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Death adder may refer to:

Snakes

• All members of the genus Acanthophis: a group of highly venomous Australian elapids.
• Agkistrodon contortrix, a venomous pit viper found in North America.
• Heterodon platirhinos, a non-venomous, North American colubrid, probably also belongs on this list. Wright and Wright (1957) mention "deaf adder" as one of its many common names. This spelling may be incorrect, or it may be a phonetic approximation of a local pronunciation.

The death adder is a snake

Fictional characters

• Death Adder (comics) is also a fictional supervillain from Marvel Comics.

References

1. ^ Wright AH, Wright AA. 1957. Handbook of Snakes. Comstock Publishing Associates. (7th printing, 1985). 1105 pp. ISBN 0-8014-0463-0.

• Disambiguation pages
• Crotalinae by common name