Sea Snake Island | JONATHAN BIRD'S BLUE WORLD
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- In this exciting adventure, Jonathan travels to Manuk, a tiny, uninhabited volcanic island several hundred miles from the nearest populated island in Indonesia, on a mission to discover why the waters of this remote place are teeming with thousands of venomous sea snakes!
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Some of the world’s richest coral reefs thrive in Indonesia. Located in the middle of the so-called coral triangle, the diversity of species and colors of Indonesian reefs absolutely amazes me every time I get the chance to dive here.
This time however, it’s not the reefs I have come to film, but a remote and uninhabited island whose waters are reputed to teem with thousands of sea snakes!
The island, known as Manuk, is an active volcano a hundred kilometers from the nearest inhabited island, smack dab in the middle of the Indonesian archipelago.
Getting there is no easy task. I have chartered the Seahorse, a traditional Indonesian Pinisi built for divers, for a special itinerary to reach Manuk Island.
Divemaster Jandri meets me at the marina in Sorong. It took me 2 full days of flying just to get to Sorong from the United States!
He takes me out to the Seahorse, my home away from home for the next two weeks.
This expedition will take 14 divers 1200 miles across the Banda Sea, from Sorong to Alor, stopping to dive along the way at many islands, the most important of which of course is Manuk.
The island is aptly named: Manuk means “bird” in several Indonesian dialects. And birds it has!
Manuk is completely uninhabited and there are a few reasons why. First of all, it’s kind of steep. But more importantly, it’s an active volcano! There are steam and sulfur vents all over the island.
It swims casually by flapping its flattened, paddle-like section of tail.
Sea snakes are among the most venomous animals on Earth. They use this venom to hunt, and fortunately, attacks on people are extremely rare.
Soon I start to see other sea snakes, and I realize that more and more have been appearing. Were they here before and I didn’t see them, or did they come out from someplace?
Clearly, some were sleeping. This one is taking a nap in plain view on the reef. I guess they don’t really have to worry about predators.
I watch this one sleep for a little while, and start to wonder if it’s even alive.
Pretty soon I notice that as the snakes are waking up, they are coming over to check me out.
Like land snakes, this is how a sea snake “smells” but at the same time, the tongue flicking helps get rid of excess salt from glands in its mouth.
Because sea snakes are reptiles just like land snakes, they have lungs and need to breathe air just like people. So a sea snake must head to the surface every once in a while for a breath. Sea snakes have a huge lung that takes up nearly the entire length of their bodies so they can hold a big breath that will last a while. Each time a sea snake surfaces, it usually spends a minute or two resting and breathing, before gulping in that last big breath and diving back down to the reef.
A breath can last 1-2 hours depending on the species, but most sea snakes breathe more often than that unless they are sleeping. They can also absorb a little bit of oxygen from the water directly through their skin, which helps them extend their dives.
The next morning I’m up at sunrise, and heading out to the reef for an early morning dive. Early morning is when the sea snakes hunt, and I’m hoping to witness the reef alive with sea snakes on the prowl!
Underwater, the light levels are still low, and I’m heading out to a deep seamount where I saw a lot of sea snakes yesterday. This should be a good place to find some sea snakes hunting.
When a sea snake hunts, it takes advantage of having a small head and a thin body to go from hole to hole in the reef, poking its head inside. It hopes to corner a fish or invertebrate that’s hiding in the hole.
Once the hunting starts, more sea snakes start coming in to the reef to join the hunt.
On this seamount more than a hundred feet from the surface, dozens of sea snakes are gathering to prowl the reef for food.
Sometimes, they appear to work together to make sure nothing escapes.
I never thought a sad night would be cured by watching this at 2 am.
This was refreshing and very nice to watch.
The vast ocean is beautiful.
3.36 am now me watching
Dear Gigantis,
I can relate, we need to be reminded that God's goodness is all around. The bible says: what ever things are lovely, whatsoever things are good report think of those things. The greatest battle is the mind.
Beautiful
Amazing!
12 53 am here
10:00 "Look, they are so mellow I can hold one."
*Grabs it by the neck.
"Notice how it flicks its tongue?"
Snake: "LET GO OF ME"
I hope some people don’t take advantage of how mellow they are. Such amazing creatures. What a beautiful creation
Thank you for visiting our country,which is famous for natural beauty 😎👍 from Indonesia🇮🇩🇮🇩
It really is!
Who cares? So what? LOL.
