Common death adder
The common death adder is a snake from Australia that is one of the most venomous land snakes in the country and in the world. It lives in forests, woodlands, grasslands and heaths on the east coast, and it hides so well that people can walk right past it. It is worth knowing about because its hunting style makes it more dangerous to people in bushland than other venomous snakes.1

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀
- Broad, flattened, triangular head1
- Thick body with bands of red, brown and black1
- Grey, cream or pink belly1
- Can reach a maximum body length of 70 to 100 cm1
A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: The common or European adder (Vipera berus) is sometimes mentioned as a snake it can be compared with. The two are not closely related: the common death adder belongs to the Elapidae family, while the European adder belongs to the Viperidae family, which is not found in Australia.1
Agbára oró
Oró ń jáde láti inú eyín oró tàbí eyín rẹ̀ nígbà tí ó bá bùjẹ.
Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?
It is one of the most venomous land snakes in Australia and in the world, and it injects venom when it strikes. After striking, it waits for the prey to die before eating it.1
Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?
Ewu fún ènìyàn: ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko tó léwu jùlọ ní ayé.It is not aggressive, but its habit of lying still and relying on camouflage rather than fleeing makes it more dangerous to people who walk into bushland than other elapid snakes. Its ambush style means people may not see it before they are close enough to be bitten.1
Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?
It relies on camouflage rather than flight to avoid threats.1
Bí ó bá bùjẹ
- Dídì pẹ̀lú ìfúnpá láìmira (pressure immobilisation): fi bándéèjì rọ́bà (elastic) tó le wé ibi ìbùjẹ náà, lẹ́yìn náà wé e sókè títí bo gbogbo apá tàbí ẹsẹ̀ náà, fi igi ìdábùú (splint) dì í, kí o sì jẹ́ kí ẹni náà wà láìmira rárá títí ìrànlọ́wọ́ yóò fi dé.
- Má ṣe fọ ibi ìbùjẹ náà: ilé ìwòsàn lè ṣàyẹ̀wò oró tó kù lára awọ láti yan oògùn apa-oró (antivenom) tó tọ́.
Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́
Wà láìléwu
- Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
- Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
- Bí ọ̀kan bá bù ọ́ jẹ: farabalẹ̀, má ṣe mira, pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ (112, 000, 911) tàbí lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá. Rántí bí ó ṣe rí, fọ́tò máa ń ṣèrànwọ́.
Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Ó ń lo oró rẹ̀ láti mú oúnjẹ tàbí láti dáàbò bo ara rẹ̀, ó sì fẹ́ràn láti farapamọ́ jù. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu
Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?
Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?
ó gùn tó ológbò ilé 2 láti imú dé ìrù
ó gùn tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 6 tí a tò tẹ̀léra
lè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 58 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)Báwo ni Common death adder ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?
Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.
Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?
Òtítọ́
It can wait in one spot for many days, covered in leaves, with its tail twitching like a grub to lure prey in.1
Cane toads are a threat to it: the toads eat young death adders, and adult death adders that eat the toads are poisoned by the toxic glands on the toads' skin.1
Unlike the European adder, which is a viper, the common death adder belongs to the Elapidae family, which is not found in Australia's viper family.1
A single litter can contain more than 30 young, although the usual range is about 3 to 20.1
Fún àwọn amòye oró
- Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
- Acanthophis antarcticus
- Ẹgbẹ́
- Àwọn ejò Ọsirélíà
- Ìdílé
- Elapidae2
- Ètò
- Squamata
- Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
- Ọsirélíà àti Òṣéáníà
- Àwọn ọmọ
- Unlike most snakes, it gives birth to live young. A female produces a litter in late summer of approximately 3 to 20 young, and over 30 young have been recorded in a single litter.1
- Ewu fún ènìyàn
- 5 / 5: Apani3
Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá
- Common death adder (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Acanthophis antarcticus (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
- Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.
Gbogbo òtítọ́ ojú-ìwé yìí ní nọ́ńbà tó tọ́ka sí orísun rẹ̀. Bí a bá ṣe àṣìṣe, má bínú, olólùfẹ́ ẹranko ni wá, kì í ṣe ìwé ìròyìn sáyẹ́ǹsì. Sọ fún wa ní [email protected] a ó sì tún un ṣe.
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