Re: another one/ Venomous Predatory Cone Snail Shells?
Re: another one -- judy Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: AnneLFG Post Reply
07/21/2020, 14:21:36

The shells on this Kuba Belt look like the venomous predatory Cone Snail Shell. They have a venomous barb that comes out of the opening and injects poison! But these shells are widely collected and admired- especially the ones with a type of triangular "fractal" patterning.
Examples:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cone_snail

Bead lover, collector since Age 15, semi-retired had wholesale/retail bead, folk art, tribal art store Lost and Found Gallery for 25 yrs. in DT Greensboro, NC

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