Show home of the sea serpent the question of the great sea serpent has of late come before us with an episcopal sanction bat but whatever may be the explanation of the various appearances which have given a certain currency to a belief in the existence of an unknown marine monster of some kind that small sea serpents exist is most certain they are all marine and with the exception of one or two species never quit the water As might be expected under such circumstances they bring forth their young alive and these can swim as soon boon as they are bom born mr boulenger Boule ngor tells us that their home Is essentially the coasts of tho the indian ocean ocea n and the tropical parts of the west cm ern pacific from the persian gulf to new guinea and north australia one species however ranges from west and south africa to the western coast of tropical america and extends northward to japan and southward to new zealand quarterly review |