Wildlife
Banded sea kraits are venomous sea snakes, but are generally not aggressive and therefore don't necessarily pose a danger to divers. Although they feed in the sea, they return to land to mate.
Scientific name: Laticauda colubrina
Rank: Species
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Toxic sea snake
The sea krait's ultra-strong venom has to immobilise fast-moving prey.
The sea krait's ultra-strong venom has to immobilise fast-moving prey.
Sea krait hunt
Unique co-operative hunting behaviour is recorded on one of the world's remotest reefs.
The unique and only recently discovered communal hunting behaviour of this population of sea kraits has never been filmed before and HD brings pristine clarity to the underwater footage. The snakes proved very inquisitive, wrapping themselves round the cameraman's legs. As a result, it was extremely hard to film natural behaviour while being sure to avoid the snakes' potentially lethal bite.
Species range provided by WWF's Wildfinder.
The Banded sea krait can be found in a number of locations including: Great Barrier Reef. Find out more about these places and what else lives there.
The following habitats are found across the Banded sea krait distribution range. Find out more about these environments, what it takes to live there and what else inhabits them.
Discover what these behaviours are and how different plants and animals use them.
Additional data source: Animal Diversity Web
The colubrine sea krait, banded sea krait or yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) is a species of sea snake found in tropical Indo-Pacific oceanic waters.
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Adapted to swimming
Carnivorous
Moulting
Egg layer
Active at birth
Predator
Venomous