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