Acanthophis antarcticus Family : Elapidae The Death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is present in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Though being an elapid, like cobras and mamba, outwardly resembles a viperid. Its strong neurotoxic venom is lethal in 50% of cases © Giuseppe Mazza → For general notions about Serpentes please click here. → To appreciate the biodiversity within the SNAKES please click here. Acanthophis antarcticus was last modified: December 14th, 2018 by Giuseppe Mazza