The textile cone snail (Conus textile) looks like a delicate ocean gem, with its shell displaying intricate net-like patterns in earthy tones. However, behind this beauty lies a deadly secret: venom ...

Liz Hardaker was snorkelling near a rock platform in Minnie Water, on the north coast of New South Wales, when she spotted a cone snail — specifically a textile cone. There are between 500 and 600 ...

Thousands of people here in Hawai‘i and around the world wear this shell around their neck, but few people have ever seen a live textile cone shell. The famous puka shells are made by the large surf ...