Common Death Adder
Acanthophis antarcticus
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Acanthophis
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 2
- How common
- Common
About
Common Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Australia, Papua New Guinea. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical lowland forest, tropical seasonal forest and 29 more. Common: recorded in 190 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
- Tropical Rainforest
- Tropical Moist Forest
- Tropical Lowland Forest
- Tropical Seasonal Forest
- Subtropical Forest
- Evergreen Forest
- Broadleaf Forest
- Eucalyptus Forest
- Woodland
- Dry Woodland
- Open Woodland
- Savanna
- Tropical Savanna
- Dry Savanna
- Grassland
- Tropical Grassland
- Shrubland
- Heathland
- Desert
- Hot Desert
- Coastal Scrub
- New Guinea Lowland Rainforest
- New Guinea Montane Rainforest
- Queensland Tropical Rainforest
Related snakes
- Smooth-scaled Death Adder Acanthophis laevis
- Northern Death Adder Acanthophis praelongus
- Desert Death Adder Acanthophis pyrrhus
- Barkly Tableland Death Adder Acanthophis hawkei
- Papuan Death Adder Acanthophis rugosus
- Kimberley Death Adder Acanthophis cryptamydros
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.