If you're an air-breathing sea snake, life in the tropical waters of the ocean is fraught with challenges. For instance, sea snakes regularly shed their skin like any other snake — but the ...

Biologists use the term ‘true sea snake’ for any of the 64 recognised species of snakes of the family Elapidae that spend the majority of their lives in the ocean. They even give birth to young in the ...

Palaeophis colossaeus was a massive sea snake from the lower Eocene era, reaching lengths comparable to a school bus and ruling the ancient oceans. This extinct species lived in the Tethys Sea ...