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

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.

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 ...

A British man recorded himself handling a blue-ringed octopus - one of the most venomous animals on earth - while on holiday in the Philippines recently. Andy McConnell - who has been the glass expert ...

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

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 Geelong mother dismissed her eight-year-old when he shouted he’d found a blue-ringed octopus at Eastern Beach – until she looked closer and realised one of the world’s deadliest creatures was ...

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 ...

During mating, some male octopuses inject females with their potent venom to paralyse them – and avoid being eaten by their mates. Typically, animals use venom to kill prey or defend themselves from ...