Cone snails are marine gastropods whose venoms comprise a complex array of bioactive peptides, collectively known as conopeptides, with conotoxins representing a major disulphide‐rich subset. These ...

It’s known as the geographer cone, the geography cone, or the geographic cone, and it’s the world’s most venomous of the 500 species of cone snails. It’s not only deadly to the fish it consumes; it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It may look pretty, but these shells are also pretty deadly. Cone snails can be found throughout the Great Barrier Reef, and ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Storms are known to bring lots of different shells onto North Carolina beaches as they stir up the water. And while many of us like to collect shells on the beach, we are looking at ...

Introduction -- Biology and ecology of venomous marine snails -- Profile of venomous marine snails -- Conotoxins -- Envenomation of cone snails -- Therapeutic uses of ...