An Australian teenager had a lucky escape after being bitten by one of the world's most toxic animals, a blue-ringed octopus, after accidentally picking up the deadly cephalopod hiding in a shell. But ...

A relaxing stroll along Sydney Harbour could have turned deadly for one man and his dog after a brush with one of Australia’s most venomous sea creatures. Jesse Donnison and his dog Otto were walking ...

A Sydney man is lucky to be alive after being bit by a poisonous blue-ringed octopus at Balmoral Beach. Police say there is no credible information that accused triple murderer Julian Ingram is in ...

An Australian teen nearly died when he was bitten by a poisonous blue-ringed octopus hiding in a shell he scooped out of the ocean to show his niece. Jacob Eggington, 18, was swimming and looking for ...

A teenager in Australia nearly died from a poison octopus' bite after he pocketed a seaside souvenir. 18-year-old Jacob Ettington was hunting for shells at Shoalwater Beach, near Perth, local outlet ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive analyze venom effects, first aid, and survival actions after a blue-ringed octopus bite.

The blue-ringed octopus is small, but its venom is powerful enough to kill multiple humans in a short time. It delivers neurotoxins that can cause rapid paralysis, making it difficult or impossible to ...

A Geelong mother dismissed her eight-year-old when he shouted he’d found a blue-ringed octopus at Eastern Beach – until she ...

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A blue-ringed octopus was spotted in a rock pool in Kiama, on New South Wales’ South Coast, on February 7. A similar sighting was reported up the coast in January, and more recently in February, the ...

Richard Blyth was fishing by the North Shore pier this week when he noticed the electric blue spots of the poisonous octopus. “I was a bit under the size of a tennis ball,” he said. Blue-ringed ...