[xarmydog]

My wife is deathly afraid of water.On a vacation in Corpus Christie,she found the nerve to venture out about up to her ankles.
She stepped on a sea shell that was huge.She picked it up and rinsed it out.
Before we left the beach,she was offered a large sum of money for it,which she declined.When I explained to her what had lived in it and what might happen if she had been stung,she was horrified.
It is on display along with other various sea things in our bathroom.
It has been awhile since we have owned it,but I still check it out every once in a while.Just in case!PS,It is huge!

[aruanan]

On a vacation in Corpus Christie,she found the nerve to venture out about up to her ankles.
She stepped on a sea shell that was huge.She picked it up and rinsed it out. Before we left the beach,she was offered a large sum of money for it,which she declined.When I explained to her what had lived in it and what might happen if she had been stung,she was horrified.

Conus shells rarely get up to about 9 cm in length or about 3.5 inches. Is that what you mean by huge? I think they're the only venomous molluscs in the Gulf of Mexico (except for the octopus). Did it look anything like this? Conus spurius



Or like this? Conus ermineus



I don't want to swim anywhere I can be bitten, stung, shocked, swallowed, or urethrally-invaded.