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How did the cigarette snail get so named?

Question #152363. Asked by serpa.
Last updated Feb 08 2026.
Originally posted Feb 08 2026 4:49 PM.

elvislennon
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elvislennon
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It is a nickname given to a highly venomous marine gastropod, so-called because if a person were to be stung by one they would only have time to smoke a cigarette before dying.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_geographus#:~:text=The%20geography%20cone%20is%20also,smoke%20a%20cigarette%20before%20dying.

Feb 08 2026, 7:40 PM

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How did the cigarette snail get so named?

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