10.sea snakes 1. sea snakes are reptiles and live only in the warm waters of the pacific and indian...
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10. Sea Snakes
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Sea snakes are reptiles and live only in the warm waters of the Pacific
and Indian Oceans
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They live in shallow water
There are about 50 different kinds and most are from 4 to 10 feet long
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Some have bodies that get wider toward the tail
Some have tails that look like paddles which help them swim
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Most sea snakes are dull green or light brown and some have yellow bellies
Yellow-belliedSea Snake
All sea snakes are poisonous and their venom is very strong
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Sea snakes kill small fish with venom from their fangs
Sea snakes do not usually attack people
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Sometimes they get caught in fishermen’s nets and they may bite
when being freed from the nets
Most kinds of sea snakes give birth to live young
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The young are born at sea
A few kinds of sea snakes lay eggs
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These snakes leave the water when they are going to lay eggs which are usually
laid on coral reefs
Like other water reptiles, sea snakes have lungs, not gills
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But the nostrils and lungs of sea snakes are different from those of other water
animals
OarfishOften mistaken as
a sea snake
With their nostrils and lungs, sea snakes can take some oxygen directly
out of the water
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Sea snakes can stay underwater for up to 8 hours