What the heck kinda snail is this!!?? *PICS* - Page 2

The Reefer91 · 08/05/2006, 01:07 PM

how EXACTLY does a cone snail kill you?

JJohn · 08/05/2006, 01:38 PM

I too have had many of those in my tank, for years. I have no idea where they came from. They move very fast for little snails. Also, an odd behavior for a snail: in my tank they sometimes form pairs and two will stick together with one following the other all night. Mine only come out as they lights are going off. They are omnivores. I have observed them feasting on a bristle worm that my shrimp killed and only ate half of.

Oh, and cone shells inject a powerful neurotoxin to catch prey. Some species can easily kill a human. These are not close relatives to cone snails.

John

Paintbug · 08/05/2006, 01:42 PM

cone shells/snails are the same thing. look at the articles below.

they are highly venomous. they will sting you with their proboscis, and humans can die from it.

http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/articleid_1707.html
http://www.biolbull.org/cgi/content/full/207/2/77/DC1

08/05/2006, 01:07 PM	#26
The Reefer91 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,250	how EXACTLY does a cone snail kill you? __________________ Dan "Every day we fade little by little, 'till there's nothing left of us but the lies we've sown." Current Tank Info: 20g L display: 2x65watt Coralife light, Octopus 150 needle wheel protein skimmer, 1 Koralia 2 and 2 powersweeps, and a DIY sump/fuge.....120G in the works!!!

08/05/2006, 01:42 PM	#28
Paintbug Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stoneville, NC Posts: 6,169	cone shells/snails are the same thing. look at the articles below. they are highly venomous. they will sting you with their proboscis, and humans can die from it. http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/articleid_1707.html http://www.biolbull.org/cgi/content/full/207/2/77/DC1 __________________ Never ask a girl over to see your crabs!! <-Tony-> Current Tank Info: NONE currently

08/05/2006, 01:38 PM	#27
JJohn Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 229	I too have had many of those in my tank, for years. I have no idea where they came from. They move very fast for little snails. Also, an odd behavior for a snail: in my tank they sometimes form pairs and two will stick together with one following the other all night. Mine only come out as they lights are going off. They are omnivores. I have observed them feasting on a bristle worm that my shrimp killed and only ate half of. Oh, and cone shells inject a powerful neurotoxin to catch prey. Some species can easily kill a human. These are not close relatives to cone snails. John