Hello Everyone - I am a complementary health care practitioner in New Jersey. Your list was recommended as a possible resource to help me locate the following: a Cone Snail specimen; not just the shell, but the whole animal, intact. Homeopaths use substances in nature made into Homeopathic remedies to cure people on a deep level. It is not important which of the 500 species of Conidae is used, but is important to know the genus for identification. Cone Snail venom, in material form, is currently used as an effective painkiller and the animal itself has great potential as a Homeopathic remedy to cure many illnesses on a deep level. Once located, Helios Pharmacy in London will provide the alcohol and container to ship the specimen back to them. Can anyone help me find a Cone Snail or point me the right direction to locate one? -- Barbara Lowry, Holistic Arts LLC, Mountain Lakes, NJ. www.holisticartsnj.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------