Yellow Bellied Sea Snake

Scientific Name: Pelamis platurus

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Size: Average 0.7 meter, maximum 1.1 meters.

Appearance: Upper part of body is black or dark brown and lower part is bright yellow.

Type of Venom: A small amount of their highly neurotoxic venom can cause death.

Nature: This species is quick to defend itself. Sea snakes do not really strike, but deliberately turn and bite if molested.

Distribution: Throughout the Pacific Ocean from many of the Pacific islands to Hawaii and to the coast of Costa Rica and Panama.

Habitat: Found in all oceans except the Atlantic Ocean.

Feeds on: Fish

Side Line:

• A highly venomous snake belonging to the cobra family. This snake is truly of the pelagic species.

• It never leaves the water to come to shore. It has an oarlike tail to aid its swimming.