Some 100 australian snakes are venomous, although only 12 are likely to inflict a wound that could kill you. A number of diseases of reptiles, particularly snakes, pose a serious risk should they enter the country. The sea snakes are classified as members of the subfamily hydrophiidae (sea snakes) and subfamily lauticaudinae (sea kraits).
Information specific to marine reptiles (sea turtles and sea snakes) can be found in the code of practice for injured and sick sea turtles and sea snakes (dpie 2021a) and the guidelines. Snakes are attracted to rivers and wetlands because of the abundance of food in the form of frogs and waterbird eggs. The eastern water dragon feeds on small reptiles, small mammals, frogs,.
This protocol has been prepared as one step in a program seeking to reduce this risk. A list of nsw sea turtles and sea snakes is provided in. It includes snakes, lizards (skinks, geckos, dragons and monitors), turtles and other members of the class reptilia substrate is the material used for lining an enclosure in which an animal is.