Venomous tropical sea snakes wash up on Australian beaches after storms

Wild weather brings the yellow-bellied sea snakes, which are normally entirely aquatic and highly venomous, on to New South Wales beaches

A spate of tropical sea snakes washing up along the New South Wales south coast after recent wild weather seems to be part of a global trend - and weather pattern.

Carolyn Larcombe, from Burra near Canberra, spotted a small yellow-bellied sea snake on the sand while walking along Congo Beach, 10km south of Moruya.