Examples of sea snake in a Sentence
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The Dubois' sea snake holds the title of the most venomous sea snake tested.
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
The olive sea snake is another water-loving serpent.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2022
Forrest Galante has a theory that deadly sea snakes are turning these apex predators into prey!
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 26 July 2023
Forrest Galante has a theory that deadly sea snakes might have something to do with it.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
This ancestral snake species lived on the land and would later evolve into all snake species, including sea snakes.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 July 2023
Forrest Galante believes that deadly sea snakes are turning these apex predators into prey.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
Similarly, sea snakes can hear sounds from underwater speakers between 40 and 600 Hz, peaking in performance at a mere 60 Hz.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2023
Like the other three sea snakes on this list, the Belcher’s sea snake is found from the eastern Indian Ocean through southeast Asia and into northern coastal Australia.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 11 June 2020
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
The olive sea snake is another water-loving serpent.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2022
Forrest Galante has a theory that deadly sea snakes are turning these apex predators into prey!
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 26 July 2023
Forrest Galante has a theory that deadly sea snakes might have something to do with it.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
This ancestral snake species lived on the land and would later evolve into all snake species, including sea snakes.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 July 2023
Forrest Galante believes that deadly sea snakes are turning these apex predators into prey.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
Similarly, sea snakes can hear sounds from underwater speakers between 40 and 600 Hz, peaking in performance at a mere 60 Hz.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2023
Like the other three sea snakes on this list, the Belcher’s sea snake is found from the eastern Indian Ocean through southeast Asia and into northern coastal Australia.
—Steven Hill, Field & Stream, 11 June 2020
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First Known Use
1755, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Medical Definition
sea snake
noun
: any of a family (Hydrophidae) of numerous venomous snakes inhabiting the tropical parts of the Pacific and Indian oceans
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