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2006-12-03 09:18:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
There are about 52 kinds of sea snakes.. Not sure how many individuals there are though!
2006-12-03 09:21:08 · answer #1 · answered by Lexi P 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sea Snakes are believed to have evolved from land snakes in Australia. There are about 52 kinds of sea snakes, and almost all are venomous. I think the most amazing fact about sea snakes is that they can still bite for about an hour after death! All over the world, there have been very few deaths by sea snake bites. This is because they are actually scared of humans. There are a lot of movies that show them as very scary, dangerous creatures, but this is not so. Sea snakes have been known to mind their own business. Usually, when humans approach them, they just causally swim away. But I'm not telling you to swim up to one (if you ever see one) and pet it. Although some sea snakes are nice, some sea snakes' fangs can penetrate dry suits (this is the thickest kind of diving suit) and then can puncture the skin. Sea snakes have a flattened tail for swimming faster, and for better control when swimming. The only differences between eels and sea snakes is an eel is not venomous. Also, eels do not have a flattened tail for swimming.
The most dangerous sea snake is the Beaded Sea Snake. Beaded sea snakes have such strong venom, three drops can kill about nine people! The most common sea snake near land is the cotton mouth, or water moccasin. If you ever see one, it's best to just slowly walk away. A lot of people think that snakes are very slimy, but in truth they are dry and scaly. Also, many people think that sea snakes are even slimier than land snakes. This is not true either. Of course, right when they're taken out of the water they're wet, but once dried, they are dry and scaly, too.
2006-12-03 10:02:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are about 50 species and some herpetologists believe there are more. Most of the questionable species could be simply sub-species of another kind instead of a specie by itself. The most dangerous of the sea snakes is Enhydrina schistosa but all are capable of causing death. Most are from the South China Sea to Australia and then into the Indian Ocean.
2006-12-03 13:14:09 · answer #3 · answered by Frank 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are 70 different types of species in the world
| hope this helps.
2006-12-03 09:28:19 · answer #4 · answered by momof467309 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