Sea Krait reefs in Indo?

[tsuyoshi]

BBC One - Planet Earth, Shallow Seas, Sea krait hunt

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e1h_0FZ-Qec

Anyone have any idea where these reefs are?

I met a dive guide at Bunaken earlier this May said he worked on Liveaboard that went to some area of active volcanoes to dive with them.

He also said there are literally hundreds of snake that rapture them at the dive. "Chills"

I nicknamed the dude, ular diver dua.

Ular diver satu was taken by another guide at Raja who apparently zipped through some man holes at a reef.

 

[Wingy]

Diving Gunung Api: Volcano Of The Sea Snakes - Dive Happy Gunung Api is likely where this was filmed. Ive dived an area of hamlahera with an active volcano and kraits but this does not look like the same spot more Gunung Api AFAIK.

 

[charlier]

Adding to Wingy's post, south of the Banda Islands, small volcanic islands (e.g., Maluku Islands) in the Banda Sea support numerous sea kraits and bubbling submarine warm springs. If I can find photographs, I will post a few.

 

[gwklein]

The Pindito Liveaboard does an itinerary to the Forgotten Islands (Banda Sea) that goes to Gilli Manuk for the banded sea snakes and kraits. The dive guides scratch into the sand like goatfish to attract the snakes in large numbers. Even though the sea snakes are not aggressive they are very inquisitive. I learned that I did not like being in the water with large numbers, or small numbers on night dives or in current. The water was warm so I was wearing loose fitting swim shorts instead of wet suit. Big mistake since they like to look in reef cracks and loose fitting clothing. They also liked to weave around arms, legs and cameras. I cut two dives short because of being panic when overly inquisitive snakes showed up. Most other divers loves it, though.

 

[frogfish]

Manuk and Gunung Api are the places I believe - Possibility of hammerheads as well

 

[dirtfarmer]

I cut two dives short because of being panic when overly inquisitive snakes showed up. Most other divers loves it, though.

I'm doing a crossing trip this November, and I'm hoping this won't be the case with me. I'm not fond of snakes and one dive when one came thru my legs and right in front of my face I nearly
crapped my wetsuit.

And hopefully the Hammerheads will be out in full force.

 

[photog]

We were in Manuk in May 2015. If you hate snakes, don't get in the water there! Every time I've been there (several times since '94) the snakes are plentiful. I've got some great old photos of Geoff Semorile with snakes crawling all through his BCD, around his face & shoulders while he was taking macro shots of masses of snakes.

Personally I love to dive with them! I think of them as puppy dogs! They just love to see what we're up to! BTW, they seems to LOVE yellow, and maybe hot pink too.