The giant African snail is the one garden snail you should never touch, as they transmit diseases such as rat lungworm.

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 ...

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

Cone snail bites occur when a person comes into contact with the evil harpoon-like tooth of the snail. While snails are not aggressive and typically only attack when they feel threatened, accidental ...

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.

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

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 ...

Experts are warning summer vacationers to be on the lookout for a hidden flesh-eating beach threat that could kill them within minutes. Hiding inside some seashells could be a cone snail — a ...

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 ...

There are thousands of unique toxins in cone snail venom, any one of which could lead to a new therapeutic drug discovery. The first step to finding promising drug candidates is to sort the toxins ...

Cone snail venom can cause a range of neuromuscular symptoms. Intense pain, weakness, sweating, numbness, and tingling are usually the first symptoms of a cone snail sting.