
20/02/2025
Bit of a teaser for my upcoming talk on sea snake rehabilitation at The Yaboumba World Congress on Wildlife.
The need for companionship isn’t limited to just humans. Even the most unusual of wildlife patients need friends.
“This photo always makes me smile. Dr Howard and myself discovered that sick and injured Yellow Bellied Sea Snakes heal faster and recover when they co habit together. They adore companionship, followed each other, lay together and swam in sync together.
Before discovering this, many showed signs of a depressed state with head hanging, slow movement and a reluctance to eat. But when together they thrived ❤️
I loved watching them when they transitioned to the large pre release tanks and they would glide side by side together, and playfully weave under and around bubbles and currents before resting on a dock and laying next to each other, sometimes putting their heads together or entwining their tails.
So beautiful to watch!”
Thank you for sharing such a lovely story and for all you do for wildlife, Nic Martini from the New South Wales Wildlife Council
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