Egg-eating Sea Snake
Emydocephalus annulatus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Sea Snake
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Emydocephalus
- Continents
- Oceania, Asia
- Countries
- 5
- How common
- Recorded in 39 places on iNaturalist
About
Egg-eating Sea Snake (Emydocephalus annulatus) is a venomous sea snake of the family Elapidae, found in Australia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Vietnam. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, subtropical forest, evergreen forest and 15 more. Recorded in 39 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
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Eucalyptus Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Shrubland
- Heathland
- Coastal Scrub
- Coral Reefs
- Shallow Coastal Waters
- Philippine Rainforest
- New Caledonia Forest
- Australian Eucalyptus Woodland
- Australian Coastal Heathland
- Australian Mulga Woodland
- Australian Brigalow Woodland
Related snakes
- Western Turtle-headed Sea Snake Emydocephalus orarius
- Ijima's sea snake Emydocephalus ijimae
- Emydocephalus szczerbaki
- Managalas Plateau Snake Toxicocalamus pumehanae
- West African Banded Cobra Naja savannula
- Wall's Sind Krait Bungarus walli
- Toxicocalamus buegersi
- Guangxi Coral Snake Sinomicrurus peinani
- Sinomicrurus nigriventer
- Pilbara Hooded Snake Suta gaikhorstorum
- Mt Simpson Forest Snake Toxicocalamus mattisoni
- Sinomicrurus houi
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.