A snorkeler in Egypt's Red Sea had a near escape after encountering one of the most venomous animals on earth.

A well dressed man turned up at a flower nursery in Boralesgamuwa, introducing himself as a sales person of a bait for snails. The lady owner of the nursery was not interested in the product and ...

The Globe spoke with Holford about her passion for poison and why this once-niche ... you could make a collection out of, particularly snails, because most natural history museums have a snail ...

The golden poison frog stands out as the most dangerous, carrying enough toxin to kill 10 adults. These snails carry tiny parasitic worms, which cause a disease known as schistosomiasis or "snail ...