Olive Sea Snake

Photo: Tiffany Kosch · CC BY-NC-SA

Olive sea snakes are air-breathing reptiles that have colonised the Yongala wreck in large numbers, using the structure as a hunting ground for small fish and eels. They are curious animals that will approach divers closely and have been known to investigate camera equipment, their forked tongues flickering as they assess new objects in their environment. Despite being highly venomous, they are docile in the absence of provocation and bites are extraordinarily rare.