Sea Snake Animal Pictures
Hydrophiinae
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The blue-lipped sea krait (Laticauda laticaudata) is a species of venomous sea-snakes Elapidae (Laticaudinae-sea snake) found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Bramadi Arya / CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laticauda_laticaudata.jpg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
Sea snakes come in various colors and they usually have distinct ring patterns, like this blue-banded sea krait.
Yellow-bellied Sea Snake on rocks
Sea snakes are usually 4 - 5 feet long. This is a yellow-bellied sea snake.
Olive Sea Snake on blue ocean sea surface stock photo Australia, Olive Sea Snake, Sea Snake, Poisonous, Ningaloo Reef Photo taken at Ningaloo
Unlike other snakes, sea snakes have a flat tail and the tip is shaped like a paddle, which helps them swim. This is an olive sea snake.
Sea snake portrait
Sea snakes have highly potent venom, but human fatalities are rare thanks to their short fangs, which can only inject a small amount.
A yellow-bellied sea snake curled up on the beach displaying its paddle-like tail
This photo clearly shows the paddle-shaped tip of a yellow-bellied sea snake, which it uses as an oar when swimming.
