Cone Snails
Альтернативные названия: Cone shells, Cones
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The cone snail refers to a large group of predatory sea snails that are distributed along the Indo-Pacific region. The most dangerous cone snail in the geographic cone. Its venom is delivered via a harpoon-like tooth propelled from an extendable proboscis which is used to skewer and poison its prey.
An interesting facts is that the cone snail venom has pharmaceutical potential as pain-killing drugs.