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Hydrophiinae, commonly known as sea snakes, are venomous elapid snakes inhabiting in marine environments for most of their lives. Except for the genus Laticauda, sea snakes are adapted to fully aquatic life and are unable to move on land. They are found in warm coastal waters from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. Sea snakes have an eel-like appearance, having paddle-like tails. Many have laterally compressed bodies as well. They do not gills like fish and must surface regularly to breathe. The majority of adult hydrophiinae species grow between 120-150 around 4 to 5 feet with the largest, Hydrophis spiralis, reaching a maximum of 3m. Source: Wikipedia This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of im
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