@@otepsan1753 dont be rude
@@otepsan1753 he just proud of his country, let him be
@@otepsan1753 hes not hurting you, mind ur business
Sea snakes: Can breathe for 1 or 2 hours underwater
Also sea snakes: UNDERWATER SLEEPING
Imagine waking up when you are about to drown in the water you were sleeping in
they can sleep on the land hahaha
@@Banggeek No they can't. They don't have scales on their stomachs so if they get washed onto the land they'll die from lack of water or food because they can't move or slither. Sea kraits, a different type of sea snake (I believe these were Belchers sea snakes) do have scales on their stomachs so they can move on land but that's only because sea kraits are egg layers and need to lay their eggs on land, they sleep in the water. The sea snakes in this video can actually hold their breathe for up to 8 hours and sleep underwater but sea kraits sleep on the ocean surface. Pretty cool I think
Imagine waking up ever 2 hours to get air then going back to sleep
@@k.i.n.g1679 More exercises are good for you
"The snake just moves a couple of feet away and goes back to sleep"
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I don't like hobbies where the goal is to stay alive.
There are over ten types of sea snakes and all of them are some of the most venemous snakes in the world lol, but they are so chill that unless you are trying to hurt them, as seen in the video, they will just check you out then leave you alone. Also, if you do get bitten by one, it will probably be a dry bite, meaning that there's no venom being pumped from the veins. In fact, only 3% of people bitten by a sea snake got venom pumped into them, 97% were dry bites that caused no serious harm except for a bite wound that does nothing but draw some blood. Swimming in sea snake and shark infested water is less dangerous than driving a car, remember that.
@@brodypenn yep, lack of natural predators make them docile.
Except that’s not the goal at all
Ikr
Exactly what a beta would say
this is truly a professional grade show. it really should have more views and more recognition on television. maybe see if Animal Planet would take your show, or National Geographic. i truly do think its good enough to get on either of those.
We are on PBS. The show isn't dumb enough to be on Animal Planet!
ha. yea animal planet has gone downhill lately. i hope they return to how they were before. i'll keep an eye out for this show. it's very interesting.
***** I think most programs have gone downhill........
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Sea snakes: Man, your fins are awesome! What kind of fish are you?
Meta build.
Wow this comment made my day
I love it 😻
It looks like a snake 🐍
Meman
Snakes are the perfect organism of all Reptiles. I love and adore snakes.
Lol these were the most chill, laid back, calm snakes I've ever seen in a video. 😂 They're just politely minding their own business. 🐍
Yeah once u got bitten, game over for u
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I love how they just go about their business and are so chill.
Desmondo When you're really the deadliest around , you don't need to flaunt it, everyone already knows.
Damn It Feels Good To Be A Sea Snake
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"Sea snakes are among the most venomous animals on earth!"
(proceeds to poke it's tail while sleeping)
How can I join this program
@@chinmayeeswain3766 Lol 😉
As the guy said, the things are super docile and are not inherently aggressive.
You can sign me up for r/Whoooosh, but it's literally what the guy said in his commentary, the things are essentially the top predator where they are and care little about predators.
Attacks on people are extremely rare
White people stuff.
I didn't think I cared about sea snakes before watching this video. They're beautiful!
I think they are adorable.
Im a fisherman here in siargao phillipines. When we see that kind of thing, we swim back to the boat as fast we can. What if they'll bite you for no reason? Hahaha wtf 😂
How often do you see them?
@@andrewfreiji4647He hasn’t responded to you so obviously some time in the last 3 years he wasn’t fast enough…
@@andrewfreiji4647 it's pretty common here in the Philippines. specialy during the night. we do night dive and we see 2 kinds of sea snake. the venomous banded snake (walo-walo) and the water snake(tangkig) a bit terrifying to be close with them🤣🤣🤣
@@user-br7vz5nf3c Do you ever see them when swimming at the beach? How common are they when swimming at the beach?
@@andrewfreiji4647 pretty common in night time, but during day time not normally seen as many. but when you get to it. it's normal to come close. sometimes half a meter away from your face, specially when they go out of the water to beathe air. but when you know what they are after, they just hunting fish and not attack divers😊
We need more people like you in the world, people that can inspire many other people about the oceans.
03:53
Narrator: its a crocodile fish waiting for preyd to come close
Me: dude the fish is asleep
Narrator: even its eyes are camouflaged
Me : oooooohhhhhh..!
I'm so thankful that we have such people that bring good views of our ocean life. Truly amazing Blue World Team...
Snacktacular indeed! 👍♥️
Woww Indonesia❤️🇮🇩 so beautifull
I encountered sea snake twice and it freaked the hell out of me but since i watched this video i learned about them that they're gentle and not aggressive thank you for this.
Sea snakes are hilarious because they have such horrifically powerful venom yet eat tiny fish.
chakatBombshell I mean their food still has to fit in mouth
Venom is a defence mechanism
I love it
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@@sayyedsamiya3815 It's a digestive element, hunting element (immobilize prey), and a defensive element... in that order.
The World is full of beautiful creations. God Bless✨🌙 Do not let evil, the devil destroy the meaning of life.
Underwater world is truly incredible!
