Thursday, April 5, 2012

Venomous Sea Snake Discovered


A new species of venomous sea snake was recently discovered. It is oddly completely covered in spiny scales. It was found off the coast of Australia. Usually, snakes have smooth scales on their belly. This snake is weird because it has spiny scales on the belly. This new species of sea snake has been namedHydrophis donaldi, or “water serpent” in Latin. 
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/03/120302-new-sea-snake-species-animals-science-australia/

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