The heartworm gets its name because it looks like a chicken heart. There are about 500 species of heartworm, each of which has this toxicity. There is a small mouth hidden in the tip of the chicken heart snail, which has fangs and can shoot venom. According to the research, the venom of a heartbeat snail is enough to kill 10 adults. Although the body of the chicken heart snail is very small and there are not many toxins in the body, the toxicity is simply too strong.
The key point is that there is basically no antidote to the venom of the chicken heart snail, because the venom is composed of more than 200 compounds, and the toxic components of each chicken heart snail are different, so once it is poisoned by the chicken heart snail, this life is basically gone. People by the sea must be careful of chicken-hearted snails. It has been reported before that someone was playing at the seaside and died of the poison of chicken heart snail, so don't just pick up conch to play at the seaside. This toxin also contains analgesic ingredients, which can make the prey motionless and very calm before death. There are also some heart snails that contain tetrodotoxin, which is the same as neurotoxin in puffer fish. This toxin is found in puffer fish and blue-ringed octopus. The bright colors and patterns on the surface of the heart-shaped snail can easily attract curious people to pick them up, so the tragedy happened. So far, there have been more than 30 deaths caused by the venom of the heart snail.
When hunting, the chicken-hearted snail will ambush its body in the sand, revealing only its long nose. This can not only get oxygen, but also monitor the movements of prey. Its tip hides a small opening, from which a poisonous needle, scientific name harpoon, can be shot, which is enough to kill the injured. Heart snails are connected to capsules containing toxins through a flexible hypodermic syringe, which can quickly inject toxins into prey within a few seconds.