Eastern coral snakes are relatives of the cobra, mamba, and sea snake. They live in the wooded, sandy, and marshy areas of the southeastern United States, and spend most of their lives burrowed ...

Other snakes drag fish out of the cracks and crevices in coral reefs. Such hiding places are frequented by eels, the banded sea krait's favorite prey. While morays can be dangerous game ...

Evidence of that fact is everywhere, from bleached coral reefs to damaged food supplies, and now it might also be pushing venomous sea creatures like the yellow-bellied sea snake farther north ...