He raised a “beautiful shell”. It was only later that he realized that he could die

The man who decided to be anonymous told Newsweek journalists about his adventure in Egypt. During the holidays he dived in a mask with a tube. Combing the bottom of the Red Sea, he came across something that he took as a “beautiful shell”. Only later did he realize how much luck he was.

Egypt. A beautiful shell could end the holiday prematurely?

Frank picked up the mentioned object, looking like a shell. He thought about taking him home as a souvenir. Fortunately, he decided that it would be better to leave the object where his place. A few months later he came across a photo of an identical specimen. He was shocked when it turned out that it was a conical snail – a very venomous sea snail from the Conidae family.

Dr. Nyssa Silbiger from the Uehiro Center for the Advancement of Oceanography in “Newsweek” confirmed the assumptions of the diver. The object he photographed looked like a cone (conidae). Based on the photo itself, however, she was not able to assess whether Frank found the shell itself or if I had to with a live snail inside.

Egypt. Venomous cones with a threat to divers

– The cones are very toxic and dangerous to people. They should be left alone, just like any other wild animal – emphasized Dr. Silbiger. Conical snails can be found around the coral reefs. They usually hide in the sand and use their poison for hunting. They paralyze fish and worms, but they can also harm people who step on them or pick up a cone.

Frank emphasized that he had never heard of cones before, but decided to study in their subject. He sent photos of the shell to the Reddit portal, on the forum of animal lovers. There he found out what specific species he could have dealt with. Internet users, however, did not agree on the degree of threat. Some even wrote that he should be happy that he is alive at all.