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.

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

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

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 ...

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

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, ...

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 British man in the Philippines unknowingly handled one of the deadliest animals in the world on Wednesday. Andy McConnell was vacationing in the Philippines when he stumbled across a blue-ringed ...

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

The blue ring octopus is a small animal with a lethal secret. Though small, this poisonous creature carries a powerful toxin ...

A blue-ringed octopus was spotted in a rock pool in Kiama, on New South Wales’ South Coast, on February 7. A similar sighting was reported up the coast in January, and more recently in February, the ...