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Conus sp.
"Conus snails are all venomous. Live ones should be handled with care or not handled at all, because they are all capable of stinging humans with unpleasant results. The species that are most dangerous to humans are the larger ones that prey on small bottom-dwelling fish. The other species hunt and eat marine worms or mollusks. Cone snails use a hypodermic-like modified radula tooth and a poison gland to attack and paralyze their prey before engulfing it. The tooth is sometimes likened to a dart or a harpoon. It is barbed and can be extended some distance out from the mouth of the snail, at the end of the proboscis." Source : - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus
Found my first spotting of a live cone snail. Not exactly sure of correct scientific name. Would appreciate any help. Spotted during a night dive at the sandy portion of the Classroom at Dive and Trek. Depth of about 6m.
Thanks Nopayahnah and anjupvraghese. Yup they are quite venomous and should not be handled at all to be on the safe side.
super photo...........nice to see but surprised to hear it is dangerous!!
Would never have imagined this is poisonous; PNoah is always teaching me something - thanks!
Sorry i lost in this one there are so many different is very hard to ID Erick.
Thanks Gerardo. Yup. Had to keep my distance. The weathered shell makes it difficult to ID properly. Any ideas?