| Term Name: | hydrophid venom |
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| Synonyms: | hydrophid venom, sea snake venom |
| Definition: | Venoms of sea snakes, Hydrophiinae, found around Pacific islands. The venoms contain fewer enzymes and more neuro- or myotoxins than land snakes. The neurotoxic proteins are similar to elapid small, short, or type I neurotoxins, some of which have been characterized. |
| Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0013110] |