Hydrophis platurus

5 Yellow-bellied Sea Snake at Congo, NSW

Hydrophis platurus at Congo, NSW - 20 Jul 2020

Hydrophis platurus at Congo, NSW - 20 Jul 2020

Hydrophis platurus at Congo, NSW - 20 Jul 2020

Hydrophis platurus at Congo, NSW - 20 Jul 2020

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Identification history

Hydrophis platurus

20 Aug 2020

Hilderbilly

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User's notes

Found on beach after big storms. He was still alive but very tired. I left him in calm water.

2 comments

JackieMiles wrote:

20 Aug 2020

Wow, good sighting. Hope it survived.

Hilderbilly wrote:

21 Aug 2020

Thanks, yep me too!

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Location information

Coordinates 150.157683 -35.958469
Altitude 1.5m
Places Congo, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
20 Jul 2020 01:41 PM Recorded on
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Species information

Hydrophis platurus Scientific name
Yellow-bellied Sea Snake Common name
Not Sensitive
Local Native
Non-Invasive
1.53m to 20m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
Synonyms
Pelamis platurus

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