Highly Venomous Sea Snake Seen In California For First Time In 30 Years

  • 9 years ago
A venomous snake species has been spotted in California for the first time in roughly three decades.

A venomous snake species has been spotted in California for the first time in roughly 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 reported on a beach in Oxnard, California, scientists are asking for the public's help to confirm whether these war