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 ...
Long before humans started contaminating things, sea snakes had spread out across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Two landlocked lakes in the South Pacific — namely Lake Taal of the Philippines and ...
If you're an air-breathing sea snake, life in the tropical waters of the ocean is fraught with challenges. For instance, sea snakes regularly shed their skin like any other snake — but the ...
As with the eels that the snakes prey on, the paralysis of any muscles involved in breathing or swallowing may be fatal. In the case of serious bites, sea snake antivenom can be administered.
MR. SMEDLEY'S note on viviparity in the sea-snake (Laticauda colubrina) in NATURE of Aug. 30, p. 312, needs some comment. My statement (which he quotes) that all sea-snakes are viviparous was not ...
“During the transition period of the US government, the Philippines is likely to continue engaging China at sea in a low-intensity manner,” Ding Duo, an associate research fellow at the ...
A music video ode to “friendly neighbors across the sea” can’t patch over growing discontent with China in the Philippines. Indian officials have suggested that Delhi is preparing to become ...
To bolster its diplomatic leverage in addressing maritime tensions in the South China Sea, the Philippines is campaigning for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, with Foreign Affairs ...
MANILA--Sweden’s defense chief has expressed alarm over Beijing’s repeated dangerous maneuvers against Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, saying such actions threaten security ...
The Philippine military opened two weeks of combat drills Monday that will include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by China. More than 3,000 Filipino ...