Gross Foam Washing Up in Australia May Be Full of Sea Snakes
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Severe storms have recently hit beaches in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia, causing big waves, and big damage. The storms have also stirred up enormous amounts of foam, so thick it looks like the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man exploded after dining out at Red Lobster. And to make matters worse, the gross foam may be shrouding venomous sea snakes.
The Guardian reported on the foamy phenomenon (foam-nomenon) that’s accompanied the storms’ chaotic waters. And while large amounts of sea foam washing ashore during a storm is nothing new, it’s still a frightening sight. Especially since it makes it so hard to see anything.
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Sea-foam tends to conjure up peaceful or playful images in our minds, but there could be some nightmarish dangers lurking underneath.
Severe storms have washed up a copious amount of sea-foam on beaches in New South Wales and Queensland, Australia, according to
. Although the foam may look harmless, and is generally a naturally-occurring phenomenon, experts are warning that it could have many hidden dangers including sea snakes.
“Health-wise it’s probably not great to let your kids play in it,” said Nathan Fife, Gold Coast Lifesaving services supervisor at Surf Lifesaving Australia, to
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