#4 is of a sea snake that swam up and tried to get in the boat, now that got the Adrenalin going...
Hi mate! Am I right in thinking the sea snake is one of the most poisonous creature in the World... :confuzzled:
"Wikipedia"
"Sea snakes, or "seasnakes", are venomous elapid snakes that have left the land and adapted to a marine environment. They are found in warm coastal waters from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. All have paddle-like tails and many have laterally compressed bodies that give them an eel-like appearance. However, unlike fish, they do not have gills and must come to the surface regularly to breathe. Nevertheless, they are among the most completely aquatic of all air-breathing vertebrates. Among this group are species with the most potent venoms of all snakes. Some have gentle dispositions and bite only when provoked, while others are much more aggressive.
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Toxins also are designed to kill prey or, at least, slow them down. This is the tactic used by many snakes. The prize for "The World's Most Venomous Snake" goes to the inland taipan of Australia. But the top prize, "The World Most Venomous Animal," should go to the box jellyfish, which is found in the waters around Asia and Australia. They have long tentacles with stings at the very ends.
Hospitals often carry medicines that work against venom, but treatment has to be very fast to counteract the toxins of these prize-winning creatures.
What's the damage if one of those snakes attack? How long before death..!?
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