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| Seasnakes
live all their lives in salty water which means egg-laying is not
possible. Another strange feature of some species, including A. laevis
(Right), is the presence of light sensitive scales on the paddle-tail.
Presumably these indicate to the snake when its tail is exposed as
it shelters on shallow reefs. The presence of snake-eating Sea Eagles,
Brahminy Kites, and Ospreys, have probably forced such an adaptation.
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