Black Banded Sea Krait Research Paper

Black Banded Sea Krait: What We Know So Far

Did you know that the venom of a Black Banded Sea Krait is ten times more toxic than that of a rattlesnake? Maybe this is why people are scared of snakes. Though their venom is very toxic, humans rarely get bitten. Unfortunately, the population is being threatened by habitat destruction. The Black Banded Sea Krait has its own ways of adapting to marine life, where it lives, and how they produce more of their species. The Black Banded Sea Krait has to live somewhere, but where? They not only” live in the water, but also on land,”(Wildscreen Arkive). They “live in both a marine and terrestrial environment.”Although they could live on land, water is usually better for them. They have certain areas where
Parts of their body adapts to being in water like, “Lungs are proportionally much larger than their land based relatives enable them to spend long periods of time under water, from an average of 15-30 minutes to almost two hours,” (Aquarium Of the Pacific - Online Learning Center). That’s one of the adaptations they need so that they can live in the water. They also have adaptations to live on land. This includes, “large belly scales, assist them in moving on land and climbing low hanging tree branches,” (Aquarium Of the Pacific - Online Learning Center). That is how they’re able to move without hurting their bellies, so that they can live in a terrestrial environment. It may seem cool that they have these adaptations, but humans also have them too to survive.
Have you ever wondered how the Black Banded Sea Kraits hunts for their food? They have skills that helps them specialize in hunting their prey. “They are active predators that specialize on hunting eels, which they are able to locate by snaking through crevices and cracks in the reef. They paralyze their prey with powerful venom and swallow it whole,”