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[–] RevDrStrangelove 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Wait. Snail venom? When did those things become venomous?

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[–] cthulian_axioms 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

$10 says there are at least three different kinds of venomous snails native to Australia.

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[–] RevDrStrangelove 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Yeah but that's Australia. They probably have venomous butterflies.

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[–] newoldwave 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Cone snails (found in the sea) are venomous.

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[–] ChaoticNeutral 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago  (edited ago)

Check out the cone snail.

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[–] bman0321 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

In that wiki article, it says back in 2004 fda approved pain killer extracted from said snails. The article is reporting 14 year old discoveries.

Edit. Both are talking about the same drug. Reporter digging through Wikipedia for news?