YELLOW-BELLIED SEA SNAKE 
(Pelamydrus platurus). 
Length: 2 y 2 feet. Range: In¬ 
dian Ocean and tropical Pa¬ 
cific. 
RINGED SEA SNAKE (Laticaiida 
colubrina ). Length: 5 feet. 
Range: Tropical western Pa¬ 
cific. 
New York Zoological Society. 
Some sea snakes bring forth living young in tidal pools and shallow 
flats while others lay eggs. The young are able at birth to shift for them¬ 
selves. The young of John’s sea snake are fourteen inches at birth — their 
mother is twice as long. Adults give evidence of early maturity, mating at 
the age of six to eight months. 
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