks like something a shell collector would proudly display, the cone snail hides one of the most sophisticated venom-delivery systems in the animal world. Rather than ...

When it comes to research on venom and converting it into useful drugs, studies involving exotic snakes or brightly colored frogs seem to attract the most attention. However, one of the most promising ...

Cone snails have inspired humans for centuries. Coastal communities have often traded their beautiful shells like money and put them in jewelry. Many artists, including Rembrandt, have featured them ...

The textile cone snail is a beautiful but dangerous creature. Its venom can paralyze or even kill. Scientists are studying the venom's unique toxins. These toxins may lead to new painkillers and ...

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 death.

They are colourful and intriguing but these little blighters are among the most venomous creatures on Earth BEACHGOERS are being urged not to pick up a certain type of shell as its venom can cause ...

The Hebrew cone shell when it is alive out on the coral reef usually hides under rocks and feeds on marine worms. The cone is a type of marine snail, and Hebrew cone is a beautiful, black-and-white ...