This week, the Texas coast has seen an influx of lightning whelks washing up with the tides. Recognized as the official state shell of Texas, the lightning whelk is a fascinating marine predator that ...

A strange object that might be mistaken for snakeskin was found along the Gulf Coast. But it's none other than a sea snail's egg case that also happens to be the state shell of Texas. Padre Island ...

However, officials said the weird skeleton-like thing is a lightning whelk egg case. PINS said the lightning whelk (Sinistrofulgur perversum) is a carnivorous sea snail that lives on the sandy floor ...

This lightning whelk egg case was found on a Texas beach. Padre Island National Seashore/Facebook Screengrab A “cryptic object” was found washed up on a Texas beach, officials said. “What is this ...

One person called it a "fancy nope rope." However unnerving as it may appear, the strange item is actually a lightning whelk egg case. For those unfamiliar, a lightning whelk happens to be the state ...

Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outer Banks is seeing large seashells tumbling ashore, due to strong seasonal wave action off the North Carolina coast. Park visitors report finding more shells ...

Whelk sea shells get this stained look after being buried for extended periods in marsh mud. The resurface on beaches after the mud shifts closer to the sufact, says the National Park Service National ...