Acanthophis hawkei (Hawke’s death adder)

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Acanthophis hawkei (Hawke’s death adder) is a highly venomous species of death adder native to Australia, known for its ambush hunting strategy and potent neurotoxic venom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf death adder
species of snake
venomous snake
activityPattern nocturnal
belongsToSuborder Serpentes
biteRequiresAntivenom true
camouflageStrategy cryptic coloration
class Reptilia
coldBlooded true
commonName Hawkes death adder
Hawke’s death adder
conservationStatus Vulnerable
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List
describedBy Wells and Wellington
linked to: Wells
describedInYear 1985
ecologicalRole mesopredator
endemicTo Australia
family Elapidae
fangType front‑fanged
foundInRegion Northern Territory
Queensland
northern Australia
genus Acanthophis
geographicDistribution inland northern Australia
habitat grassland
open forest
savanna woodland
hasFangs true
hasTailLure true
hasVenom true
huntingStrategy ambush predator
kingdom Animalia
namedAfter Bob Hawke
nativeTo Australia
phylum Chordata
primaryDiet frogs
lizards
small mammals
reproductionType viviparous
riskToHumans medically significant
taxonRank species
threatenedBy habitat loss
introduced predators
road mortality
usesCaudalLuring true
venomPotency high
venomType neurotoxic

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Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle (Light) namedAfter Acanthophis hawkei (Hawke’s death adder)
Acanthophis hawkei commonName Hawkes death adder
linked to: Acanthophis hawkei (Hawke’s death adder)