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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Scientists feared the last of Australia's short-nosed sea snakes died about 15 years ago, which makes this new sighting doubly auspicious: A wildlife official snapped a photo of not one but two of ...

Deadly sea snakes have been washing up on the coast of Australia more frequently than usual. The yellow-bellied sea snakes were spotted along the New South Wales coast repeatedly over the last week.

Sea snakes are part of the family Elapidae, along with kraits, mambas, cobras and taipans. The family consists of more than 360 species, including some extremely venomous species that live in aquatic ...

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 ...