sea snake

noun

any of several venomous marine snakes of the family Hydrophidae, having a finlike tail.

sea snake

any venomous snake of the family Hydrophiidae, of tropical seas, that swims by means of a laterally compressed oarlike tail

First recorded in 1745–55

In the meantime this sea-snake passed by us, and we were obliged to tack the vessel about, in order to get nearer to it.

Mr. J. Ramus records a large sea-snake which was seen in 1687 by many people in Dramsfiorden.

I get up, quite contrary to my usual custom (but one must sleep or die, like Southeys sea-snake in Kehama) at twelve.

There wasn't no threshin' around and flurryin', but the vicious brute acted just like some kind of a sea-snake.

In the meantime the sea-snake passed by us, and we were obliged to tack the vessel about in order to get nearer to it.

Browse