Our second full day, we took a boat to Phi Phi Island and Khai Island, stopping to snorkel, feed monkeys and laze around the beach. I think the pictures tell a better story than I ever could with words.
Here is a passage about the sea snake I saw while snorkeling that swam an inch from my face:
Amphibious Sea Snake (Laticauda colubrina)
The Amphibious Sea Snake, like other Sea Kraits, spends its time mainly at sea in shallow tropical reefs. However, it frequently comes ashore especially during the breeding season when their eggs are laid on land. Close-up of the rudder-shaped tail The attractive silver and black banding covers the entire body from the neck area to the tip of the tail. The tail is laterally compressed and rudder-like, making the snake an efficient underwater swimmer. The species has a powerful myotoxic venom which will paralyze the muscles of a bite victim. This species ranges along the coasts of Bangladesh, Burma, Thailand, West Malaysia and Singapore to the islands of Indonesia, Philippines and the western Pacific Ocean.
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