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WELCOME TO THE AUSTRALIAN ELAPIDS SECTION

John Fowler & Rachel Barnes

Elapids are front fanged venomous land snakes which include all the dangerous venomous land snakes found in Australia and the cobras from overseas.
Note that many species however are not considered dangerous.

Australian Elapids
John Fowler & John Hollister

VENOM AND SNAKEBITE
(Australia)

Coastal Taipan, Oxyuranus scutellatus
Australian Museum

An Aggregation of
Eastern Brown Snakes (Pseudonaja textilis) -
by R. Hoser.

The Australian Broad-headed Snake (Hoplocephalus bungaroides)
by R. Hoser.

AUSTRALIA'S DEATH ADDERS
Genus Acanthophis
The Definitive Paper - by R. Hoser

Mating Behaviour of Australian
Death Adders Genus Acanthophis
by R. Hoser.

Unsuitable food item taken by a
Death Adder (Acanthophis antarcticus)
by R. Hoser

Notes on the breeding of
Death Adders ( Acanthophis antarcticus )
by R. Hoser

Revision of Death Adder Taxonomy
A new paper by R. Hoser

Genetic Composition of
Death Adders in the West Head area
by R. Hoser

Colour Darkening in Australian
Death Adder Snakes
by R. Hoser