The beach always bring a lot of and surprises and in this case, it bought a 20-inch-long venomous yellow-bellied sea snake.

A Beachgoer in San Diego, California got an interesting find when he saw a snake washed ashore at the Coronado Dog Beach. The snake, which is very uncommon in the state, has recently washed up along the shores of Southern California

When he found the snake at around 2:30 pm local time, the unidentified beachgoer alerted the life guards and placed the reptile in a bucket. However, it died just like the other snakes that washed ashore recently on the beaches of California.

According to Live Science, the yellow-bellied sea snake has been turned over to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography for further studies.

As noted, a total of six yellow-bellied sea snakes have been reported to have washed up in the state of California. These reptiles are usually found along parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, in addition to the western coast of Central America, Hawaii and Japan.

The bright yellow color of the snake, just like every other venomous or poisonous animal, serves as a warning to predators that they are not to be messed with.

But according to experts, despite its venom being very potent, no human deaths caused by the yellow-bellied-snake have yet to be reported because they do not pose a great threat to humans.

According to Greg Pauly, an assistant curator of herpetology at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, the snake's small mouth, venom and fangs are more suited to small preys like fish, instead of a fully-grown adult person. He clarified that, unless a person is suffering from a condition, its venom is not enough to kill an adult human.

Pauly said that the snake is also fairly docile, and the likelihood of a human attack is fairly low. He said, "It's rare for them to bite people, it's usually fishermen who are carelessly pulling up fishing nets," The Guardian reported.

However, he still warned that people should keep their distance if ever they come across one of these snakes.

Although quite unusual, the appearance of the yellow-bellied sea snakes on the beaches of California is not unexpected. Scientists believe that the changing temperature of the ocean caused by El Niño has led to this tropical specie to travel northward of California.

According to Yahoo! News, the Natural History Museum urged the public to report the incident to nature@nhm.org if they see a yellow-bellied sea snake and include a photo and a description of the location.