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* ''[[Agkistrodon contortrix]]'', a venomous [[Crotalinae|pit viper]] found in [[North America]].<ref name="W&W57">Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.</ref> |
* ''[[Agkistrodon contortrix]]'', a venomous [[Crotalinae|pit viper]] found in [[North America]].<ref name="W&W57">Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.</ref> |
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* ''[[Heterodon platirhinos]]'', a non-venomous, North American [[colubrid]], probably also belongs on this list. Wright and Wright (1957) mention "deaf adder"<ref name="W&W57"/> as one of its many common names. This spelling may be incorrect, or it may be a phonetic approximation of a local pronunciation. |
* ''[[Heterodon platirhinos]]'', a non-venomous, North American [[colubrid]], probably also belongs on this list. Wright and Wright (1957) mention "deaf adder"<ref name="W&W57"/> as one of its many common names. This spelling may be incorrect, or it may be a phonetic approximation of a local pronunciation. |
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The death adder is a snake |
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Revision as of 23:36, 11 May 2008
Death adder may refer to:
Snakes
- All members of the genus Acanthophis: a group of highly venomous Australian elapids.
- Agkistrodon contortrix, a venomous pit viper found in North America.[1]
- Heterodon platirhinos, a non-venomous, North American colubrid, probably also belongs on this list. Wright and Wright (1957) mention "deaf adder"[1] as one of its many common names. This spelling may be incorrect, or it may be a phonetic approximation of a local pronunciation.
The death adder is a snake
Fictional characters
- Death Adder (comics) is also a fictional supervillain from Marvel Comics.