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

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 ...

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

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

An Australian teenager had a lucky escape after being bitten by one of the world's most toxic animals, a blue-ringed octopus, after accidentally picking up the deadly cephalopod hiding in a shell. But ...

A teenager in Australia nearly died from a poison octopus' bite after he pocketed a seaside souvenir. 18-year-old Jacob Ettington was hunting for shells at Shoalwater Beach, near Perth, local outlet ...

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 ...

Andy McConnell shared a video of a blue-ringed octopus during a recent vacation in the Philippines A man captured himself unknowingly holding the world's deadliest octopus. On Thursday, Dec. 11, ...

A British man vacationing in the Philippines very closely escaped death after he unknowingly handled a super poisonous ...

McConnell later said he was unaware of the danger at the time and only understood the seriousness after his post went viral.

I try to imagine what would happen if a small sea creature with the capacity to kill 26 humans turned up on an Irish beach.