Looks like the most dangerous snail in the world (photos)
It stings human tooth similar to a harpoon.
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From the red sea to the Philippines in shallow water you can see the unusual mollusc. Its beautiful elongated shell attracts the attention of tourists involved in snorkeling near the coral reefs. Contact with a “pet” is very dangerous — its venom can lead to death.
Gastropod is called the Cone of geography. All the family of cones — predators, which paralyze prey with poison. When the snail is close to a fish, a worm or mollusk, it bites into the prey harpalobrachys tooth protruding from the mouth. In the victim’s body received the toxins that instantly paralyze the prey. The snail then swallows his lunch.
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Hunts a snail-predator at night and during the day hides in the sand, so I accidentally bump into her pretty hard. But some divers noticed a beautiful sink, trying to get some of the sea trophy.
When human contact most cones hiding in the sink, but the geographic Cone on the contrary, becomes aggressive and attacks. The injection cone is very painful, it causes numbness in the area of the bite. The bite at first pale and then turn blue.
A person can lose consciousness, experience partial paralysis, and to heart failure. If the incident happened in the water to save the victim often do not have time.
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