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.
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