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Killer snails? You better believe it! Carnivorous and predatory, cone snails stun their prey by injecting peptide neurotoxins called conotoxins. Because all 600 or so species of cone snail are venomous and capable of "stinging" humans, live ones should never be handled, as their toxic discharge will occur without warning and can be fatal. Two are known to have killed people: the geography cone and the textile cone (pictured
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