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Journalist's 'brush with death' after handling octopus 1,000 times more toxic than cyanide

British journalist Andy McConnell was enjoying a morning beach walk on Cebu Island in the Philippines when he came across a ...

What happens when you hold the Blue-Ringed Octopus? A man holds the world’s most venomous animal

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.

Oblivious Brit tourist films brush with death unaware of danger lurking in beach clip

Andrew McConnell came across the blue-ringed octopus in the Philippines, not knowing it is one of the deadliest animals on the planet despite its small and cute appearance ...

1,000 times more poisonous than cyanide: Man unknowingly plays with world’s deadliest octopus weighing less than an apple

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 ...

British Tourist Unknowingly Handles One Of The World's Deadliest Creatures In Philippines

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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World’s Most Venomous Octopus Bites Woman Multiple Times, And She Survives

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 ...