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He Thought It Was Just a Pretty Shell—Until He Realized It Could Kill Him!
The ocean’s beauty often hides unexpected threats, and one diver’s recent experience in Egypt’s Red Sea serves as a chilling ...
Diver survives close encounter with sea souvenir: “Cone snails are very venomous and dangerous to humans”
A snorkeler in Egypt's Red Sea had a near escape after encountering one of the most venomous animals on earth.
Man Picks Up Pretty Shell, Later Discovers He's 'Lucky' To Be Alive
Frank, who wished to keep his last name private, picked up the shell-looking item and admired it. He thought about taking it ...
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This killer snail could save your life
Ozempic was derived from Gila monsters, a lizard native to the southwestern US; Prialt, used to treat chronic pain in HIV and cancer patients, comes from deadly cone snails; and captopril ...
Snorkeller ‘lucky to be alive’ after finding out he was minutes from dying due to item in ‘harmless’ image
A tourist who picked up a 'pretty' sea shell in Egypt's Red Sea was left stunned after discovering it was actually a highly ...
Netizens call man ‘lucky’, 'insane' and ‘foolish’ after posting an underwater picture handling a 'shelly' sea creature. Here is why
A man shared his close call with a deadly textile cone snail while snorkeling in Egypts Red Sea. Initially unaware of the ...
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A Sea Snail Toxin Could Inspire New Diabetes Drugs
She believes that many more toxins might contribute to this glucose-regulating hunting strategy and continues to dissect the cone snail’s deadly venom for clinical applications. Laura is an Assistant ...