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 ...

A “cryptic object” was found washed up on a Texas beach, officials said. “What is this weird thing that washed in?” authorities with the Padre Island National Seashore asked July 20 on Facebook. “Is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...