The sea snake rescued from one of the beaches in Dana Bay has since been released back into the ocean, following a successful rescue operation, Cape {town} Etc reports.
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In 2024 alone, 35 yellow-bellied sea snakes have been discovered on various South African beaches. Statistics have further indicated that the survival rate for the discovered snakes is a mere 20%.
The George Herald reported that Theuns Blom stumbled upon the sea snake while walking along the beach in the Dana Bay area.
Blom then called in the services of Heinrich Ninaber, who is known as a snake catcher amongst the locals.
Ninaber said they were lucky that a seabird had not yet attacked the snake and that it was still in the shallow water, between the rocks.
The snake was then captured successfully.
The curator of herpetology at Bayworld in Gqeberha, Dr Werner Conradie, offered advice to Ninaber on how to look after the snake until it was ready to be released into the ocean once again.
Conradie further advised that the snake is highly venomous
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