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There are dozens of sea snake species in the Indian and Pacific oceans, but none in the Atlantic or Caribbean. Why?

  • Written by Harvey Lillywhite, Professor of Biology and Director, Seahorse Key Marine Laboratory, University of Florida
Yellow-bellied sea snake (_Hydrophis platurus_).Coleman M. Sheehy III, Florida Museum of Natural History, CC BY-ND

Beachgoers often find unusual things that have washed up with the tides. But many people were surprised when a venomous yellow-bellied sea snake recently was found alive on California’s Newport Beach. Sea snakes are less...

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