Chinese Sea Snake
Laticauda semifasciata
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Sea Snake
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Laticauda
- Continents
- Asia
- Countries
- 6
- How common
- Common
About
Chinese Sea Snake (Laticauda semifasciata) is a venomous sea snake of the family Elapidae, found in China, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, South Korea and 1 more. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, temperate rainforest, temperate deciduous forest and 16 more. Common: recorded in 116 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
- Temperate Rainforest
- Temperate Deciduous Forest
- Temperate Mixed Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Bamboo Forest
- Mountain Forest
- Mountain Slopes
- Coastal Lagoons
- Beaches
- Rocky Shores
- Coral Reefs
- Shallow Coastal Waters
- Philippine Rainforest
- East Asian Temperate Forest
- Taiwan Montane Forest
- Japanese Temperate Forest
Related snakes
- Crocker's Sea Snake Laticauda crockeri
- Guinea's Flat-tail Sea Snake Laticauda guineai
- Common sea krait Laticauda laticaudata
- Yellow-lipped Sea Snake Laticauda frontalis
- Yellow-Lipped Sea Krait Laticauda saintgironsi
- Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Laticauda colubrina
- Flat-tail Sea Snake (schistorhyncha) Laticauda schistorhyncha
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.