answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The Faint-banded Sea snake (Hydrophis belcheri, also known as the Belcher's ocean ...It canhold its breath for as long as 7 to 8 hours while hunting and even ... The scientificnamecommemorates the British explorer Sir Edward Belcher

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

The seahorse is an ocean creature that has similar features as a horse. That is why they call it a seahorse.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago

The seahorse is named seahorse because they live in the sea and they're heads resemble the head of a horse.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

Although they are anatomically "fish," a seahorse has a distinct resemblance to a horse, both in head shape and in the upright orientation of their bodies.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

16y ago

The head of a seahorse looks much like the head of a real horse.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

by the shape of their head

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago

Marshall Morgan said so

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How did a sea snake get its name?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What is the name of the sea snake?

There are 55+ different species of sea snake here are a few: Yellow Sea Snake Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Crocker's Sea Snake Guinea's Sea Krait Blue-lipped Sea Krait Saint Girons' Sea Krait Niue Sea Krait Black-banded Sea Krait Black-and-yellow sea snake Spiny-headed Sea Snake Stoke's sea snake Turtlehead sea snake Jerdon's sea snake Yellowbelly sea snake (also known as pelagic sea snake) Olive sea snake Garman's sea snake Beaked seasnake Ornate Reef Seasnake


What snake name begins with o and has 5 letters?

Olive Sea snake


What snake name begins with o that is five letters long?

Olive snake the full name of it is the olive brown sea snake


What is a name of snake that begins with the letter s?

Sea snake and scarlet king snake are snakes. They begin with the letter s.


Which is the most poisonous sea snake?

the most poisonous is the beaked sea snake


Are snakeheads poisonous?

if you mean by sea snakes, than yes. in fact, sea snakes are the most venomous type of snake in the world. the 10 most toxic sea snakes are the belchers sea snake( world's most venomous snake 100 times more venomous than the common taipan) banded sea snake, yellow bellied sea snake, Dubois's Reef sea snake, stoke sea snake, olive sea snake, elegant sea snake, electic sea snake, Fiji sea snake


What species of snakes live in the sea?

Sea snakes. That is the actual name of that species of snake. They are or are closely related to the kraits.


Are the beaked sea snake and the black headed sea snake the same?

no


What type of snake is the world's deadliest sea snake?

The Banded Sea Krait.


Is a sea snake a type of serpent?

Yes. A sea snake is a type of serpent.


What is the name of a Legendary sea creature resembling a snake and a dragon?

the Loc Ness Monster


Is a sea snake a mammal?

A snake is a reptile.