Learn More about Cone Snails

We have gathered a collection of cool pages about cone snails, their venom and general marine life. Dive in to learn more about this exciting field!

  • Exploring Biodiversity; The Search for New Medicines

    From Venom to Drug

    Lecture “From Venom to Drug” by Baldomero M. Olivera, PhD. This lecture gives a great overview of the field of cone snail research and its medical application.

  • Cone snail videos

    Killer Cures Interviews

    A series of videos on youtube by Max Taylor about cone snails, their application as drug leads and interviews with scientists.

  • Shell Sorting

    Shell Sorting by HHMI

    Cool interactive teaching activity by Howard Hughes Medical institute (HHMI) about shell sorting. You can navigate around the page to find more useful teaching materials.

  • Shell Collection Conchology

    Conchology

    Conchology is run by Guido T. Poppe & Philippe Poppe. Here it is possible to find pictures of cone snails and to buy shells.