A British tourist narrowly escaped a fatal encounter in the Philippines after handling a venomous blue-ringed octopus, mistaking it for a harmless bab ...

Octopuses have gotten a reputation for being cunning camouflagers and intelligent creatures. But some are known for a more ominous reason: They're deadly. One group — the blue-ringed octopus (genus ...

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

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.

A UK tourist unknowingly handled one of the world’s most venomous sea creatures while filming on a Philippine beach ...

A viral beach clip has become a cautionary tale about how quickly a harmless-looking encounter can turn dangerous in tropical waters.

A British traveller's casual beach video in the Philippines turned into a stark warning after social media identified the ...

A British man vacationing in the Philippines very closely escaped death after he unknowingly handled a super poisonous octopus. Andrew “Andy” McConnell is a historian who regularly appears on the UK ...

In June 2024 and for years, rumors have spread that a very small, beautiful octopus covered in blue rings has enough venom to kill 26 adults within minutes: The neurotoxin causes progressive paralysis ...

Andy McConnell, a journalist and glass historian, said he was on a routine morning beach walk when he noticed a group of ...