How perfect is this sign!

Loving the warm water and lots of sea snakes, turtles, rays, and gorgeous fish.  It has been a lovely break from a stressful last two months.  I didn’t realize how similar sea snakes are to terrestrial snakes and, oh yeah, ten times more venomous than the Australian Brown Snake.  Lot’s of safety protocols in place and I was re-certified in Workplace First Aid, CPR, and oxygen administration in the event of decompression illness (DCI).  No risk of DCI for us.  We are just snorkeling.  All this beauty is at a maximum of 4 meters.  We just hold our breath and dive down to catch the snakes.  We have caught four so far and are taking photos, measurements, genetics samples, and observing behaviour.

Teresa and Blanche
Olive Headed Sea Snake
Denham, Western Australia

Olive Headed Sea Snake
Denham, Western Australia

I will post more as time and internet access permits!  Cheers to you all!

XOXO, Teresa