lcstory 0 Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 hi, i was fishing last year for whiting and i caught a sea snake. it was about 9 inches long and sandy in colour. i was wondering if any one else has caught one? are they common in s.a waters? anyone know if ther are poisoness?. would have looked cool in fish tank Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lcstory 0 Posted January 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 your right rodman. i just googled sea snakes and all i could find was this:Snake At least 32 species of sea snake have been recorded in northern Australian waters. Some species are also found in the southern waters off Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. All sea snakes discovered so far are venomous. Sea snakes are readily identified by their flattened tails and valvular nostrils. They are of course excellent swimmers and divers and feed on fish and eels. The young are born alive at sea, except for those of the banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina), which comes ashore to lay its eggs. Sea snakes shed their skins much more frequently than land snakes; as often as every two weeks.there is marine centre near by where i caught it, so i will see them when i go there next week. i wish i kept it now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spinyeel 2 Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 I think you will find that the Sea Snake was actually a Worm Eel.They will often take a baited hook and twist themselves around your line >{SMILIES_PATH}/angry.gif:(" title="Angry" /> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest xtrafishyfish Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Spineyeel I was thinking the samething, when I used to go with my father down to the Port and watch him fish for mullies at the wheat wharf he would sometimes pull in an eel that was wrapped around his line after getting hooked {SMILIES_PATH}/smiley.gif Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Butters Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Yeah i have had the same thing happen while fishing down snowdens beach.. the eels would be about 30cm long and would tangle up the whole trace.. it would come in looking like a prezel.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lcstory 0 Posted January 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 yep. that sounds like what it could have been. it ate a cockle and tied it's self in knots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ospray 1 Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I remember catching one of those from the Outer Harbour Wharf 45 years ago, they were the days when you could catch anything from those wharves even when a cruise liner was berthed alongside.This "sea snake" as we thought was fully entangled around all the hooks and spring sinker, all the old fisho's called it a 'sea snake', told us to be carefull we never got bitten by it as if we did, we would never make it to the QEH before you would die.We fixed that 'sea snake' real good, cut his head off and threw the whole thing back into the water.[/color:23zms69r] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Butters Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 We'll have to have that beer and discuss matters of testicles.Cheers, Rodman.[/color:2qvdmq9c] i love this site... bringing fishermen together??!! {SMILIES_PATH}/grin.gif {SMILIES_PATH}/cheesy.gif Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bennyboy 0 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 We'll have to have that beer and discuss matters of testicles.Cheers, Rodman.[/color:afsqwuiq] i love this site... bringing fishermen together??!! {SMILIES_PATH}/grin.gif {SMILIES_PATH}/cheesy.gif you guys could always have some testicles and discuss beer? {SMILIES_PATH}/grin.gif {SMILIES_PATH}/grin.gif {SMILIES_PATH}/rolleyes.gif Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mullies_chaser 0 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 lol, Make sure its squid testicles, and good beer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mullies_chaser 0 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 I can't read your quote rodman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mullies_chaser 0 Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Must be my comp, its been playing up latley. Sorri. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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