Cone Snails

Exactly why I said that

Question is though, was it simply eating a carcass or did it kill it? All too often hobbyists jump to the conclusion if it's eating it, it must have killed it.

 

Chances are I could identify it for you, even from a blurry pic. The most deadly are the fish eaters, and of those the most likely to kill you are probably Conus geographus and Conus striatus. Some other species have very deadly venom, but a delivery apparatus that's not very effective on humans (e.g., Conus catus). There is only one record of a Conus textile eating fish, and the composition of the venom is only dangerous to humans in those from a few places (the composition varies). Conus textile is almost exclusively a molluscivore. Still, the sting from this one and Conus marmoreus, another molluscivore, may make you sick even if it's not life threatening. In general, the larger the cone the more dangerous it is, with the exception of the worm eaters, which aren't dangerous to humans. There's an extremely good chance your snail isn't dangerous, even if it turns out to be a cone.

Cheers,



Don

 

That question i cannot answer. All I know is that it was eating the snail and there were some hermits as well. No clue what the cause of death was or who was there first.

I will post a photo as soon as I get home.