Horny sea snakes attacking divers after mistaking them for potential sexual partners
dailystar.co.ukDaily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Sea snakes that bite divers are in fact just mistaking them for potential sexual partners, a study has revealed.Experts from Macquarie University in Australia concluded that the creatures charging at, biting, and coiling around divers – which is commonly reported – may represent misdirected courtship behaviours, rather than an actual attack.Sea snakes are considered to be highly venomous, often more so than snakes on land.But bites to humans that see any toxin injected are rare.For example, the death of an Australian fisherman in 2018 was reportedly the first sea snake fatality recorded since one of the creatures killed a pearl diver in 1935.In the rare event that venom is delivered, the.
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