To help them swim, true sea snakes have evolved tails shaped like paddles and narrow scales along their bellies so that they can maintain a laterally compressed shape to aid swimming. Sea kraits have ...

Olive sea snakes (Aipysurus laevis) are notorious for approaching divers. The animals have been known to swim right up to an unexpecting person and lick them, and they’ve even pursued people who’ve ...

In contrast to most totally aquatic sea snakes, they possess a paddle tail with which to swim efficiently but are often on the beach resting or reproducing. Extremely venomous, they incapacitate ...

All snakes can swim, but the yellow-bellied sea snake is one of several species that have adapted to live their whole lives in the water. Its yellow and black pattern ensures it will stand out ...

The sea snakes were all around the island, swimming along the coral reef or looking for spots to nap, occasionally surfacing to breathe. The snakes were fairly easy to find and I was able to get ...

But these islands aren’t entirely snake-free. Sea kraits sometimes come ashore to lay their eggs. Occasionally non-native species have been found on isolated islands, most likely having been ...