death adder
Lethal ambush serpent
A death adder is a highly venomous Australian snake with a thick body, triangular head, and thin tail tip it uses as a lure to attract prey.
Unlike most venomous Australian snakes, death adders are ambush predators that lie camouflaged and wait rather than actively hunt.
Their bite can be fatal without treatment.
Cunning, limbless reptile
- reptileCold-blooded scaled vertebrate
- scalesPlates or weighing devices
- fangsSharp piercing teeth
- slitherGlide smoothly, sinuously
cold-blooded · ectothermic · oviparous · herpetology · herpetologist · short · nocturnal · terrestrial
Poison attacking neural tissue
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
- bitePierce with teeth
- lethalCausing or capable of death
toxin · dangerous · paralysis · fast-acting · potent · cytotoxin · fatality · respiratory failure
Surprise strike from concealment
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- crypticObscure in meaning
- leaf litterDecomposing ground debris
- blendCombine into mixture
disguise · hide · coloration · pattern · motionless · stillness · buried · camouflaged
Native to one area
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- bushlandUncultivated native vegetation area
- QueenslandAustralia's northeastern state
- New South WalesAustralian state containing Sydney
Northern Territory · Western Australia · South Australia · Victoria · Tasmania · fauna · wildlife · biodiversity
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
slither · cold-blooded · ectothermic · oviparous · herpetology · herpetologist · short · nocturnal · terrestrial
neurotoxin
Poison attacking neural tissue
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
- antivenomSerum countering toxic bites
- bitePierce with teeth
lethal · toxin · dangerous · paralysis · fast-acting · potent · cytotoxin · fatality · respiratory failure · medical emergency
ambush
Surprise strike from concealment
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- crypticObscure in meaning
- leaf litterDecomposing ground debris
blend · disguise · hide · coloration · pattern · motionless · stillness · buried · camouflaged · undergrowth
endemic
Native to one area
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- bushlandUncultivated native vegetation area
- QueenslandAustralia's northeastern state
New South Wales · Northern Territory · Western Australia · South Australia · Victoria · Tasmania · fauna · wildlife · biodiversity · ecosystem
death addergarter snake
Small harmless North American serpent
corn snake · milk snake · ball python · garden snake · grass snake
death, deadly, deaden, deathly, deceased, dead, deathlike, deadening, adder