Octopuses have gotten a reputation for being cunning camouflagers and intelligent creatures. But some are known for a more ominous reason: They're deadly. One group — the blue-ringed octopus (genus ...

The blue-ringed octopus may be tiny, but its venom is deadly. A video of a man holding this world's venomous animal goes viral online.

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 British tourist narrowly escaped a fatal encounter in the Philippines after handling a venomous blue-ringed octopus, mistaking it for a harmless bab ...

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 UK tourist unknowingly handled one of the world’s most venomous sea creatures while filming on a Philippine beach ...

The blue ring octopus is a small animal with a lethal secret. Though small, this poisonous creature carries a powerful toxin that can kill a human being within minutes. What is even more frightening ...

The writer and author, who regularly appears on BBC favorite The Antiques Roadshow, was on a morning beach walk on the island ...

An Australian woman swimming at a Sydney beach was bitten multiple times by the dangerously fatal blue-ringed octopus on Thursday, according to reports. The Australian, a newspaper in Australia, ...

McConnell later said he was unaware of the danger at the time and only understood the seriousness after his post went viral.

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