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Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
© MD ROKIBUL HASAN
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The yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platurus) is found in the open ocean from Africa eastward across the Pacific to the west coast of the Americas. It spends all its life in marine environments. It feeds and gives birth far from any coastline and is helpless if washed ashore, whereas other sea snakes live in coastal waters of estuaries and coral reefs.
Sea snakes are extremely venomous in order to be 100% efficient in quickly immobilizing fish in the water without risking the prey escaping or struggling. On rare occasions, critically envenomated victims of yellow-bellied sea snakes may die from muscle paralysis that leads to respiratory failure.
N.B.: This snake was found at the seashore of a remote island at the Bay of Bengal, probably washed ashore during the tide. It was carried back to the sea in shallow water. Mysteriously though, it seemed reluctant to stay at the shore, so was not carried into the deep water but kept in a suitable water depth so that it can swim back to the sea if it wishes to.
It would be highly appreciated if you share your knowledge regarding this phenomenon, why it wanted to stay at shore. TIA
Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
© MD ROKIBUL HASAN
Please seek permission before use.
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The yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platurus) is found in the open ocean from Africa eastward across the Pacific to the west coast of the Americas. It spends all its life in marine environments. It feeds and gives birth far from any coastline and is helpless if washed ashore, whereas other sea snakes live in coastal waters of estuaries and coral reefs.
Sea snakes are extremely venomous in order to be 100% efficient in quickly immobilizing fish in the water without risking the prey escaping or struggling. On rare occasions, critically envenomated victims of yellow-bellied sea snakes may die from muscle paralysis that leads to respiratory failure.
N.B.: This snake was found at the seashore of a remote island at the Bay of Bengal, probably washed ashore during the tide. It was carried back to the sea in shallow water. Mysteriously though, it seemed reluctant to stay at the shore, so was not carried into the deep water but kept in a suitable water depth so that it can swim back to the sea if it wishes to.
It would be highly appreciated if you share your knowledge regarding this phenomenon, why it wanted to stay at shore. TIA