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Other than fish - Squamata - Elapidae - Black-headed sea snake

Black-headed sea snake - Hydrophis melanocephalus

Iriomote island, Japan / Oct.2015

Black-headed sea snake

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Name : Black-headed sea snake
Latin name : Hydrophis melanocephalus
Scientific classification : Squamata - Elapidae

Size : 140 cm
Distribution : Southwest Japan, Indonesia to Papua New Guinea
Rarity : ★★★☆☆     Popularity : ☆☆☆☆     Photogenicity : ★★★☆☆

They are dangerous species because they are highly poisonous and aggressive.


Okinawa island, Japan / Oct.2013


Okinawa island, Japan / Oct.2013


Iriomote island, Japan / Oct.2015


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