Each of the sea temples was established within eyesight of the next to form a chain along the south-western coast. The species in the Appendix are recorded mostly from the literature and comprise species which are found throughout the southeast Asian region, species occuring in central Indonesia, and species recorded from northeast Java. The banded Coral Snake is rare but it is here. 'Sea snakes need to come up to breathe every couple of hours and so ultra-violet vision is necessary to see at the surface at night, but blue-light sensitive vision is better when sea snakes dive and feed on the seafloor.' There are also wide—ranging coastal species such as the Bockadam (Cerberus rynchops) and Little File Snake (Acrochordusgrcmulutus). The Yellow-bellied Sea Snake (Pelamisplaturus) feeds on the surface and may travel widely in open seas. Depth of only about 24inches 50 cms ish. The Aipysurus duboisii, or Dubois' sea snake is one of the most venomous snakes in the world. The snake has black and grey bands along with the whole body’s whole length and tallow markings on the head. An olive sea snake (Aipysurus laevis) surfacing to have a breath in Western Australia. The team of biologists compared this genetic adaptation to some primates, referring to previous studies. Sea snakes (Ular Laut) There are two species of sea snakes in Bali - the ordinary and the banded sea snake with colored covers over the entire length of its body.
Venom: Although very mildly venomous, these snakes pose no threat to humans and there have not been any reported fatalities from this snake in Bali. The Beaded Sea Snake (Aipysuruseydouxii) feeds entirely on fish eggs. Like all sea snakes, it has a characteristic flattened, paddle-shaped tail. Most elapids are small and inoffensive to humans, but the family also contains some of the largest and most lethal of snakes, including the inland taipan and the eastern brown - respectively the first and second most land snakes in the world. Snakes are the most diverse group of reptiles and amphibians on Bali. The Malayan Krait has black and white bands. Sea snake comprises more than 60 species of highly venomous marine snakes, also known as the hydrophiinae sub family. Answer 1 of 9: I was snorkeling today in the sea at Sanur, not in the main touristy place but a bit further down. The inland taipan, considered the most venomous snake it the world, in strike positionElapid snakes are extremely venomous snakes such as cobras, mambas, kraits, tiger snakes, and coral snakes in the family Elapidae.They have hollow, permanently erect fangs in the front of the mouth that channel primarily neurotoxic venom - causing damage damage to the brain or peripheral nervous system - into their prey.The venom also often contains substances that damage the body tissues or blood cells.The bite is relatively painless, but death from paralysis of the heart and lungs may be swift. Most sea snakes species live mainly in waters less than 100 feet deep, as they must dive to the seafloor to forage for food. No records exist specifically for Bali other than the Yellow- lipped Sea Krait (Laticauducolubrina). Some species inhabiting coral reefs have small heads for capturing gobies and eels in burrrows and holes, such as the Narrow-headed Sea Snake (Hydrophisgracilis). Two species are found only in seasonally dry open woodlands, which on Bali and Java are isolated remnants of the habitat type that dominated the early part of their history 1 to 3 million years ago. Sea kraits are quite common around the beaches of Bali.
Although their venom is the most potent of all snakes, human fatalities are rare. Hey Jon,in the Kuta,Legian and Seminyak beaches it is a surf break so breaking waves,rips etc.It is still ok to swim in if you are experienced with surf swimming.If not I would just take a quick dip and not go out too far.Ignore the sea snake comments,while they have the most toxic venom in the world it is near enough to impossible for them to bite humans as their mouths are extremely small. Genes in the eyes of sea snakes evolved rapidly over the course of 15 million years to allow them to see underwater, according to an international team of scientists.The aquatic reptile branched away from its terrestrial relatives when it entered the sea and has been evolving ever since to survive changing light conditions, they say.The creature’s vision – in particular pigment-producing genes in their eyes – changed so they can see prey and predators at ocean depths of more than 250 feet.Fanged and poisonous sea snakes, which surprise divers in the Pacific and Indian oceans, are of the elapid family of snakes, known for their deadly toxins.But sea snakes have adapted to changing conditions as well as some fruit-eating primates such as prosimians and new world monkeys, the researchers claim.
Snakes generally have limited, often two-tone, colour vision thanks largely to the dim-light lifestyle of their early snake ancestors. The sea north of Bali is up to twice as deep as the sea northeast of Java, and it may support entirely different sea snake species.