Cone snail habitat 1 (IMAGE) University of Utah Health Caption The waters of Palau harbor highly venomous sea snails that scientists are studying to develop better medicines. Credit Safavi Lab Usage Restrictions Use with credit. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.