As with the eels that the snakes prey on, the paralysis of any muscles involved in breathing or swallowing may be fatal. In the case of serious bites, sea snake antivenom can be administered.

Three researchers from National Taiwan University, Yen-Ting Lin, Yu-Hsiang Lin and Yu-San Han, teamed up with local fisherman Zhen-Hui Chen in northeastern Taiwan to catch the specimen in a fyke net, ...