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Hydrophis stokesii
Large headed Sea Snake
Venomous 💀💀💀💀 Very dangerous
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Warning.
An aggressive species that will bite multiple times. Serious envenomation, but not fatal bite accidents known so far.
Description.
These are massive snakes with a heavy body. Body diameter can reach up to 30 cm.
Snake Length
30 cm - 200 cm
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Dentition
front-fanged
Weight
??? gr - ??? gr
D.movability
fixed
Pupil shape (closed state)
Teeth/Fang Length
7 mm
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Altitude range
Vertical distribution
-10 to ??? meter above sea level (a.s.l.)
Subspecies & Common Names
Hydrophis stokesii
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DE
Stokes Seeschlange,
EN
Large headed Sea Snake, Spiny headed Sea Snake, Stoke's Sea Snake,
FR
Astrotie de Stokes,
LOCAL
Daryai mar, Samundri sanp,
SI
Maha valakkadiya
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 stokesii
Large headed Sea Snake
VI. snakeID
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