コモンデスアダー (Acanthophis antarcticus) は、オーストラリア東部および南部の草原、森林、および低地に生息する毒蛇である。平らべったい三角形の頭、ずんぐりした体、突然細くなる尻尾、落ち葉やゴミに溶け込む淡褐色、暗褐色、灰色の縞模様といった特徴を持つ。平均体長は 70～100 cm である。
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Animal Facts
The common death adder has the longest fangs of any Australian venomous snake.
The common death adder hides under leaf litter for long periods of time, twitching its grub-like tail to lure prey, and strikes when any unsuspecting animals move across its hiding place.
The common death adder has the fastest strike of all venomous snakes in Australia.
Although highly venomous, the common death adder is not aggressive and is rarely a danger to humans.
It is thought that the name 'death adder' was originally 'deaf adder' because common death adders, like all snakes, cannot hear airborne sounds and instead feel vibrations on the ground.