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Australian copperhead

 

austrailian copperhead

 

Scientific Name: Denisonia superba

 

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Size: Average 1.2 meters, maximum 1.8 meters.

 

Appearance: Coloration is reddish brown to dark brown. A few from Queensland are black.

 

Type of Venom:  Its venom is neurotoxic.

 

Nature: Rather sluggish disposition but will bite if stepped on. When angry, rears its head a few inches from the ground with its neck slightly arched.


Distribution:  Tasmania, South Australia, Queensland, and Kangaroo Island.

 

Habitat: Swamps.

 

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