Venom is one of nature’s most effective (and fascinating) survival tools. Across the world, a wide range of animals have ...

Nature's deadliest arsenal lurks in the shadows of oceans, forests, and deserts, where tiny creatures wield toxins far ...

Cone snails are venomous marine snails who use their venom in creative ways to take down their prey. And scientists have ...

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 ...