Firstclass Travel Blogs » Abu Dhabi http://www.firstclass.com.au/blogs/firstclass_travel Firstclass Travel Experiences Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:54:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Abu Dhabi beachgoers told to avoid sea snakes http://www.firstclass.com.au/blogs/firstclass_travel/2008/12/02/abu-dhabi-beachgoers-told-to-avoid-sea-snakes/ http://www.firstclass.com.au/blogs/firstclass_travel/2008/12/02/abu-dhabi-beachgoers-told-to-avoid-sea-snakes/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:25:30 +0000 Tina Tong, FirstClass http://www.firstclass.com.au/blogs/firstclass_travel/?p=108 Abu Dhabi’s Environment Agency (EAD) has called on the public to avoid touching any washed-up sea snakes they may encounter on local beaches, the Gulf News has reported.

Recently a live sea snake was reportedly brought to an EAD centre by a member of the public. Sea snakes, which are commonly sighted in Abu Dhabi’s shallow, warm coastal waters, are poisonous and their bites can be fatal.

source: travel daily asia news

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