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Image © Cindy Abgarian BANDED SEA SNAKE Aiming to please, Ali had no difficulty in providing me a most excellent opportunity for a close up head on shot of this Sea Snake. Although known for being highly venomous, they are inoffensive and rarely bite, thankfully. Sea Snake venom is Neurotoxic (affecting the nervous system) with a fatal dose being about 1.5 milligrams. Most Sea Snakes produce 10-15 milligrams of venom so they should always be approached with caution. Sea snakes, unlike eels, must still surface to breath, subsequently they are known to frequent the shallower waters of tropical coral reefs. Excellent swimmers and divers, snakes in this family generally have laterally compressed tails that they use like oars to propel themselves through the water. They can stay submerged for extended periods of time with their left lung running almost the entire length if their body. They primarily eat crabs, eels, fish and squid, and while spending the majority of their time at sea, leave to lay their eggs on shore.
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