00:00It looks beautiful, harmless even.
00:03But this small sea creature carries enough venom to kill a human in just a few hours.
00:09This is the cone snail, one of the most dangerous animals in the ocean.
00:14Found in tropical waters, its patterned shell hides a deadly secret.
00:20When threatened, the cone snail fires a tiny venomous harpoon that can pierce through gloves,
00:25injecting a neurotoxin powerful enough to paralyze its prey instantly.
00:30The venom blocks nerve signals, stopping muscles, and even the lungs, from working.
00:36In humans, just one sting can be fatal within hours, and there is no known anti-venom.
00:41So if you ever spot a beautiful cone-shaped shell on the beach, do not touch it.
00:46It might be home to the ocean's deadliest assassin, the cone snail.
00:51Proof that in nature, even the smallest creatures can be the most lethal.
00:55The world's deadliest snail, nature's tiny killer.
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