Killer Cone Snail | World's Weirdest

The underwater version of a tank, this cone snail boasts an armored shell and enough venom to kill a human. Nearby fish don't stand a chance.

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Cone Snail Animal Profile

Killer Cone Snail | World's Weirdest

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[steveokinevo]

My father was stung by one of these and almost died. Thank God he survived...as he was enroute to the hospital didn't think he would make it.

[Sylmarys]

I'm starting to understand how nature inspired science-fiction.

[ChadwcKed]

"Snails are usually thought of as slow, slimy and... huh?

[torrvest]

Don't you mean the harpoon is *Conched* and loaded?

[violinence]

You can’t make a snail deadly

Nature: hold my beer

[kotsaris]

This is the first time I've seen a sentence with the words "killer" and "snail" so close to each other

[anthonylong]

I bet this is the only deadly creature not found in australia. Lol

[IzInAZ]

My high school marine biology teacher had had some of these snails in a tank and got stung one day.  Dude actually stopped to take a picture before seeking medical attention.  He got lucky because that shot was a dud with no venom.  He had the rep of being a bit of a drunk and I'm guessing he must have been wasted to do that, lol.

[paraweld]

I never knew tanks could go underwater!

[chrisvee]

this dude legit just swallowed the fish like waAat DaaAh HeeeEEeell

[GabrielSparkletits]

THAT THING COME IN MY HOUSE I GRILL IT

[ssjdragonfist]

People like you make the internet amazing.

[stephanybrown]

This thing is why I refuse to swim in ANY ocean, though I know its not in all. Been my fear since I was little.

[TwilitbeingReboot]

So... this is going to be a Pokemon someday, right?

[nnsnse]

Never before have I related so much to the cone snail. I, too, do absolutely nothing until I'm hungry; then I eat, and return to doing nothing.

[teamfruitsalad]

I'm getting a Mayweather vs. Pacquaio vibe with this. When the fuck are we gonna see a cone snail vs. Mantis Shrimp!!!! COME ON NATURE, MAKE IT

[CyclopsRat]

Fish: oh-oh, a snail incapable of swimming unlike me, a fish. Better get as close to the ground as possible!

[ThatBugBehindYou]

Chuck Norris stepped on these when he felt like getting tickled.

[Mikazuki]

i'm starting to understand why dinosaur migrating to land

[Oraios]

Snails are OFTEN thought of as slow, slimy and delicious? Not where I come from.