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As far as we know ^there has been but one true sea snake ever exhibited alive in the United States before the Society acquired the specimens 
now on exhibition m the Reptile House. One of the remarkable characteristics of these reptiles is the flattened or paddle-like tail. There 
are over fifty species. The greater number ave brilliantly colored, and all are venomous. 
Photograph by Blwin R. Sanborn. 
