A live three-foot yellow-bellied venomous sea snake washed ashore Honoli’i Beach in Hawaii last week. Officials have since ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - The state is urging the public to be careful after a highly venomous yellow-bellied sea snake was ...

Officials in Hawaii are urging the public to be careful after a highly venomous snake was found on a Hilo beach last week.

A highly venomous, yellow-bellied sea snake was found washed up at Honoli’i Beach in Hilo last week, according to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.

These sea snakes are rarely seen onshore in Hawaii ... Inspectors went to the beach and collected the 3-foot-long snake, which had been contained by lifeguards in a 5-gallon bucket.

Courtesy photo The sighting of a highly venomous yellow-bellied sea snake at Honoli’i Beach ... to the beach and collected the 3-foot-long snake, which had been contained by lifeguards in ...

Officials reported that a highly venomous yellow-bellied sea snake was found washed up ... responded to the beach and collected the 3-foot-long snake, which had been contained by lifeguards ...

Lifeguards headed to the beach to collect the three-foot-long snake, which was contained ... reptile in or near the ocean. This type of sea snake can be more venomous than a cobra and potentially ...

and preserve sea snake specimens, ensuring the long-term conservation of their genetic material. Nguyen reflects on the many expeditions he has undertaken to build the comprehensive collection of sea ...