Hydrophis belcheri

Belcher's sea snake

Venomous 💀💀💀💀 Very dangerous ref
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Warning. 

The bite of most elapids is not painful. You can be bitten and envenomated without noticing it.

  • Length Adult

  • up to 122 cm ref

  • Length Newborn

  • unknown

  • Weight Range

  • ??? gr - 260 gr ref

  • Pupil Shape

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  • Dentition Type

  • fixed front fangs ref

  • Teeth/Fang Length

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Altitude range

Vertical distribution

??? to ??? meter above sea level ref

Subspecies & Common Names

Hydrophis belcheri (not specific) 0 ENGLISH Belcher's sea snake, Captain Belcher's Sea Snake, Faint banded sea snake

Full Taxonomy

  • I. Superfamily Colubroidea

  • Colubrids, elapids and vipers

  • II. Family Elapidae

  • Elapids

  • III. Subfamily Hydrophiinae

  • Sea snakes

  • IV. Genus Hydrophis

  • Sea snakes

  • V. Species Hydrophis belcheri

  • Belcher's sea snake

  • VI. snakeID

  • 543
Complete taxonomy of Hydrophis belcheri at The Reptile Database.