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 woman in Australia was recently bitten multiple times by a blue-ringed octopus — one of the world's most toxic animals — and lived to tell the tale. On March 16, the woman was bitten twice on her ...

British journalist Andy McConnell was enjoying a morning beach walk on Cebu Island in the Philippines when he came across a group of excited children passing around what they described as a "baby ...

A British tourist narrowly escaped a fatal encounter in the Philippines after handling a venomous blue-ringed octopus, mistaking it for a harmless baby. This tiny creature, packing a toxin potent ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...

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 British traveller's casual beach video in the Philippines turned into a stark warning after social media identified the "baby octopus" he handled as a deadly blue-ringed octopus. McConnell, unaware ...

The blue ring octopus is a small animal with a lethal secret. Though small, this poisonous creature carries a powerful toxin ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SYDNEY, Australia (WJW) – A woman swimming ...