Sea snakes are best known for their potent venom and startling colour schemes, leaving some impressive features overlooked. From nostrils that act as valves to tails and even scales that ease movement ...

Sea kraits are snakes that live equally on land ... These glands work to push any salt out of the bloodstream and into the mouth. Any excess salt is expelled this way and then flicked out via ...

Sea kraits are quite passive ... The closely related black mamba, a snake whose open mouth resembles a coffin and whose venom can quickly put you in one, holds a toxin with huge potential to ...

A photograph by a naturalist captured a seemingly bewildered seal in the mouth of a humpback whale after the giant marine ...

Almost all snakes that produce toxins are venomous rather than poisonous. To get into a victim’s bloodstream, venom enters ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about the ocean, climate change, and the future of our planet. When envenomation occurs in humans, bites are often painless and ...

The helpless prey is then guided into the mouth by the tentacles. There are more than 1,000 sea anemone species found throughout the world’s oceans at various depths, although the largest and ...

Like their cousin, the blue krait, Dubois' sea snakes (Aipysurus duboisii ... Like the cottonmouth moccasin, the black mamba's name comes from the fact that the inside of its mouth is jet black. This ...

They’re also enormous, measuring up to eight feet (2.4m) in length and tipping the scale at 20kg (44lbs). Also known as the ‘banded sea krait’ due to its distinctive black stripes, the yellow-lipped ...

The sea robin walks on leg-like fins that can taste the seafloor, showcasing evolution's clever repurposing of traits.

Mouth tape has recently gained traction as a method to help you sleep better. Along with other viral sleep hacks that usually surface on TikTok, mouth tape brands promise deeper, more restful ...

Sep. 26, 2024 — Sea robins are unusual animals with the body of a fish, wings of a bird, and walking legs of a crab. Now, researchers show that the legs of the sea robin aren't just used for ...