Snails seem like slow, unassuming animals until you meet the cone snail. This mollusk packs a punch as one of the most ...

We were chased by a few birds on our road trip around Australia protecting their babies (as I tried to protect mine). It gave us loads of giggles. Another venomous sea creature is the cone snail.

A smaller number indicates more concentrated venom, with the most venomous species gaining a rating of 1. These are Australia's most venomous animals, ranked by their LD50 rating.

Venomous cone snails attack their prey by shooting a cocktail ... according to the Atlas of Living Australia. They are common throughout northern parts of the country but recent sightings suggest ...

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 ...

This year's awardees discovered a non-opioid pain reliever, hidden in the venom of tiny cone snails, which greatly decreases pain for patients with chronic illnesses while helping researchers ...