Remind me to never visit Australia! Goddamn box jellyfish, snakes, funnel web spiders, nile crocs, and don't they have blue ringed octopus down there as well?
They forgot to mention... "death can occur..." in around 5 minutes!
True to what someone else said though, youre more likely to be killed by a coconut.... followed by sitting at home on your sofa... followed by getting hit by lightening.. followed by getting killed by a shark
Cone shell (live ones) should be handled with extreme caution. They are all venomous. Auger shells are equally venomous. .. most notably Terebra Maculata.
Such a beautiful species indeed...a quick and effective way to kill or torture with searing pain is enough to take anyone off combat THIS is the perfect WEAPON <3
I've heard about these things since I was quite young, I was always fascinated in learning about unusual animals such as this when I was younger but for some reason I never really looked further into Cone Shells. My curiosity finally peaked (many years later) and I'm glad I looked into it, these things are quite fascinating, I'm certainly intrigued.
These guys don't actually harpoon their prey, unlike other Conidae. They wait until a fish swims up their rostrum, then engulf it and stab it. See Johnson, C. R. and Stablum, W. 1971. Observations on the feeding behavior of Conus geographus (Gastropoda: Toxoglossa). Pacific Science 25: 109-111.
Lol this reminds me of a character from dragon ball, Cell he had a tail that could expand and swallow humans whole. Wonder if they got the idea here ^^
someone who scavenges around a beach, usually at low tide, for anything interesting. Animals, shells, driftwood, anything really that catches the eye or has some value or interest.
So far as I know this is the only lethal cone shell in our waters.
But almost all of them are toxic in varying degrees in Australia. Many will make you very sick and perhaps rarely kill someone who is hyper sensitive to their venom.
But the Geographis cone is the exception that is an outright killer to be left alone.
The problem is that the shell is a thing of special beauty, so everyone wants to pick it up.
Fuck me, not only are the people in aussie fucking irritating, so are the animals :/
MoNsTaShOttZ 1 week ago
Remind me to never visit Australia! Goddamn box jellyfish, snakes, funnel web spiders, nile crocs, and don't they have blue ringed octopus down there as well?
Darkrunner75 2 weeks ago
"worlds deadliest animals:Australia" all of them
MGOyaknow 2 months ago
They forgot to mention... "death can occur..." in around 5 minutes!
True to what someone else said though, youre more likely to be killed by a coconut.... followed by sitting at home on your sofa... followed by getting hit by lightening.. followed by getting killed by a shark
xxdeano87xx 2 months ago
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i have a LARGE sea shell collection. i keep them scattered on beaches all across the world....maybe you've seen it.
1skullduggery 3 months ago
Great now I'm afraid to go looking in rock pools at the beach...or even to the beach for that matter.
Min027 4 months ago
I hate this thing
bQt31 5 months ago
These things are everywhere up North, they are lethal as fuck.
vsboy25 8 months ago
stone fish is also deadly
454jags 9 months ago
that thing's so badass u dont even want to look at it
necessaryevil101 9 months ago
Australia has all the bad shit.. lol
bloodzors123 10 months ago
Cone shell (live ones) should be handled with extreme caution. They are all venomous. Auger shells are equally venomous. .. most notably Terebra Maculata.
MANILABOY6631 11 months ago
Such a beautiful species indeed...a quick and effective way to kill or torture with searing pain is enough to take anyone off combat THIS is the perfect WEAPON <3
ellieysama 11 months ago
if it's a cone, leave it alone
Alesandros356 1 year ago
Another one of life's important lessons: When in Australia... DON'T, TOUCH, ANYTHING!
StevenBee2 1 year ago 2
FUCK. AUSTRALIA.
Dangturtle 1 year ago
Fucking AUSTRALIA.
JRFproductions 1 year ago
@JRFproductions only about 1 person dies a year, more people die from coconuts and theyre not even living
bwanta57 10 months ago
only in Australia you can get killed by a snail,lol these things are nasty as hell.
vsboy25 1 year ago
this shell should be called the humbling shell, cause it you mess with it, you might get humbled by its venom.
jbrumfie79 1 year ago
I've heard about these things since I was quite young, I was always fascinated in learning about unusual animals such as this when I was younger but for some reason I never really looked further into Cone Shells. My curiosity finally peaked (many years later) and I'm glad I looked into it, these things are quite fascinating, I'm certainly intrigued.
ShowNoMercy502 1 year ago
featured in this clip is a conus striatus ... not a geographus. A person would not want to get stung by either.
definewords 1 year ago
@definewords
Thank you.
I will double check and change the video info.
slk320k 1 year ago
These guys don't actually harpoon their prey, unlike other Conidae. They wait until a fish swims up their rostrum, then engulf it and stab it. See Johnson, C. R. and Stablum, W. 1971. Observations on the feeding behavior of Conus geographus (Gastropoda: Toxoglossa). Pacific Science 25: 109-111.
majadirks 2 years ago
At least, C. geographus doesn't. Other cone snails do.
majadirks 2 years ago
That snail reminds me of Scorpion from Mortal Kombat!
"GET OVER HERE!!!"
RagingBanebou 2 years ago 12
Thats not a cone shell! Its "the poison thing that lives in a shell, that spikes you when you pick it up!"
(Scared Weird Little Guys)
Treemeadow 2 years ago 2
lol. exactly what i said when i saw it.
i had swlg as my feature vid for ages.
slk320k 2 years ago
Lol this reminds me of a character from dragon ball, Cell he had a tail that could expand and swallow humans whole. Wonder if they got the idea here ^^
HaloLvl43Legit 2 years ago
that thing is like cell from dbz sucks him in ha
XxDoNkEy 2 years ago
That thing is wicked.
chilingzzz 2 years ago
There is a safe way to handle a cone snail!
maryoassyrian2007 2 years ago
how??
Direwolf56 2 years ago
One safe way not to be attacked and hit by it's poisonous stinger is; TO NOT PICK UP SHELLS IN TROPICAL PLACES.
407bli 2 years ago
a safe way to handle cone snails is with tongs
lolwuts 2 years ago 9
then what is it?
HiveFleetHydra 2 years ago
Wow, that snail will make you its bitch.
MrWhiscash 2 years ago
LMFAO
mahmoud1995 2 years ago
2 Jellyfish, Sea Kraits, along with the Stonefish, the Cone Shell, and Blue Ringed Octopus should be avoided.
Chris9017 2 years ago
no non leathal ones but i kno they can kill a human in less then 4 minutes
SuckaFattie69 2 years ago
what the fuck?! 0:38 a bitchcandle?
submyfavorite 2 years ago
' beachcomber '
slk320k 2 years ago
whats dat?
submyfavorite 2 years ago
someone who scavenges around a beach, usually at low tide, for anything interesting. Animals, shells, driftwood, anything really that catches the eye or has some value or interest.
slk320k 2 years ago
I know that there are non-lethal cone shells here in the U.S. Are there non-lethal species in Australia?
Shyguyx12 2 years ago
So far as I know this is the only lethal cone shell in our waters.
But almost all of them are toxic in varying degrees in Australia. Many will make you very sick and perhaps rarely kill someone who is hyper sensitive to their venom.
But the Geographis cone is the exception that is an outright killer to be left alone.
The problem is that the shell is a thing of special beauty, so everyone wants to pick it up.
slk320k 2 years ago