Handling wildlife is a risky endeavor, especially if you have no idea what you're touching, like this Redditor's photo of a ...

The duration of life-threatening symptoms is usually four to 10 hours - after that time, surviving patients typically show rapid signs of improvement. There is no anti-venom available for blue ...

The blue-ringed octopus, a tiny sea animal, has an incredibly lethal bite. Its venom is 1,200 times more toxic than cyanide and can rapidly paralyze and even kill a human.

Although the blue-ringed octopus has some resistance to its own toxins, it's not completely immune. So the male can temporarily paralyze larger females with venom long enough to transfer a sperm ...

There may be around 10 different species of blue-ringed octopus, though only four have been given scientific names. The greater blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata) is about 12 centimetres ...

When the octopus fell out of the shell, it bit the woman twice in the stomach, the EMS company said. "A blue-ringed octopus bite is a rare call for us, but they are extremely venomous," NSW ...

The blue-ringed octopus may look tiny but its venom packs a punch, with tetrodotoxin being strong enough to kill 20 humans by paralysing the body and stopping the victim from being able to breathe ...

Dozens of swimmers were at Gunnamatta Bay, in Sydney's south, on Sunday when a beachgoer spotted the blue-ringed octopus floating in the netted area mere metres from a group of nippers.

4 Blue-ringed octopuses have enough venom to kill 26 people in minutes Credit: Getty The lethal blue-ringed octopus then attacked her, biting her twice on the stomach.

Although the blue-ringed octopus has some resistance to its own toxins, it's not completely immune. So the male can temporarily paralyze larger females with venom long enough to transfer a sperm ...