A snorkeler had a dangerously close call after picking up a stunning seashell, unaware that it was potentially home to one of ...

Cone snails are highly venomous sea snails that can be found primarily in Western Australia and Queensland. Whilst they may look pretty, it’s no surprise that it’s advised not to touch them.

A couple of months later he saw a picture of a similar shell online and was shocked to discover that he had held in his hands a cone snail, one of the world’s most poisonous animals.

Learn about our Editorial Policies. These findings inspired Ho Yan Yeung, a postdoctoral researcher in Helena Safavi-Hemami’s group at the University of Utah, to investigate whether cone snails ...