thanks in part to an incorrect record that named Belcher’s sea snake, Hydrophis belcheri, in a popular book of facts published in the 1990s. Scientists now agree Dubois’ sea snake, Aipysurus duboisii, ...

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 ...

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture’s Plant Quarantine Branch was notified by the state land department that a live yellow-bellied sea snake had been found pinned under a log at Honolii Beach.

The sea harbors some of the world's deadliest venomous sea snakes, including the black-banded sea krait, olive-headed sea snake, and others. Despite their potent venom, human encounters are rare ...