ranger_dylan's Identifications
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Olive Sea Snake (Aipysurus laevis)Observer
christinebiesgenDescription
Not sure about ID, sorry poor image quality. Lenghts about 100 - 120cm, found in 2m depth.
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)Observer
vanessaegavinsDescription
Sadly, probably deceased and stranded on the outgoing tide this morning. We had seen it floating on the high tide, but it did not appear to be 'swimming'. Quite a large specimen.
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Olive-headed Sea Snake (Hydrophis major)Observer
thatchdaveDescription
Deceased Olive-headed Sea Snake with fairly small puncture wounds which I tried to show in some of the close-up photos. What beautiful eyes this creature has. I hope it was naturally predated.
Excerpt below from this paper in "Current Biology" Jul 2020
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982220306515
Copyright Thomas W. Cronin
"Sea snakes, fully marine creatures inhabiting shallow tropical waters in Indopacific seas, swim with a graceful, undulating motion using a paddle-like tail but are helpless on land. All are highly venomous but unaggressive, rarely attacking humans. And their eyes are fascinating, as research increasingly reveals. Like other snakes, each eye lies under a transparent scale known as the spectacle, which replaces eyelids and leaves the eyes eternally open, giving snakes their stare. In marine habitats, the spectacle protects the cornea from the much saltier seawater."
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Reef Shallows Sea Snake (Aipysurus duboisii)Observer
pennytaylorDescription
Live. Rescued and returned to sea. With care.
Photo by Cy Taylor.
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Elegant Sea Snake (Hydrophis elegans)Observer
ppyykkDescription
Field Notes - Suspect its an olive sea snake, but not too sure beacause of the bandings. No interaction with animal.
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Elegant Sea Snake (Hydrophis elegans)Observer
ppyykkDescription
Field Notes - Suspect its an olive sea snake, but not too sure beacause of the bandings. No interaction with animal.
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Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)Observer
pattycons6Description
total 7 turtles seen in 45mins. stationary
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Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)Observer
donnamareetomkinsonDescription
Not sure on this one.
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