Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2020 9:45:54 GMT
For anyone who's never heard of them, Cone snails are venomous marine mollusks found on or near coral reefs in all tropical and sub-tropical seas. They get their name from their beautifully-patterned cone-shaped shells, however, as pretty as they are, live specimens should never be handled. They administer their venom by firing a tiny hollow tooth from their snout and, if you get stung, there's no anti-venom available. Out of the 500 known species, the most venomous is the Geography cone. In 1935, a fit young man in his late-20s, picked up a live Geography cone on Queensland's Hayman Island and was stung on the hand. Within just a few hours, he was dead.
