A venomous snake species has been discovered in California for the first time in nearly three decades.
– As far as the Golden State is concerned, the last known sighting of the yellow-bellied sea snake was in the early 1980s – in the midst of an El Niño weather event.
With an unusually strong El Niño this year and two sightings on a beach in Oxnard, California, scientists are asking the public’s help to confirm whether these warm-water snakes have really go back.
– Yellow belly sea snakes produce the deadliest venom in the world.
– A few pictures of this snake:
