In a new study, researchers discovered one clade of cone snail uses a venom that contains a peptide resembling somatostatin, which could treat cancer and other human ailments.

In a world first, researchers have reared cone snails in a laboratory aquarium, which presents huge potential for understanding and unlocking the power of their complex venom for a vast range of ...

Research led by University of Utah scientists has identified a component of cone snail venom that mimics a human hormone that regulates the levels of blood sugar.

You may know that marine cone snails are some of the most comically toxic creatures on the planet. But have you ever seen one of these mollusks feed? Even though there’s no way one of these tiny ...

The venom of geography cone snails may hold the key to developing better drugs for people with diabetes or hormone disorders.

A 2022 study found that cone snail venom also includes another toxin which resembles insulin. This lowers blood sugar levels so quickly that the cone snail’s prey becomes unresponsive.

Cone snails aren’t glamorous. They don’t have svelte waistlines or jaw-dropping good looks. Yet, some of these worm-hunting gastropods are the femme fatales or lady killers of the undersea world, ...

A woman named Beckylee posted a video on TikTok and showed viewers how she had a close call with a venomous shell creature on a beach in Japan. TikTok/@beckyleeinoki Beckylee was looking at tide pools ...

Snails seem like slow, unassuming animals until you meet the cone snail. This mollusk packs a punch as one of the most predatory and venomous creatures crawling the seafloor. This YouTube video ...

Most cone snails stay attached to their prey and consume them almost immediately after the strike, but something in the rolani venom allowed them the benefit of patience.

North Carolina beaches contain cone snails, but they're not harmful to humans.

A new study has found that a component of sea snail venom could hold promise for designing drugs to treat diabetes and hormone disorders.