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lowland copperhead (Austrelaps superbus)
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lowland copperhead (Austrelaps superbus)
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lowland copperhead
(
Austrelaps superbus
)
Austrelaps superbus
,
lowland copperhead
(Australia).
Date 13 October 2007
Source
http://www.flickr.com/photos/botheredbybees/1565596753/
Author BotherdbyBees
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:
Austrelaps_superbus
_1.jpg
The
lowland copperhead
or
lowlands copperhead
(
Austrelaps superbus
) is a venomous
snake
species in the family
Elapidae
. It is commonly referred to as the
copperhead
, but is not closely related to the
American copper
head,
Agkistrodon contortrix
. If provoked, the
lowland copperhead
is a dangerous
snake
with neurotoxic venom, which can kill an adult human if correct first aid is not applied promptly. It is found in southeastern Australia, including Tasmania.
Comments
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Scientific Name: Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858)
Common Names: Lowland Copperhead, Lowlands Copperhead, Copperhead Snake
Synonyms:
Hoplocephalus superbus GÜNTHER 1858: 217 (part.)
Alecto schmidti JAN & SORDELLI 1873
Hoplocephalus superbus — MCCOY 1878
Notechis superbus STORR 1982
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