This neighborhood of 16 high rises, called Hulhumalé Phase II, is built on an artificial island that was created out of sand pumped from the sea floor. Residents from around the Maldives are ...

After all, some of them have incredibly potent venom, like Belcher’s sea snake, also called the faint-banded sea snake, along with Dubois’ sea snake. The latter has the most powerful venom of all ...

But it's dire, and I fear they've got the place surrounded. And by they, I mean a snake. Send help. Dateline: Saturday morn. I had woken up far too early for someone with a late DJ gig the night ...

Snakes coil to rest, hunt, or defend. But how long can they stay that way? From cobras to pythons, these silent predators can remain coiled for hours or even days ...

I have also noted that Manuk is home to one of the world’s largest colonies of a sea snake species, the very venomous black-banded sea krait. Sea snakes are reptiles, so snakes for real ...

A refreshed Manly Sea Eagles are chasing a winning return to 4 Pines Park when they take on the Sharks in the final game of Women in League Round. After defeating Penrith in Round 8, Anthony ...

The dangers of snakes usually come from getting too close and chancing a bite. But this week it is the reptiles as aggressors, knocking out power in Durham and Rolesville. On Thursday night ...

Once the danger is pointed out, the snake is quickly left alone in the waters off the coast of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE. The moment was caught on camera by Callum Chase,35, originally from the UK, but ...

For around 2,000 years, global sea levels varied little. That changed in the 20th century. They started rising and have not stopped since — and the pace is accelerating. Scientists are ...

Found in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia, this slender, banded sea snake rarely bites humans unless provoked. Its venom is highly toxic, but bites are extremely rare due to ...

The banded sea krait, or Laticauda colubrina, is a venomous sea snake with very strong venom. It’s not usually aggressive, but its venom is powerful enough to shut down the nervous system.