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!
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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.
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Killer Cures Interviews
A series of videos on youtube by Max Taylor about cone snails, their application as drug leads and interviews with scientists.
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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.
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Conchology
Conchology is run by Guido T. Poppe & Philippe Poppe. Here it is possible to find pictures of cone snails and to buy shells.