A student was enjoying a sunset stroll on a beach in La Jolla, California, when she came across something very rare.

Janthina sea snails, a rare tropical species, have been discovered on San Diego beaches for the first time in a decade.

Beachgoers in San Diego may have spotted some glistening, purple shells reminiscent of small gemstones in the sand recently.

The ingenious minds at Primitive Technology substitute snail shells for limestone, revealing their utility in making building mortar in the wild.

There is a remarkable snail with breathtakingly beautiful shells that can only be found in Cuba. It is not native to any other Caribbean island. Sadly, their beautiful shells make the snail highly ...

We were given a behind-the-scenes look at the daily tasks assigned to the aquarists of the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium.

Lifestyle Beach visitor accidentally picks up shell of venomous snail that can kill a human in moments Venomous marine predator can cause paralysis and death, with woman admitting to days of panic ...

Cone snails, part of the Conidae family, are a type of predatory gastropod mollusk that live inside spiral shells. They range in size, reaching up to around 11 inches in length, but their power ...

Beach visitors are being warned not to touch or pick up a particular type of shell known as the cone snail, as its venom is powerful enough to cause instant paralysis and, in severe cases, even ...