A teenager in Australia nearly died from a poison octopus' bite after he pocketed a seaside souvenir. 18-year-old Jacob Ettington was hunting for shells at Shoalwater Beach, near Perth ...

This camouflaged fish, known as the Stonefish, is one of the most venomous in the world. Its flesh contains potent toxins that can be deadly if consumed.

An Australian teenager narrowly escaped death after being bitten by a blue-ringed octopus, which just so happens to be one of the world's most toxic animals. He had a lucky escape after ...

If they are eaten by another animal, the TTX acts as a poison. There has been at least one case of human poisoning caused by someone mistakenly eating a blue-ringed octopus, though a study found that ...

She says while many octopuses release a toxin, blue ringed octopus is a stand out. "They're not different to any other octopuses. Where they do differ is that they've got a very powerful poison ...