Sea snakes that have long been known to “attack” human divers are probably just on the prowl for sex, according to the authors of a new scientific paper. To back up a little bit, yes, sea snake ...

A new study suggests male olive sea snakes in the Great Barrier Reef have been regularly approaching divers who they believe to be potential mates Associate Weekend/Evenings Editor, PEOPLE Highly ...

Olive sea snakes are among the largest marine snake species and sometimes make contact with divers. Jack Breedon Numerous scuba divers in places like Australia’s imperiled Great Barrier Reef have ...

A new study has found that sea snake attacks on humans may be the result of them mistaking humans for a potential mate. Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty Images They think they’re being ...

Sea snakes have dramatically reconfigured their sense of smell for underwater life. Researchers found their airborne scent detection system has largely vanished, while their water-based chemical ...

A series of new activity-based Octonauts trails are set to ‘make waves’ across Sea Life centres and aquariums in the UK and ANZ this summer, thanks to an extensions of an established partnership ...

A dolphin with a camera attached to the left side of her harness for the study.US Navy/National Marine Mammal Foundation A Navy-trained bottlenose dolphin devoured eight venomous sea snakes one day, ...

Scientists have found that sea snakes are living in the twilight zone of the ocean. The reptiles, including coral-reef snakes, and the yellow-lipped sea krait, mostly live across the tropical waters ...

A sea snake’s senses of sight and smell are greatly diminished underwater, and the added challenge of trying to stay buoyant makes underwater mating no easy feat. A new study has identified several ...

Highly venomous olive sea snakes may “attack” scuba divers as part of misplaced courtship behaviors, according to a new study. Divers regularly report sea snake interactions involving chasing and ...

In the world of poisonous snakes, two species tend to hog the limelight — the Inland Taipan and the sea snake. Although both have deadly venom that can kill a human being, they are worlds apart in ...