With the summer holidays approaching, many will be looking forward to going abroad. But you should be careful when picking up ...

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

Cone snails are marine gastropods whose venoms comprise a complex array of bioactive peptides, collectively known as conopeptides, with conotoxins representing a major disulphide‐rich subset ...

"When a cone snail stings you it can feel like a fire burning at the site, or it can feel like nothing," she added in the viral post. "I spent the next 72 hours in full paranoia not knowing if I ...

Cone snails shoot venom-tipped harpoons into their prey, such as fish, immobilising them long enough for the mollusc to consume them. They have been responsible for serious injuries and some ...

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 ...

DANIEL BATEMAN less than 2 min read July 9, 2015 - 6:30AM The Cairns Post ...

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 ...

Cone snail toxins to be used in mental health drug research project The Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation has given $280,000 to researchers to advance medical treatment and services in the ...