OKINAWA, Japan (WJW) — 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 last week. Rawls, a 29-year-old who lives in Okinawa, ...

After spotting a beautiful shell, Beckylee Rawls didn't think twice about picking it up to get a closer look. What she never could have imagined was that she was actually holding one of the world ...

Cone shells have even killed people who pick them up, unaware of the danger. Indeed, cone snail venom is so powerful and painless that victims can die unaware that they’ve even been bitten.

SEE: Rare New Zealand snail is filmed for the first time laying an egg from its neck Looking up the shell soon after, she discovered the pretty thing was a marbled cone and that the snail living ...

OKINAWA, Japan (WJW) — 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 last week. Rawls, a 29-year-old who lives ...

Viral TikTok shows woman's panic in Japan after she handled the shell of one of the world's deadliest snails. Cone snails use harpoon-like teeth to inject venom that immobilizes their victims.

I saw a cone shell and picked it up not knowing what it was. Looking back I realise how lucky I was.' 'I have got one in my tank which I clean monthly by hand, I didn't know they were venomous.

Cone snails have been coveted for centuries by collectors for their beautiful shells. But the small marine creatures have something much more valuable. They could be the richest treasure trove of ...

By applying this technique to 28 different cone shell fossils from three Neogene-associated coral reef deposits in the northern Dominican Republic, aged between 4.8 and 6.6 million years old ...