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Laticauda laticaudata
Basic stats
Venom
Venomous (highly venomous elapid — treat any bite as a medical emergency)
Diet
Eels
Habitat
Reef and rocky coastal habitat, coming ashore to lay eggs
Range
Coastal waters and coasts around Borneo, Indo-Pacific
Clutch size
3–8 eggs (laid on land, typical for sea kraits)
Incubation period
About 4–6 months (typical for sea kraits)
Size
Medium (up to 1.3m)
Weight
~0.5–1kg
Another true sea krait, sharing the amphibious lifestyle of the genus — coming ashore to lay eggs and rest on rocky coastlines rather than being fully committed to life at sea like Hydrophis species.
Feeds mainly on eels, hunting in reef and rocky coastal habitat. Venomous but generally docile; still, no sea snake or krait should be approached or handled.
