Sea snakes are said to be carnivorous because they eat different fishes, fish eggs, crustaceans, and mollusks for their survival. Sea snakes are also known as coral reef snakes. Sea snakes are abundant in the Western Pacific Ocean and warm tropical waters of the Indian Ocean. Few species of sea snakes are also found in Oceania. They are found often near river mouths and in coastal waters. They are also found in muddy or turbid water. 

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The average size of a sea snake is between 1.2m to 1.4m, but some can grow up to 2m. The average weight of a sea snake is 0.8-1.3 kg. Sea snakes can live up to 7 years.

Insects and aquatic animals

Sea snakes normally eat fish and their eggs. Sea snakes eat different fish of different sizes and shapes, and they are capable of eating large fish also. Sea snakes can eat eels like moray eels and clownfish. Sea snakes eat meat, worms, and shrimp. Sea snakes are also dangerous for humans because when they move upward for oxygen, they can attack humans if they find any. Some sea snakes also eat young octopuses.

Sea snakes food in great barrier reef

There are almost 15 species of sea snakes found on the great barrier reef. They produce deadly venom there to paralyze their prey like eels, mollusks, fishes, and prawns. They also eat crabs.

Sea snakes are also active at night. Also, Sea snakes eat different worms, mollusks, and crustaceans.

What sea snakes don’t eat

Sea snakes don’t eat dolphins because they are very big in size. Sea snakes don’t eat jellyfish-like box jellyfish because jellyfishes are venomous. Also, Sea snakes don’t eat starfish and seahorses. Sea snakes don’t eat plants and grass because they are carnivorous and they only prey on aquatic animals and insects. Sea snakes don’t like to eat seaweed. 

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