A viral beach clip has become a cautionary tale about how quickly a harmless-looking encounter can turn dangerous in tropical ...

A British tourist narrowly escaped a fatal encounter in the Philippines after handling a venomous blue-ringed octopus, ...

A British man vacationing in the Philippines unknowingly handled the world’s most deadly octopus, with venom considered to be ...

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A wave of fresh science is challenging a century-old treatment and offering hope to the people snakebites harm most—often far ...

The blue-ringed octopus may be tiny, but its venom is deadly. A video of a man holding this world's venomous animal goes ...

Scientists once believed birds relied only on flight, talons and socialization for survival. But this one proves otherwise: ...

A British traveller's casual beach video in the Philippines turned into a stark warning after social media identified the ...

McConnell later said he was unaware of the danger at the time and only understood the seriousness after his post went viral.

A UK tourist unknowingly handled one of the world’s most venomous sea creatures while filming on a Philippine beach ...

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Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is best known as the neurotoxin of the puffer fish, though it also appears in a range of other marine species. You might remember it from an episode of The Simpsons involving a ...