One minute, you’re swimming in the sparkling water off the Queensland coast. The next minute, you’re fighting for your life.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The world's oceans are full of interesting and amazing creatures. However, not all of them are safe to encounter. While most who swim, snorkel ...

If you’ve spotted a big, blue jellyfish on your beach walk recently, it likely wasn’t a jellyfish at all. Beachgoers around north Florida reported seeing Portuguese men o’ war washed up on the sand ...

While jellyfish stings are seldom life-threatening, they can be a very unpleasant experience. Stings can cause pain, swelling, and in rare cases, serious reactions like breathing trouble. Treat stings ...

Credit: iStockphoto This is known for being the most venomous land snake in the world, but it keeps a low profile in Australia’s dry interior. Its venom acts so quickly that it can shut down major ...

Highly venomous jellyfish have stung more than three thousand people on Australia's northeastern shores in just a few days, authorities said Monday, forcing the closure of several beaches.

When most people think of seafood, they think of fish and shrimp, but not those gelatinous, tentacled creatures in the sea.