sea snakes?

Hi bud,

Well sea snakes are very venomous, very few fatal bites are recorded.
They can control how much venom they release during a bite.

Just remember in a marine tank they will be under much more stress than normal.

So tank wise? Size, 2m / 3m should work depending on size of snakes and amount of snakes you want to keep!

Make super sure on sealing the lid of the tank, but you know that already :tt2:

Good luck with the project!!!!
 
Easy there tiger!

The guy just joined, and asked for advise, no point in chasing him away!
He might not have experience in Marine animals, but has in the reptile world!

:thumbup:
 
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@lcornelius ..... Did that sound personal lol. My bad, its was meant to be a friendly warning against snotty attitudes lol..... I did it wen I joined masa, an man did I get it bad,from all direction, it took me verrry long to gain respect.... So @llandlo .... U ask a question an the guys are gna help as response, dnt push dem down by stating ur experiences, coz guys wit experience dnt ask question, they have all the answers
 
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maintained in
sea water filled cement tanks (10,000 l) and water exchange
(80%) was done everyday.
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Not something I would look forward to...

Regular monthly survey
was undertaken in the Coromandel coast during the period
from April 2003 to March 2004 and as many as 520 annulated
snakes were collected from the by-catch; among
these, about 25% suffered mortality within the trawler and/
or on-board. The efforts made to bring live annulated sea
snakes were found to be difficult due to low speed of the
trawler and the long distance away from the coast
(21 km).
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Makes one think about bringing them into the country, and if you read further...:

about 10 km away
from the coast at about 10–15 m depth in the early morning
(4–6 a.m.); after a period of 2–3 h
the sea snakes were captured.
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And this is basically the only ones they could keep alive for more than 5 months in a huge tank with a huge amount of daily water changes.

I would think the effort would be way too much to have a 50/50 chance of survival...
But thank you for the link. Interesting read as I have never even thought about sea snakes, nor did I know anything about them. It made me google them too....lol
 
guys while i personally am not a fan of snakes and or them being kept in captivity , this is an interesting subject and should be seen so as such.

its how we learn

im not too sure of how well a snake may adapt and the size system required to keep them in captivity, im no expert.. but please keep it tidy..
 
Welcome and good luck bud keep us posted with this interesting project of yours
 
leslie hempel said:
guys while i personally am not a fan of snakes and or them being kept in captivity , this is an interesting subject and should be seen so as such.

its how we learn

im not too sure of how well a snake may adapt and the size system required to keep them in captivity, im no expert.. but please keep it tidy..
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+1
 
Interesting:

Finally one last interesting fact is that because the sea snake lives in salty water they take in more salt than normal snakes. This means that they have had to adapt in order for their bodies to tolerate the high levels of salt that enter their bodies and blood streams. So in order to deal with this quickly and efficiently they have developed a gland under their mouths. This gland allows them to get rid of some of the excess salt by removing it from the gland with their tongue.
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Man oh man, this is an interesting site:

Seasnake Research

Sea snake venom research
 
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ha ha do i see a SNAKE in the Grass???

keep the POSITIVE comments flowing.. im learning alot here...:tt2:
 
sorry if i ame across iffy terrible day yesterday....
there is a follow up to that aricle i posted but cant find it...
great article brilliant reads
im gona have to weight the pros and cons.....but gorgeous animals
 
llandlo said:
sorry if i ame across iffy terrible day yesterday....
there is a follow up to that aricle i posted but cant find it...
great article brilliant reads
im gona have to weight the pros and cons.....but gorgeous animals
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every now and again we get a fish that we just cant keep, (moorish idols come to mind as being a problem in the past), what we then do is wait a little longer untill there is more technology available and more proven methods to reference to better our chances

BUT

i am also tired of seeing the south african way of waiting for it to be proven and then piggy backing on somone elses hard work..

what i am saying is: if you are adamant you are going to try something with a limited sucess rate and are going to be pioneering a new area, its important to plan it properly assess your findings and make sure you give it a good go..

so that at least if you do loose the animal its life was not in vain...

im all for trying new but it must have a purpose and a reported outcome.. so that others can benefit from your experience and what you have learnt

good luck with your research and your decisions... and be safe....
 
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mmm i have alot to think about....the reptile guys on snakesites are in the completly opp veiw piont where every1 says gun for it...i have alot of thinking and alot of planning...
any ideas on how to light a tank in a sealed enviroment?
can one make an internal sump so as to eliminate exit points...
any other ideas and suggestions?
 
llandlo said:
mmm i have alot to think about....the reptile guys on snakesites are in the completly opp veiw piont where every1 says gun for it...i have alot of thinking and alot of planning...
any ideas on how to light a tank in a sealed enviroment?
can one make an internal sump so as to eliminate exit points...
any other ideas and suggestions?
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Go for LEDs with the sealed tank.
You can maybe pace a grid in front of your overflow to make sure the snakes don't escape!

Good luck!
 
llandlo said:
mmm i have alot to think about....the reptile guys on snakesites are in the completly opp veiw piont where every1 says gun for it...i have alot of thinking and alot of planning...
any ideas on how to light a tank in a sealed enviroment?
can one make an internal sump so as to eliminate exit points...
any other ideas and suggestions?
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My best guess would be to treat it as a FOWLR system as light then doesnt really play a part.....just for viewing. So T 5 will be fine

A normal sump would do ....overflow and returns would just have to be covered with mesh
 
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