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)