Ambush Posture of the New Yellow Sea Snake Subspecies Floating at the Sea Surface at Night (IMAGE)

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Ambush Posture of the New Yellow Sea Snake Subspecies Floating at the Sea Surface at Night

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This is the ambush posture of the new yellow sea snake subspecies Hydrophis platurus xanthos. It floats at the sea surface at night in a sinusoidal shape with its head pointing downwards and mouth agape.

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Brooke L. Bessesen

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