The cone snail delivers a venomous sting capable of paralyzing — or even killing — humans Recently, Beckylee Rawls and her ...

Beachgoers are being advised to steer clear of a particular type of shell known as the cone snail, which may look harmless ...

If it's a cone, leave it alone -- that's what Beckylee Rawls learned after she went to the beach and held death in her hand ...

The ocean is filled with a ton of eye-catching creatures, and more than a few of the animals that fall under that umbrella can kill you. That includes the ...

A woman in Japan unknowingly put her life at risk when she bent over and picked up a shell while exploring tide pools.

Looking up the shell soon after, she discovered the pretty thing was a marbled cone and that the snail living inside had a venomous sting, capable of killing an adult human.

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 end ...

"Honestly, the only thing going through my head was, ‘That’s a pretty shell, let me take a closer ... From that search, she discovered that the cone snail is considered the most dangerous shell in the ...

"Honestly, the only thing going through my head was, ‘That’s a pretty shell ... she discovered that the cone snail is considered the most dangerous shell in the world. She explains how ...

While she’d seen shells like this washed up on the beach before, this was the first time she had ever encountered a live cone snail. Startled, she gently placed it back into the tidepool. Then, as the ...