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While other species have not been tested, A. laevis possibly is not unique among sea snakes in this respect. Dermal light sensitivity is found in all the major animal phyla. [15] While it can be aggressive towards prey, attacks on divers or larger animals are rare, though if provoked it will engage the attacker. [12]
Sea snakes are mostly confined to the warm tropical waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, [6] with a few species found well out into Oceania. [25] The geographic range of one species, Pelamis platurus , is wider than that of any other reptile species, except for a few species of sea turtles. [ 5 ]
The acute toxicity of snake venom is conventionally tested on laboratory animals and is evaluated in terms of the median lethal dose (LD 50), that is, the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population divided by the weight of the tested animal. The LD 50 depends on the animal. Rabbits are about twice as sensitive to sea snake ...
Leaf-scaled sea snake Ashmore and Cartier Islands Aipysurus fuscus (Tschudi, 1837) Dusky sea snake Timor Sea between Australia, Indonesia and East Timor Aipysurus laevis: Lacépède, 1804: Olive-brown sea snake; Olive sea snake Great Barrier Reef Aipysurus mosaicus: Sanders et al., 2012 [4] Mosaic sea snake Northern Australia and New Guinea
A hook-nosed sea snake seen on Arossim Beach, South Goa, India. This snake was found in a fishing net and later released to the sea. Hydrophis schistosus, commonly known as the beaked sea snake, hook-nosed sea snake, common sea snake, or the Valakadeyan sea snake, is a highly venomous species of sea snake common throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific.
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 ...
Sea snakes: the most abundant of the marine reptiles, there are over 60 different species of sea snakes. They inhabit the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans , though very limited reports of sightings suggest they may be extending into the Atlantic Ocean .
Hydrophis curtus, also known as Shaw's Sea Snake, short sea snake, but often includes Hydrophis hardwickii [2] is a species of sea snake. Like most Hydrophiinae sea snakes , it is a viviparous , fully marine, and front fanged elapid that is highly venomous . [ 3 ]