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Common Death Adder

Acanthophis antarcticus

Family Elapidae

Critically Endangered — ACT: Restricted Trade Species, QLD: Vulnerable, VIC: Critically Endangered, WA: Data Deficient

About

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 globally. While it remains widespread, it is facing increased threat from the ongoing Australian cane toad invasion.

How to spot it

Real occurrence confirmed near D'Aguilar National Park (Manorina) (Atlas of Living Australia, date unrecorded) — no separate physical description was available on Wikipedia for this species, see the source link for more.

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