"I'm grateful for whatever reason the snail did not sting me and to have this second chance," Beckylee Rawls told Newsweek ...

Beachgoers are being advised to steer clear of a particular type of shell known as the cone snail, which may look harmless but is actually one of the ocean's most dangerous creatures ...

It's always tempting when you're at the beach to pick up anything pretty and take it home as a memento, but it nearly proved ...

A TikTok influencer has a message after she inadvertently handled a deadly cone snail: don't handle shells if you don't know ...

Rawls held and shook the shell in her video captioned, “She doesn’t know it yet, but she’s about to pick up the world’s deadliest shell that leads to full paralysis in minutes.” Rawls wrote, “ Last ...

The shells are turned into GastroPops, a treat used to lure predators so researchers can study their behavior. The students will travel to Miami later this month to test the treats in the field.

People with depression, addictions and Parkinson's disease may be benefited by venom from an ocean snail according to researchers at the University of Utah on Monday.<br><br> ...

Scientists are unraveling the mysteries of the ocean’s squishiest creatures—including one jelly that might be the oldest ...

All mollusks build their own shells, whether they live in water or on land. Creatures like snails, clams, oysters and mussels use an organ called a mantle to secrete layers of calcium carbonate ...

Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which helps them survive in oxygen-poor water in the deep ocean.

Mineralized body structures like snail shells were an innovation during the Cambrian and helped provide structure and protection to these soft-bodied mollusks. Colonization of Land: Fossil Land Snails ...