Everything about Hydrophis Belcheri totally explained
The
Faint-banded Sea snake (
Hydrophis belcheri, also known as the
Belcher's sea snake) is a species of
sea snake. It has a friendly temperament and would normally have to be subjected to severe mistreatment before biting. Usually those bitten are fishermen handling nets, although only a quarter of those bitten are envenomated since the snake rarely injects much of its venom. Because of this, and its docile nature, it's generally not regarded as very dangerous. The toxicity of this species' venom have many times been called into question, with some herpetologists and snake enthusiasts naming either the beaked sea snake (
Enhydrina schistosa) or the Inland Taipan (
Oxyuranus microlepidotus) as having the most toxic venom.
Distribution
Indian Ocean (
Philippines:
Visayan area,
Panay;
New Guinea), Gulf of
Thailand,
Australia (North Territory?,
Queensland?),
Solomon Islands [McCoy2000]. Especially around the
Ashmore Reef in the
Timor Sea off northwest Australia.
Taxonomic history
The scientific name commemorates the British explorer Sir
Edward Belcher, and was named by
John Edward Gray in 1849. It was independently discovered and named by
Charles Darwin in 1851, though he retracted his claim upon being provided with a copy of Belcher's work.
The faint-banded sea snake has been mistakenly called the "hook-nosed sea snake" (which is actually
Enhydrina schistosa) and in one instance was called the "blue-banded sea snake" (which is actually one name for
Hydrophis cyanocinctus).
Further Information
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