Cone Snail

Cone Snail

Cone Snail

Don’t fall for this innocuous, pretty-looking sea shell. The cone snail, along with its 400 genetic cousins, can inject you with a painful dose of venom through its harpoon. To make things worse, salt water makes the pain even more excruciating, and paralysis often results. Soon after, respiration is no longer possible, causing death.