A British man has died after being bitten by a sea snake on a fishing trawler in Australia, police have said:
The man, 23, had just pulled up a net off the coast of the Northern Territory when he was bitten. Emergency crews were called to the boat, near the island Groote Eylandt, but were unable to save the man.
It may be the first recorded death from a sea snake in Australia, but authorities have not said which species may have caused the death. Sea snakes are highly venomous, but because of their limited contact with humans, bites are relatively rare
Australia is home to 30 of 70 known species, according to the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
According to research published last year, snakes were responsible for 27 deaths in Australia between 2000 and 2013.