A rocky outcrop at Minnie Water is home to Conus textile. Source: Whats in the Bay at Minnie Water Travellers love to joke that everything in Australia can harm you. Now a diver is warning visitors ...

This is a moluscivorous species, highly dangerous to man even hours after capture. Variable form/color. Widespread and common in shallow water. Red Sea textiles seem to be whiter than most others.

The textile cone snail is a beautiful but dangerous creature. Its venom can paralyze or even kill. Scientists are studying the venom's unique toxins. These toxins may lead to new painkillers and ...