Is it good or bad to watch videos on my channel? Please
Heyy.. Thats My Village, Mollucas
Indonesia..
Regards,
From Indonesia
Thanks for this One..
Really???
Ahh itubmah ular kadut
bhh
have you ever eat sea snakes ?
I love the sea from a far. I appreciate being able to have such an up close & in depth(no pun intended( view through you. This is beautiful!
Glad you enjoyed it!
These snakes are my spirit animals - Calm, Mellow, Easy Going and most of the times Sleeping. 😁
And deadly 😜 I can relate.
Sea snakes are so peaceful... people have a lot to learn from them
Siddharth Singh unless they’re hunting...
Depends on the species. The beaked and Stokes sea snakes are quite aggressive with deadly venom and have been credited with unprovoked attacks. Most are docile though. These are most likely a species of sea kraits.
Eh
I've always found the water incredibly peaceful. Thank you for sharing this with us, and also thank you for observing and not harassing the wildlife!
Land snakes: Am I a joke to you ?
I just said one thing everytime I watched this - ' I wish I could survive all life exploring underwater life !' 🥰🥰🥰🥰
The level of courage this guy has, I wish I was this ballsy for everyday life
This guy is on next level of courage
How amazing is our God who created all these creatures
I'm from java,Manuk is bird,but manuk is central java island language.in bahasa manuk is burung.indonesia more than hundred language every single island is different.
WONDERFUL INDONESIA.
Thank you for visit to indonesia😊
as an Indonesian I heard that Raja Ampat was beautiful, but didn't know that it was this beautiful. I hope someday I can visit there too
It's amazing!
I came here after watching "is eating venomous sea snakes a bad thing?"
Thanks for sharing this, you guys are cool.
Semoga keindahan ini tetap terjaga.
I get real Steve Irwin vibes from the presenter and overall production of the show. Very enthusiastic and engaging. Just got into scuba diving recently and am finding your content really inspiring!
Awesome, welcome aboard!
There’s something in the water ! These sea snakes are so calm , must be high
That explains all the Doritos.
Terimakasih telah mengunjungi Indonesia dan telah mengekspor nya d kaca luar negeri, thanks you blue world tv
Terima kasih telah menonton!
The world's most venomous snake is living in the sea
And sea snakes are most venomous
Jonathan is very great person
So venomous yet so docile in the wild.
Beautiful 🇮🇩.. 😁 Indah nya negeri ku teercinta,, iloveyu Indonesia 🇮🇩
are you indonesian
Cuz i am
"I know they're not aggressive so I just try to stay still" meanwhile his diving suits starts to swell because of all the BULLETS he's sweating!
SUBHANALLAH ALHAMDULILAH ALLAH U AKBER.... SO you think Allah SWT has created these Beautiful sea creation and all of us for nothing?
I love it .sea world is amazing
sea snakes are very mellow but when they do bite it is the most venomous snake in the world
Looks can be deceiving :D
Not the most venomous but there up there
snaketacular video
ballbarn Yeah!
I like it haha
Yup
I thought Sea Snakes were super aggressive and I didn't know they needed air. I also LOVE the music when the sea snakes start hunting around 12:40
+Starwarsrap1 Nah, they're very gentle creatures compared to a lot of land snakes
That music is amazing man 😉
They are very chill, they just happen to have extremely deadly venom.
That was so beautiful. I wish I were as brave as you Jonathan. In 1,000,000,000 years could I never get up the nerve. It's wonderful being able to view all the sea life you bring us... Thank you
Wow, thank you!
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Jhonathan.Indonesia is where i lived.i wish you would came to my house and i could learn diving with you
If you love indonesia .give me like
I'm so proud because Indonesia is my country
Dandi Ramadhan same to you
lalluBhai
Dandi Ramadhan over proud Indonesian
ramires why are u discussing that when we're talking 'bout the ecosystem of animal?
Putra Kurnia Why talk about countries if you’re supposedly talking about “diverse ecosystems”. It’s Indonesia that’s polluting these oceans along with other countries too.
Your documentaries always make me hope that one day, I will be able to go scuba diving and meet these amazing creatures (and hopefully not end up as a snack for sharks!) =P
The Ugly Barnacle I was just thinking that!!! These videos really make me want to go scuba diving.
What's holding you guys back? I'm a scuba diver and I love it, relaxing and really pays off when you pass the exams (OW Exam)
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Every video I've watched about snakes. ...the most venomous...
Can't escape snakes, they're on land, planes and in the sea? No escape from this intense phobia .
Sea snakes are so cool in the ocean
Literally....they are cold blooded!! 😉
SubhanAllah
কত সুন্দর আল্লাহর সৃষ্টি
This is so cool! I am Indonesian and this video is make me realize how wonderful Indonesia is! I love the rainbow fishes! They’re so beautiful 😍
Theese videos makes me want to dive in Eagen Sea! İndonesia is too good but too far for us. I want to see theese creatures every dayy.
