The marbled cone snail
The conus marmoreuscomplex, please !
1. Description of this dangerous animal
Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: MolluscaClass: Gastropoda
clade Caenogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily:
ConoideaFamily: ConidaeGenus: ConusSpecies: C. marmoreus
… It’s scientific but not interesting ….
Bla bla bla ….
This is more important to know :
Yeah, I was descripted for the first time in 1758 by a scientist, linnaeus. But The earliest death
i cause was reported in 1705 when i killed a slave who was
diving.
My size is 10 to 15 cm. Yes i’m very small, but because of my poison, i’m a terrible hunter of worms, mollusks and fishes.
My venom paralyses instantly (2 seconds) and provoks
weakness and loss of coordination. there is no
antivenin : just treatment to keep victims alive until
the toxins wear off.
I live in hot seas, but i’m not very spread.
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I inject the venom with the long tubular duct, and with the
harpoon attached to me with a thread. After that, i retract it
and : go to the soup.
Here me and my friend at breakfeast
2. Why you shouldn’t kill this fabulous animal
Firstly, when i died, you can find beautiful shells of me and
my brothers.
And finally, i’m not very dangerous : since 1705, i have killed only 500 peoples ! In 305 years ! Only every 7 month and
9 days !
Do you know sliding on a dog shit makes a dead every day in the world ? Dog shits are more
dangerous than me …
And more over, ironically, my poison could save life : scientist have found inside an antipain drug 10,000 times more powerful than
morphine ! They are now trying to isolate it …
Thanks for your attention