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Death Adder prefers virgin low scrub with plenty of ground cover in NSW, southern half of Qld and south SA and WAustralia. A heavy snake its head of a rattlesnake. Ambush hunters hiding in leaf litter and twitching their tail tip to lure prey. Acanthophis antarcticus,Common death adder Click/tap to enlarge Species intro

Death Adder

prefers virgin low scrub with plenty of ground cover in NSW, southern half of Qld and south SA and WAustralia. A heavy snake its head of a rattlesnake. Ambush hunters hiding in leaf litter and twitching their tail tip to lure prey.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Interesting! Would you know which species of Death Adder this concerns? Wikipedia mentions there are 4-15 species of Death adders:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthophis     Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Graeme Ruck's profile
      Graeme Ruck
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      sorry to take so long to answer. Species is Acanthophis antarticus Posted 12 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        No problem, thanks for the identification. Turns out its the first photo of this species on the site. Excellent! Posted 12 years ago

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The Common death adder

The common death adder , is a species of Death Adder native to Australia. It is one of the most venomous land snakes in Australia and the world. While, unlike its sister adder species, the common death adder remains widespread, it is facing increased threat from the ongoing Australian cane toad invasion.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
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Uploaded Jul 7, 2013. Captured Mar 23, 2013 13:48.
  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/25s
  • ISO800
  • 80mm

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