Beautiful But Deadly

I have heard that this Banded Sea Snake is the most poisonous snake in the world, but they are like little puppy dogs underwater and very shy. They have very small mouths, so there is not much danger in getting bit by one. I got this shot at the end of one of my dives...I was doing my safety stop after a long dive and had very little air left in my tank...my camera was turned off and my strobes were all folded up when I saw this snake appear...he stayed still for a bit, and I thought, "I should dive back down and get a shot"...so, that's what I did....turned my camera on, unwrapped my strobes, and shot down for 5 seconds...took one shot, and went back to my safety stop...ha ha...got lucky!!