The deadly truth lies inside the brilliant appearance of the “killer” snail

The Marbled Cone snail has an extremely gorgeous appearance but is considered the most venomous snail on the planet, which can be deadly.

One drop of Marbled Cone snail’s saliva can kill at least 10 people.One drop of Marbled Cone snail’s saliva can kill at least 10 people.

This terrifying snail lives in the tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean. They often hide in some sea anemones along a coral reef. Although the sea anemone has many poisonous tentacles, a bite from it certainly cannot kill you.

However, things are completely different with the Marbled Cone snail . The eye-catching, innocent-looking sea creature lives in a beautiful shell made of colorful brown, black and white patterns, but inside they hide a deadly secret.

The eye-catching appearance hides potential danger.The eye-catching appearance hides potential danger.

A cone snail, like most snails, moves slowly. However, its attack is extremely fast and powerful. They use a sophisticated detection system to find prey. Snails eat fish, seaworms or other snails if food sources are scarce.

Divers are very afraid of facing Marbled Cone snails. They are very beautiful, like other normal snail shells, but when they strike, they are very fast and even with diving gloves, the snail’s trunk can still penetrate. A few microliters of the snail’s toxin is strong enough to kill at least 10 people.

When toxins enter your system, you may not feel symptoms for several minutes or days. Although the bite is not painful, you may feel numbness or tingling. However, after that your whole body may tremble, your eyes become blurred and you stop breathing after just a few hours.