The blue-ringed octopus is the only octopus to have a lethal toxin that can kill humans. Read here to learn about potential ...

A British man visiting the Philippines is lucky to be alive after he handled a deadly animal, and the video is going viral.

What started as a curious moment on a beach in the Philippines has turned into a sharp warning for travellers about touching unfamiliar wildlife. A British tourist, Andy McConnell, filmed himself ...

A woman in Australia was recently bitten multiple times by a blue-ringed octopus — one of the world's most toxic animals — and lived to tell the tale. On March 16, the woman was bitten twice on her ...

Some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet are not the ones with the sharpest teeth or the largest bodies. They are, ...

The video received over eight million views and over one million likes. The blue-ringed octopus has "enough venom to kill 26 adult humans within minutes." Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. A ...

The blue-ringed octopus has enough venom to kill more than 20 people. But Kaylin Phillips didn't know that when she picked up the tiny critter on a beach in Bali. The experience taught her an ...

Along the rocky shores of eastern Australia, a small brown octopus is unassuming as it blends in with its surroundings. When the octopus is scared or hungry, however, it becomes one of the most ...

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, ...

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 diver has captured a dramatic video of a crab squaring up to an octopus on the seabed in Australia. The video sees the blue-ringed octopus crawling along the seabed before encountering the crab, ...