Two species of venomous sea snakes that were thought to be extinct have been discovered slithering off the coast of western Australia. The brownish-purple leaf-scaled sea snake (Aipysurus ...

Australia has an abundance of true sea snakes, with about half of the 70 or so named species found here. They have evolved to fill a wide variety of niches, and although many are not yet listed as ...

Australia is home to many species of sea snakes and scientist Blanche d’Anastasi has the joy of studying them. Here, she tells us about what it takes to be a sea snake expert. I wanted to be a vet, ...

A highly venomous, 3-foot long sea snake with a sizable gouge out of its side washed up on Sunshine Beach. Facebook/Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 ...

Key Points: 3,500 species of snake exist on the planet, 600 of which are venomous. Venomous snakes range in size from tiny to ...

Sea snakes are venomous but only a small proportion of bites are fatal to humans. As of 2019, there are believed to have been two deaths from sea snake bites in Australian waters, and people who ...

Sea snakes are highly venomous but not usually aggressive, so they rarely bite humans. This may be the first recorded death from a sea snake in Australia, the BBC reported.

About five million years ago, as Australia was going through another Ice Age, some elapids returned to the sea and evolved into new families of extremely venomous sea snakes. So not only does ...

Humans haven’t seen a living short-nosed sea snake in 15 years. But there they were, two such snakes swimming along in the waters of the Western Australian Ningaloo Reef. Luckily, a park rang… ...

A stock photo shows a sea snake swimming through the water. Scientists have found them dwelling in the twilight zone, paulbcowell/Getty. Australian scientists set out to discover what could be ...

Scientists now agree Dubois’ sea snake, Aipysurus duboisii, found off the coasts of Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia and Australia, actually has a more potent venom among sea snakes. Available data are ...

Australia is a hotspot of biodiversity for sea snakes, hosting about 35 of the roughly 70 known sea snake species in the world. Sea snakes typically live in shallow water, give birth to live young ...