Story highlights Warmer waters and ocean currents are bringing venomous sea snakes to California's shore

Scientists say as El Nino continues, more sightings are likely in the next few weeks.

(CNN) El Nino is bringing more than just rain to California.

A highly venomous sea snake was spotted in Ventura County on Thursday evening.

By Friday, a surfer had captured footage of the sea snake lying on the beach.

"It looked lethargic when I approached," Bob Forbes told CNN. "I touched it lightly and it started to move." Fearing that children might come across the aquatic snake, Forbes placed it inside a five-gallon bucket with some ocean water and alerted local wildlife experts.

The discovery is a rare Southern California record, according to Greg Pauly, curator of herpetology of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

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