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death adders give birth to live young
Death adders belong in the same snake family as cobras, coral snakes and mambas, which makes them one of the most deadly snakes in the world. They live in Australian bushland.
Death adders
Death adders include the fastest striking snake species in the world. Not only are they quick, they are also extremely venomous, causing paralysis and sometimes death.
Death adders are members of the cobra family.
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Northern Death Adder
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The death adder of Australia and the Krait of India, which is often called the Blue adder, are related to the Cobra .
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This snake's bite contains enough venom to kill 50 people-about twice as many as the most venomous terrestrial snakes, such as the king cobra or death adder.
This species goes by numerous common names. Some of these include Blowing Adder, Death Adder, False Cobra, Hissing Adder, Opossum Snake, Puff Adder, Sand Viper, Spreadhead, Spreading Adder, or some variation thereof.
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In their native region, they are very common, however they are often killed because of a superficial resemblance to the death adder, a very poisonous snake. In long grass, the blue-tongued skink's head is not readily discernable from the adder.
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Australian native fauna that have been killed by eating or mouthing Cane Toads include goannas, Freshwater Crocodile, Tiger Snake, Red-bellied Black Snake, Death Adder, Dingo and Western Quoll.
The copperhead has a number of common names, including, for instance, "chunk head," "dry-land moccasin," "pilot snake," "cantil cobrizo" and "death adder." ...
Hognose snakes are also sometimes erroneously referred to as "spreading adders," which is most definitely not a good common name. The true adders, such as the Puff Adder from Africa and the Death Adder from Australia, ...
 See also: Snake, Adder, Cobra, Reptile, Lizard
  
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