It turns out, however, that cone shell venom is very complex; each kind contains perhaps 50 or more different chemicals that target the brain and nervous system.

Sunday, May 23, 2021 12:05 am Terry Lilley / Special to The Garden Island Pupu’ala is the Hebrew Cone Shell Terry Lilley, Critter of the Week Share this story ...

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.

Critter of the Week » Meet pupu poniuniu, the Hawaiian textile cone shell Sunday, July 19, 2020 12:05 am Terry Lilley / Special to The Garden Island Pupu poniuniu is the Hawaiian textile cone shell.

In the clip, Jono says: "Back 9 months ago I was nearly killed at the beach. I found a LIVE textile cone shell. This animal will kill in less than 9 minutes. I thought it was empty. Please do not ...

After spotting a beautiful shell, Beckylee Rawls didn't think twice about picking it up to get a closer look. What she never could have imagined was that she was actually holding one of the world ...

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.

She held it for about 30 seconds before noticing something inside: a live cone snail. Taken aback, Rawls replaced the shell in the water. She posted a few TikTok videos showing her misstep.

I saw a cone shell and picked it up not knowing what it was. Looking back I realise how lucky I was.' 'I have got one in my tank which I clean monthly by hand, I didn't know they were venomous.