Olive Sea Snake
Aipysurus laevis
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Non-constrictor
- Type
- Sea Snake
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Aipysurus
- Continents
- Oceania, Asia
- Countries
- 4
- How common
- Common
About
Olive Sea Snake (Aipysurus laevis) is a venomous sea snake of the family Elapidae, found in Australia, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 33 more. Common: recorded in 124 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 Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Eucalyptus Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Shrubland
- Heathland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Coastal Scrub
- Coral Reefs
- Seagrass Beds
- Shallow Coastal Waters
Related snakes
- Marbled Sea Snake Aipysurus eydouxii
- Dubois' Sea Snake Aipysurus duboisii
- Shark Bay Seasnake Aipysurus pooleorum
- Sahul Reef Snake Aipysurus apraefrontalis
- Arafura Sea Snake Aipysurus tenuis
- Timor Reef Snake Aipysurus fuscus
- Leaf-scaled Seasnake Aipysurus foliosquama
- Mosiac Sea Snake Aipysurus mosaicus
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.