Acanthophis_praelongus
Northern death adder
Species of snake
The northern death adder (Acanthophis praelongus) is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae.[1]
The northern death adder lives in Australia and Papua New Guinea.[2] It hunts birds, amphibians, and small mammals both by day and night. Though it resembles a viper, it belongs to a group of snakes that includes cobras and mambas.