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Sea snakes and sea kraits are under threat from humans. Historically, black-banded sea kraits, Laticauda semifasciata, were hunted for their meat, skin and organs in the Philippines and Japanese ...

Unlike strictly aquatic sea snakes, the black-banded sea krait is semi-terrestrial and regularly comes onto land to rest and breed. It mostly feeds on eels and small fish in coral reef habitats.