Serpents of the Sea

Serpents of the Sea was the first comprehensive natural history of sea snakes making extensive use of field vision and studio sequences. This feeding sequence is set at Ashmore Reef, 900 km west of Darwin, Australia.  However, by necessity, the "down-the-burrow" images were filmed in a swimming pool in Townsville, Australia. Over six months we shot feeding, mating and skin shedding behaviours and made several "new-to-science" observations about their biology in the process. Director - Russell Kelley; aquarist/wrangler/camera assist Tom Bowling, DOP Steve Gardner, producer John Hyde, scientific consultant Dr. Mick Guinea.