Description
The Banded Sea Snake Laticauda colubrina occurs in tropical Indo-Pacific. Males maimum length 88 cm, females 142 cm. The Banded Sea Snake is often seen in large numbers in the company of hunting parties of giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) and goatfish. Their cooperative hunting technique is similar to that of the moray eel, with the Snakes flushing out prey from narrow crevices and holes. Sea Snakes need to drink fresh water and regularly come onto land for that purpose. Southeast Peleliu Island, Palau, Micronesia, 6°59'22.6" N 134°14'39.45" E at 12m depth