Annulated Sea Snake
Hydrophis cyanocinctus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Sea Snake
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Hydrophis
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 17
- How common
- Recorded in 30 places on iNaturalist
About
Annulated Sea Snake (Hydrophis cyanocinctus) is a venomous sea snake of the family Elapidae, found in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Iran and 12 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical montane forest and 41 more. Recorded in 30 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Montane Forest
- Montane Rainforest
- Tropical Dry Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Subtropical Dry Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Scrub Forest
- Thorn Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Scrubland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Desert Scrub
- Mountain Slopes
Related snakes
- Bighead Sea Snake Hydrophis annandalei
- Hydrophis neglectus
- Common Seasnake Hydrophis schistosus
- Striped Sea Snake Hydrophis fasciatus
- Slender Seasnake Hydrophis gracilis
- Cantor's Narrow-headed Sea Snake Hydrophis cantoris
- King's Seasnake Hydrophis kingii
- Black-banded Sea Snake Hydrophis nigrocinctus
- Greater Seasnake Hydrophis major
- Anomalous Sea Snake Hydrophis anomalus
- Spotted Sea Snake Hydrophis ocellatus
- Dwarf Seasnake Hydrophis caerulescens
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.