As part of his research, David joined an expedition off the northwest coast of Australia, working with colleagues and world experts to take tissue samples from around 70 sea snakes, of seven species.

The Marine Education Society of Australia states that this common species is accountable for about 90% of all reported sea snake bite deaths. Owing to the curvature of its nostrils, it is also ...

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 ...

Olive sea snakes (Aipysurus laevis) are notorious for approaching ... now a research scientist with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia, was working ...

Read on to find out more about Australia's most dangerous animals. Sharks More people go swimming at the beaches here, it has ...

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 ...

snake catchers said. Screengrab from Reptile Relocation Sydney's Facebook video When you live in Australia, possibly crossing paths with any matter of venomous creatures comes with the territory.

Eastern coral snakes are relatives of the cobra, mamba, and sea snake. They live in the wooded, sandy, and marshy areas of the southeastern United States, and spend most of their lives burrowed ...