Notwithstanding its toxicity, the olive-headed sea snake is not aggressive and human encounters are usually harmless. They are also referred to as banded sea kraits or columbine sea kraits and are ...

including the black-banded sea krait, olive-headed sea snake, and others. Despite their potent venom, human encounters are rare, and these snakes play significant roles in their marine ecosystems.

In fact, the animals tend to be docile around people. Sea snake bites usually happen when a snake feels trapped and stressed out; one banded sea krait fatally bit a man in 2018 after a fishing net ...