I live in Indonesia and am tired of seeing many creatures (animals) every day 😅😂
World where no any disturbance is and all are doing there business according to the law of nature ..love u all
Thank you for being kind and wonderful about the sea snakes.
Many animals deserve knot to be provoked or angry.
Thank you so much for being such a example for diving-like people.
Excellent narrations.
Thanks for being peaceful with underwater creatures.
We like to keep it away from dry land creature history sufferings.
Thank you so much.
The sea truly is the coolest place on earth, no pun intended
Mateus Coninck ?
yes it is
Try coming to Canada in the middle of January if you want the “coolest place on earth”. We go down to -40 pretty much every year which is 38 degrees (Celsius) colder than the coldest part of the sea 🙂
@@canadiandcute Nice will try it. good diving?
Will you live there
3:35 *i* *saw* *many* *doris* *in* *there*
Best of luck for next journey
Que legal é lindo demais 👏❤️❤️❤️
I bet that the volcanic part of this island made the water soothingly warm
First snake was like: "Dude, you woke me up from my afternoon nap!" lol j/k. Amazing videos.These snakes are fascinating. Thank you for sharing, I'm subscribed!
Nothing wrong with this dude
Thank you, Jonathan and Blue World to dive in one of our Indonesian island ocean richness. Waiting for your more coverage with your team later on in Indonesia. Greetings with respect from Indonesia
4:34 That's.... That's so beautiful...
This is very good channel
How beautiful! Watching the sea snakes swimming along is hypnotic.
Im indonesian and never knew there was a huge snakes under those water
unless you talk about war on the surface of the location
resistance vs netherland kingdom circa 1950+-
Happy Independence Day my beloved country
INDONESIA 🇮🇩
Naga
Amazing. Quality content
First i got to know about Snake island in sao Paulo, Brazil and now this sea snake island after 6 years.
Gotta say that, this earth is literally very mysterious.
RAJA AMPAT! THE LAST PARADISE! AHHHHHHH!
sea is a beautiful and mysterious world.It also could be a dangerious place.我喜欢！
你喜欢什么？我也可以说中文。
Thanks for promoting diving spots in Indonesia to the world. Wish to dive with you and team one day!
I love Indonesia!
Snakes and other reptiles are very curious creatures in general. It wouldn't surprise me that a few tried to poke you, to see if you were a threat or just being curious that something new was in their environment.
Kylie Ortiz land snakes are deffinetely not lol. They are very skkitishy.
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@@eduardofreitas8336 I think they're similar but different. Land/tree dwelling snakes are deadly curious while sea snakes are just curious curious yet very venomous. I've encountered sea snakes in the wild since they're abundant here in the Philippines but they're usually docile around people.
Coral reefs are so beautiful, so many types of them each one is cooler than the other .thanks for lovely clips
Please watch video on my channel, good or bad?
I don't know which species'of sea snake they were, but the Belcher's sea snake is the most venemous of all. It abounds the Timor sea/reef, which is basically Indonesia or there abouts.
Im from Indonesian 😊,and im proud have a beautiful underwater
I ❤️sea snakes
I am from indonesia. I like this :D
Me to
@Kevin Wendell Crumb lol what
Mabar cu
@@eiffeliesaness7601 kentu is good
DxL Fiqih Firdaus apa apaan lu bang 😂
recently i have a bad nightmare with a lot sea snake and your video really help calm me a lot.. thank you
Great power comes with great responsibility=perfect example seasnake
Omg I love this...those sea snakes looks like ribbons under the sea
Loved the sea snake footage.
Indonesia indah. Beautiful
This video makes me proud as an Indonesian,, thank you for sharing this amazing video ❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Such beautiful and kind creatures. Explaining the nature of life on earth. So calm and pleasing experience.
After 5 years UA-cam recommended me this
Also me: Wow these are so many sea snakes 😦
I can't believe I only saw this now! I love how the background music was at it's climax when the snakes were hunting lol
raja ampat - indonesia is a wonderfull island,also famous as paradise island for diving
Sea snakes most poison very dangerous take care sir Good information Good documentary thanks so much sir
Maa syaa Allah,,, Indonesiaku 🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨
You risk your life to make us happy your just the best so🔛🔝
Incredible. I remember being terrified of snakes until dived with first sea snakes in Thailand. Amazing creatures
Wonderful Indonesia
Thanks for coming in Indonesia 🙂 🙏
I AM AMAZED AT THE ENTHUSIASM THIS CHAP SHOWS. YOU CAN REALLY SENSE THAT HE REALLY ENJOYS DIVING. LONG MAY YOU CONTINUES YOUR DIVES.
Thanks!