COMMON DEATH ADDER

142                 COMMON DEATH ADDER                Acanthophis antarticus

AUSTRALIAN SNAKES                33

Southern continental Australia, from s-w Australia, through parts of southern and s-e Australia to eastern and central Queensland. Considered by some experts to extend into eastern NT. Ovoviviparous, producing 20 young in a litter; from December to April. Adults feed largely on small mammals and birds, and juveniles feed on reptiles. DANGEROUSLY VENEMOUS.