From Newsweek:
Scuba divers have often reported being attacked, unprovoked, by deadly Olive sea snakes. Now, however, scientists suspect these attacks might actually be the creatures' "misdirected" attempts at courtship, as they mistake the divers for possible mates.
According to Oceana, Olive sea snakes live in coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean, spanning from Australia to New Guinea. Sometimes reaching over six feet in length, these "highly venomous" snakes "actively [hunt] small to medium sized fishes and benthic invertebrates, including prawns and crabs."....
....MUCH MORE
note to self: no diving west of the International Date Line.
