Juan-Paul 'JP' Kalman thought he was picking up an oyster shell at Balmoral Beach when a venomous blue-ringed octopus wrapped around his thumb left him fighting for life ...
Octopuses have gotten a reputation for being cunning camouflagers and intelligent creatures. But some are known for a more ominous reason: They're deadly. One group — the blue-ringed octopus (genus ...
"If it wasn't for her, I'd be dead. "I absolutely owe her my life," he later acknowledged. The venom of the blue-ringed octopus causes swift paralysis, immobilizing muscles while the victim remains ...
A British man vacationing in the Philippines very closely escaped death after he unknowingly handled a super poisonous octopus. Andrew “Andy” McConnell is a historian who regularly appears on the UK ...
Nature is beautiful, but don’t let that fool you. Poison isn’t just for snakes; some creatures use it in ways so brutal, you’ll wonder why horror movies haven’t copied them yet. In this wild ride ...