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The yellow-bellied sea snake (Hydrophis platurus) is a venomous species of snake from the subfamily Hydrophiinae (the sea snakes) found in tropical oceanic waters around the world except for the Atlantic Ocean.
Yellow-bellied sea snakes have an extensive distribution covering the entire tropical Indo-Pacific, as well as extending to Costa Rica, Southern California, and northern Peru. It is the only sea snake to have reached the Hawaiian Islands.
Yellow-bellied or Pelagic sea snake (Pelamis platurus), Costa Rica image from mongabay.com. Copyright Rhett A. Butler 2004. All rights reserved.
4 lip 2024 · The yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platurus) is known as the serpiente marina, serpiente marina amarilla, or serpiente del mar in Spanish. These pretty snakes are brown/black on top and bright yellow below with the tail having brown and yellow spots or stripes.
15 lut 2019 · A yellow-bellied sea snake rests at the water's surface near the mouth of Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica.
The yellow-bellied sea snake has an extensive distribution covering the entire tropical Indo-Pacific, as well as extending to Costa Rica, southern California, and northern Peru. It is the only sea snake to have reached the Hawaiian Islands.
Image code: costa_rica--seasnake_1 Photographer: Rhett A. Butler Date taken: 1-Mar-00 GPS Location
