annulated sea snake

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annulated sea snake

reptile

Also known as: Hydrophis cyanocinctus, blue-banded sea snake

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…a 2019 study of the blue-banded sea snake (or annulated sea snake, Hydrophis cyanocinctus) found a highly vascularized area between the snout and the top of the head, which allows oxygen to be transported directly from the water to the snake’s brain. Sea snakes give birth in the ocean to…
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…a 2019 study of the blue-banded sea snake (or annulated sea snake, Hydrophis cyanocinctus) found a highly vascularized area between the snout and the top of the head, which allows oxygen to be transported directly from the water to the snake’s brain. Sea snakes give birth in the ocean to…
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