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Deadly native sea snake washes up on Northland beach

Highly venomous sea snake found alive on a Northland beach

Highly venomous sea snake found alive on a Northland beach Mon, 3 May 2021, 1:36PM The yellow-bellied sea snake that washed up on Tokerau Beach in Doubtless Bay, Northland, at the weekend. Photo: Facebook / Samantha Cooper Highly venomous sea snake found alive on a Northland beach Mon, 3 May 2021, 1:36PM A deadly sea snake found alive on a Northland beach is classed as a native, but it s toxin is highly dangerous for humans, and an expert says they should not be handled or approached. A highly venomous yellow-bellied sea snake, was discovered on Tokerau Beach in Doubtless Bay over the weekend by a local resident Samantha Cooper.

Deadly Sea Snake Found by Woman Walking on the Beach

Deadly Sea Snake Found by Woman Walking on the Beach Newsweek 4 hrs ago © Samantha Cooper/Facebook yellow-bellied sea snake Over the weekend, a woman walking along Tokerau Beach in New Zealand spotted a yellow-bellied sea snake, a creature that can be highly dangerous, even deadly, if handled. According to 1 News, Samantha Cooper shared the images she took of the snake to a private Facebook group called Kaitaia Noticeboard. In the post, she said: To all the Karen s [sic]. Yes, we tried to put it back in the ocean but it kept swimming back onto the sand, the tide is on it s [sic] way out and I was worried about kids [sic] and dogs [sic] safety. Also, cars drive on Tokerau so it [would] most probably get squished. I gave the snake to doc. I didn t know Aotearoa had snakes.

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