It is imperative that beachgoers who spot a yellow-bellied sea snake stay away. Snakes tend to only bite people if they are directly provoked and feel threatened. Those who have washed ashore due ...

The yellow sea snake lives in harsher environmental conditions than the yellow-bellied sea snake, and hunts only at night.

Most species favour coastal waters where they hunt in reefs, seagrass meadows or on the muddy sea floor. The yellow-bellied sea snake, Hydrophis platurus, can also be found far out to sea, preying ...