FIG. 81. SEA SNAKE, Platurus schistorhynchus 



Venom from a pair of short fangs subdues the prey. The food consists of fish. 



Snakes of this type abound in the Indian Ocean 



FIG. 82. EGYPTIAN COBRA, Naja haje 



Short, venom-conducting fangs subdue the prey, which is gripped by the 



snake's jaws until dead 



