Summary ²

Hydrophis belcheri, commonly known as the faint-banded sea snake or Belcher's sea snake, is an extremely venomous species of elapid sea snake. It has a timid temperament and would normally have to be subjected to severe mistreatment before biting. Usually those bitten are fishermen handling nets, although only a quarter of those bitten are envenomated since the snake rarely injects much of its venom. Because of this, and its docile nature, it is generally not regarded.

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1. (c) Rasmussen AR, Murphy JC, Ompi M, Gibbons JW, Uetz P (2011), some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Hydrophis_belcheri_-_journal.pone.0027373.g005.png
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrophis_belcheri

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