What family is the sea snake in?

Elapid snakes
Coral reef snakes/Family

What are the main families of snakes?

Snakes are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, suborder Serpentes. There are 14 families, but Colubridae, Elapidae, Hydrophidae, Viperidae, Crotalinae, and Viperinae are the families and subfamilies of poisonous snakes (see Figure 3).

What does the elapidae family consist of?

The family Elapidae includes cobras, mambas, and sea snakes (see Marine Envenomations). In North America, the family is represented by the coral snake Micrurus spp. (Color Plate 8-14). The venom of many members of the elapid family is predominantly neurotoxic.

What is the meaning of Elapid?

Definition of elapid : any of a family (Elapidae) of venomous snakes (such as the cobras and coral snakes) with hollow fangs.

Where are sea snakes most common?

Sea snakes are mostly confined to the warm tropical waters of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, with a few species found well out into Oceania. The geographic range of one species, Pelamis platurus, is wider than that of any other reptile species, except for a few species of sea turtles.

What is the scientific name of sea snake?

Hydrophiinae
Coral reef snakes/Scientific names

How many families of venomous snakes are there?

In general there are five families of venomous snakes recognized: the Colubridae, which possess small rear fangs; the front-fanged Elapidae and Hydrophidae; and the viper group, which consists of the Viperdae and Crotalidae. Venomous snakes are widespread throughout the world.

How are venomous snakes classified?

Venomous snakes are species of the suborder Serpentes that are capable of producing venom, which they use for killing prey, for defense, and to assist with digestion of their prey. Common venomous snakes include the families Elapidae, Viperidae, Atractaspididae, and some of the Colubridae.

Is the coral snake an Elapidae?

Coral snakes belong to the reptilian family Elapidae. Two genera of coral snakes are indigenous to the United States.

Which snakes are Elapidae?

Australian Coral Snake, Brachyurophis australis, a burrowing, shovel-snouted species that feeds on reptile eggs and skinks. The elapids are the front-fanged venomous snakes. All Australia’s dangerously venomous land snakes belong to this group as do the sea snakes.

What is meant by calling a person a viper?

viper Add to list Share. A viper is a certain type of poisonous snake. Although viper is a scientific name for a particular family of snakes who poison others by biting them with hollow fangs that inject venom, it is often used generally to describe a spiteful, disloyal or back-stabbing person.