2nd Yellow-bellied Sea snake, Woolleys Bay, Northland

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Michael Szabo
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2nd Yellow-bellied Sea snake, Woolleys Bay, Northland

Postby Michael Szabo » Mon May 10, 2021 9:06 am

A second Yellow-bellied Sea Snake has been found "alive and wriggling" at a Northland beach less than 10 days since the first discovery in three years made national headlines.

Gareth Fielder found a highly venomous Yellow-bellied Sea Snake at Woolleys Bay, on the Tutukaka Coast in Northland, over the weekend.

More than a week ago, Kaitaia resident Samantha Cooper encountered the same type of snake – classed as a native - on Tokerau Beach in Doubtless Bay.

It was the first time a yellow-bellied sea snake had been found since April 2018 at Baylys Beach, near Dargaville.

People should not approach or handle the sea snakes as their toxin is highly dangerous.

Clinton Duffy of DOC said no anti-venom is available in the country to treat sea snake bites.

Link to news report: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv ... 1620586382
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Re: 2nd Yellow-bellied Sea snake, Woolleys Bay, Northland

Postby David Riddell » Mon May 10, 2021 4:21 pm

There's a record of presumably the same individual at the same location the following day (Sunday 9th) on iNaturalistNZ - dead this time.

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