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Hebrew cone

Conus ebraeus
Cone snails & octopuses๐Ÿ“Œ Stings
Danger to people: MildLike a bee sting or less. Basically harmless to people.

Hebrew cone belongs to the group: Cone snails & octopuses. It lives in: The oceans.1

Lives in
The oceans1
Length
3.5 cm (1.4 in)1
typical adult size
Top speed
about 0.01 km/h (0.01 mph)
Swimming, rough guess

Venom power

Stings

Venom comes out through a stinger.

How dangerous is it to people?

Danger to people: MildLike a bee sting or less. Basically harmless to people.

๐Ÿš‘ If it bites or stings

  • Pressure immobilisation: wrap a firm elastic bandage over the bite and then up the whole limb, splint it, and keep the person completely still until help arrives.
  • A blue-ringed octopus or cone snail can stop a person breathing while they are still awake: call for help and be ready to give rescue breaths until the ambulance takes over.

Always call your emergency number first (112, 000, 911). This is general first aid guidance, not medical advice. First aid basics

โ›‘๏ธ Stay safe

  • Never touch, catch or tease a wild animal, even a small one, and even if it looks asleep or dead.
  • Give it space. If you meet one, stay calm, step back slowly and let it go its own way.
  • If one bites or stings you: stay calm, keep still, call your emergency number (112, 000, 911) or get to a hospital fast. Remember what it looked like, a photo helps.

It is not out to get you. It uses its venom to catch food or to protect itself, and it would much rather hide. More about staying safe

How big is it?

How long is it?

Hebrew cone about 3.5 cm long (1.4 in)๐ŸšA grain of rice about 7 mm (0.3 in)๐Ÿ“ŽA paper clip about 3 cm (1.2 in)๐ŸŒA banana about 18 cm (7.1 in)
about as long as a paper clipslower than a garden snail

How big is Hebrew cone compared to YOU?

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How fast is it?

For venom experts

Scientific name
Conus ebraeus
Group
Cone snails & octopuses
Continents
The oceans
Danger to people
1 / 5: Mild1

Where the facts come from

  1. Venom Wiki: the danger level, the typical size and the speed guess are our own. See how we work them out: How we rate danger.

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