currentsinbiology: Venomous Sea Snakes Showing Up in Distress at Beaches A species of highly venomou
currentsinbiology:Venomous Sea Snakes Showing Up in Distress at BeachesA species of highly venomous sea snake that made rare appearances on two California beaches in recent months has also been washing up thousands of miles away in Australia.Beachgoers reported seeing several of the yellow-bellied sea snakes, or Pelamis platura, which lead entirely aquatic lives usually in tropical waters, about 200 miles south of Sydney after a spell of stormy weather.Ross Sadlier, a reptile researcher at the Australian Museum, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the snakes were most likely weakened by the rough seas.The sightings in California, where the appearance of the snake is far more unusual, have also been linked to weather patterns. -- source link
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