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Death Adder
Prefers virgin low scrub habitats with plenty of ground leaf litter in NSW, southern half of Qld and south SA and W Australia. A very heavy fat snake its head is similar in shape to a rattlesnake and the tail ends in a curved spine. They are ambush hunters hiding in leaf litter and twitching their tail tip to lure prey. Gives birth to live young.
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.
Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
By Graeme Ruck
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Uploaded Sep 19, 2013. Captured Sep 13, 2013 12:43.
