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 ...

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 ...

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 ...