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  2. Sea snake - Wikipedia

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    Sea snakes, or coral reef snakes, are elapid snakes that inhabit marine environments for most or all of their lives. They belong to two subfamilies, Hydrophiinae and Laticaudinae . Hydrophiinae also includes Australasian terrestrial snakes, whereas Laticaudinae only includes the sea kraits ( Laticauda ), of which three species are found ...

  3. Yellow-bellied sea snake - Wikipedia

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    The yellow-bellied sea snake can live its entire adult life in the open ocean. Contrary to past beliefs, sea snakes require fresh water to survive and the yellow-bellied sea snake drinks precipitation that forms on the surface of sea water. [40] This species has been reported to survive severe dehydration of up to 7 months during seasonal ...

  4. Elapidae - Wikipedia

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    In general, sea snakes are able to respire through their skin. Experiments with the yellow-bellied sea snake, Hydrophis platurus, have shown that this species can satisfy about 20% of its oxygen requirements in this manner, allowing for prolonged dives. The sea kraits (Laticauda spp.) are the sea snakes least adapted to aquatic life. Their ...

  5. This venomous snake can drift through the ocean for ... - AOL

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    Snakes don't just slither anymore -- and this could be really dangerous. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...

  6. List of dangerous snakes - Wikipedia

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    The Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is a highly venomous snake species with a 50–60% untreated mortality rate. [87] It is also the fastest striking venomous snake in the world. [88] A death adder can go from a strike position, to strike and envenoming their prey, and back to strike position again, in less than 0.15 seconds. [88]

  7. Highly venomous sea snake seen in California for first time ...

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    A venomous snake species has been spotted in California for the first time in roughly three decades. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

  8. Yellow-lipped sea krait - Wikipedia

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    The yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina), also known as the banded sea krait or colubrine sea krait, is a species of venomous snake found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceanic waters. The snake has distinctive black stripes and a yellow snout, with a paddle-like tail for use in swimming.

  9. Hydrophis belcheri - Wikipedia

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    Belcher's sea snake, which many times is mistakenly called the hook-nosed sea snake (Enhydrina schistosa), has been erroneously popularized as the most venomous snake in the world, due to Ernst and Zug's published book Snakes in Question: The Smithsonian Answer Book from 1996. Associate Professor Bryan Grieg Fry, a prominent venom expert, has ...