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Snake Bay
St. Michiel, Curacao
EntryBoat · Shore
Max depth19 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Snake Bay is a reef dive site near St. Michiel, Curaçao, Curacao, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat or the shore with a maximum depth of about 19 m. Best for divers with some experience. Commonly reported marine life includes stingrays, octopus, moray eels, sea fans, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Spiny UrchinDiadema antillarum
Yellow GoatfishMulloidichthys martinicus
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus
Smooth TrunkfishLactophrys triqueter
French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
TrumpetfishAulostomus maculatus
Nearby sites
- 1Sun Reef0.5 km
- 2Boca Sami0.9 km
- 3Blue Bay the Wall1.3 km
- 4Blue Bay Garden1.5 km
- 5Car Wrecks (Kokomo Beach)2.0 km
- 6Vaersenbaai (Kokomo)2.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org