Although i do not personally eat snails, slugs and such, i am
wondering if there are any molluscs that are actually poisonous if
eaten - is the poison of cones, for example, inactivated by stomach
enzymes, or is it even absorbed into the blood stream while being
digested?  Has anyone ever heard of a case of "shellfish poisoning"
which was actually due to chemicals produced by the Mollusc, and not
just associated commensal, symbiotic, parasitic or pathogenic organisms?
Cheers,
Ross.

P.S.: sunny and 60 here right now - one good thing about our climate:
if you don't like the weather, just wait a minute!
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