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COMMON NAME: Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Hydrophis platurus
FAMILY: Elapidae
LENGTH: 1m
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Pelagic, wide distribution in tropical and sub-tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region
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Venomous
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Sometimes found washed up on beaches, they have difficulty moving on land, so may appear to be dead when they are alive
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