Banded Sea Krait Exploring Shallow Mangroves

A banded sea krait, Laticauda colubrina, swims over a shallow hard coral in the shelter of the blue water mangrove system of Gam Island, Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, South West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

A banded sea krait, Laticauda colubrina, swims along corals in the shallows in the blue water mangrove system of Gam Island, Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, South West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

A banded sea krait, Laticauda colubrina, searching for food in the shallows in the blue water mangrove system of Gam Island, Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, South West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

A hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, eating on the reef, Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, South West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

A hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, digs up coral while looking for food, Dampier Strait, Raja Ampat, South West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

A hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, foraging on the reef, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean