Georgette Douwma / Checkerboard wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus) watching a Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) digging in the sand for food in the hope of catching escaping prey. Egypt, Red Sea.

Jeff Rotman / Poisonous Bluespotted ribbontail stingray (Taeniura lymma) at night, Perth, Australia, Indian Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Eye and spiracle detail of a Bluespotted / Ribbontail Stingray (Taeniura lymma) Sipadan Island, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Round stingray (Taeniura grabata) swimming over rocks, Princesa Alice, Azores, Portugal, June 2009

Michael D. Kern / Beauty Snake / Cave racer {Elaphe taeniura grabowskyi} captive, native to Sumatra and the provinces of East Malaysia and Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.

Sue Daly / Ribbontail ray {Taeniura lymna} Red Sea

Fred Bavendam / Blue Spotted Fantail Stingray (Taeniura lymma), Red Sea, Egypt

Georgette Douwma / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) digging in the sand for food. Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Blue triggerfish (Pseudobalistes fuscus) watching a Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymna) digging in sandy bottom for food. Egypt, Red Sea.

Georgette Douwma / Black stingray (Taeniura melanospilos) lying on sandy bottom under overhang with Blueline snappers (Lutjanus kasmira). Maldives.

Shibai Xiao / Taiwan beautiful / Cave racer snake (Elaphe taeniura) on branch in defensive pose, Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve, Guizhou Province, China.

Alex Mustard / Bluespotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) disguised as it lays buried in sand. Na'ama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.

Norbert Wu / Flagtail (Kuhlia taeniura) school among huge waves, Revillagigedos Islands, Mexico

Jeff Rotman / Poisonous Bluespotted ribbontail stingray (Taeniura lymma) resting on coral reef, Red Sea, Egypt

Jeff Rotman / Poisonous Bluespotted ribbontail stingray (Taeniura lymma) resting on coral reef, Red Sea, Egypt

Jeff Rotman / Poisonous Bluespotted ribbontail stingray (Taeniura lymma) swimming over coral reef, Red Sea, Egypt

Jeff Rotman / Poisonous Bluespotted ribbontail stingray (Taeniura lymma) at night, Perth, Australia, Indian Ocean.

Alex Mustard / A Bluespotted Stingray (Taeniura lymma) resting on the sand. Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea. June

Alex Mustard / A Feathertail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen) and diver in coral garden. Ras Mohammed, Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea. June

Alex Mustard / Bluespotted / Ribbontail Stingray (Taeniura lymma) underneath a table coral. Sinai, Egypt. Red Sea. June

Alex Mustard / Close up of eye and spiracle of Marbled stingray (Taeniurops meyeni). Spiracle allows a ray to breath while resting on the seabed because its mouth and gills are on its underside. Baa Atoll, Maldives....

Alex Mustard / Close up of the venomous stinger / barb of a Marbled stingray (Taeniurops meyeni) Baa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Blue-spotted / Ribbontail Stingray (Taeniura lymma) resting on the seabed, Ras Mohammed, Red Sea, Egypt. March

Chien Lee / Taiwan Beauty Snake (Elaphe taeniura), Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Taiwan Beauty Snake (Elaphe taeniura) in cave, Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Bluespotted ribbontail stingray (Taeniura lymma) digging in the sand for food. Egypt, Red Sea.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) digging in the sand for food. Egypt, Red Sea

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) has created a dust cloud after digging in the sand for food. Egypt, Red Sea

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) digging in the sand for prey. Egypt, Red Sea

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) on seabed, Egypt, Red Sea.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) digging in the sand for food, Egypt, Red Sea

Sue Daly / Ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) on seabed, Red Sea, Sha'ab Selmi

Dan Burton / Ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) on sea bed, Red Sea

Fred Bavendam / Speckled Stingray (Taeniura meyeni), Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Fred Bavendam / Speckled Stingray (Taeniura meyeni), Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Fred Bavendam / Blue Spotted Fantail Stingray (Taeniura lymma), Lembeh Strait, Indonesia

Nick Garbutt / Cave racer snake (Elaphe taeniura) in Gomantong Caves, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Cave racer snake (Elaphe taeniura) in Gomantong Caves, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Nick Garbutt / Cave racer snake (Elaphe taeniura) in Gomantong Caves, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Tony Heald / Beauty snake [Elaphe taeniura ridleyi] in cave with tongue exposed, Gomantong caves, Sabah, Borneo, September

Tony Heald / Beauty snake [Elaphe taeniura ridleyi] in cave, Gomantong caves, Sabah, Borneo, September

Graham Eaton / Blue-spotted Stingray (Taeniura lymma), Red Sea, Egypt, July

Rod Williams / Taiwan Beauty Snake (Elaphe taeniura friesei) portrait, Captive, found Taiwan

Michael D. Kern / Beauty Snake / Cave racer {Elaphe taeniura grabowskyi} captive, native to Sumatra and the provinces of East Malaysia and Kalimantan on the island of Borneo.

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Bluespotted / Ribbontail stingray {Taeniura lymna} hiding under coral, Red Sea, Egypt

Jeff Rotman / Poisonous Ribbontail Stingray (Taeniura lymma) resting on sea bed. Egypt, Red Sea.

Jeff Rotman / Poisonous Blue-Spotted / Ribbontail Stingray (Taeniura lymma). West Australia, Indian Ocean.

Graham Eaton / Ribbontail / Blue Spotted Stingray (Taeniura lymma) Red Sea, Egypt 2006

Graham Eaton / Ribbontail / Blue Spotted Stingray (Taeniura lymma) Red Sea, Egypt 2006

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Blue spotted ribbontail ray {Taeniura lymna} Red Sea

Doug Perrine / Close up of tail barbs of Ribbontail ray {Taeniura lymna} GBR, Australia

Doug Perrine / Marbled stingray {Taeniurops meyeni} on seabed, Queensland, Australia

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Ribbontail ray {Taeniura lymna} Red Sea

Birgitte Wilms / Speckled Stingray (Taeniura meyeni) underwater, showing bottom side of ray, Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Fred Bavendam / Speckled Stingray (Taeniura meyeni) surrounded by Estuary Stingray (Dasyatis fluviorum) group

Norbert Wu / Flagtail (Kuhlia taeniura) school among huge waves, Pacific Ocean, Roca Partida, Revillagigedo, Mexico

Francis Abbott / Ribbontail ray at coral reef (Taeniura lymna) Red Sea

Juergen Freund / Ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) swimming just above seabed, Red Sea

Dan Burton / Ribbontail ray on sea bed. (Taeniura lymna) Red Sea

Francis Abbott / Ribbontail ray on seabed. (Taeniura lymna) Red Sea

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Ribbontail stingray (Taeniura lymma) feeding on seabed, Red Sea

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Blue spotted ribbontail ray from above {Taeniura lymna} Red Sea

Jeff Rotman / Ribbontail ray / Bluespotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) at night, Red Sea, Egypt

Roberto Rinaldi / Blue-spotted ribbontail stingray (Taeniura lymma), Papua New Guinea

Phil Chapman / Bornean cave racer snake {Elaphe taeniura grabowskyi} Mulu Caves, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Phil Chapman / Cave racer snake {Elaphe taeniura} predating Diadem roundleaf bat, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Phil Chapman / Bornean cave racer snake {Elaphe taeniura grabowskyi} feeding on a Swift that it has caught, Mulu Caves, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Phil Chapman / Cave racer snake {Elaphe taeniura} predating Swiftlet, Mulu caves, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Juergen Freund / Close up of Ribbontail ray skin {Taeniura lymna} Indo Pacific

Constantinos Petrinos / Ribbontail stingray under sand {Taeniura lymna} Red Sea, Egypt