Genus

Death Adders

Acanthophis

4 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyElapidae (Elapid Snakes)
GenusAcanthophis (Death Adders)

Species in this group

Acanthophis rugosus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Acanthophis wellsi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Acanthophis antarcticus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU Endemic

Acanthophis hawkei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~40%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Death Adders

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 7 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks In captivity: 29 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~40%
	Rough-scaled Death Adder			~40%
2	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~40%
	Pilbara Death Adder			~40%
3	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~30%
	Rough-scaled Death Adder			~20%
	🦎 Plains Death Adder			~10%
4	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~30%
	Pilbara Death Adder			~30%
5	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~20%
	Common Death Adder			~20%
6	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Death Adder			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Skansen	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
3	Australia Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
4	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
5	Territory Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
6	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Alice Springs Desert Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
8	Toledo Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Terra Natura Benidorm	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
10	Taronga Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
11	Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
12	Melbourne Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
13	Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
14	Tierpark Hagenbeck	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
15	Sydney Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
16	Adelaide Zoo	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
17	Reptile Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Australian Reptile Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
19	Symbio Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
20	Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
21	Sea Life Sydney Aquarium	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
22	Universeum	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
23	Wild Life Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
24	National Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
25	Baltic Sea Science Center	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
26	Birdworld Kuranda	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
27	Kuranda Koala Gardens	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
28	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
29	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity

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Death Adders

Species in this group

Rough-scaled Death Adder

Pilbara Death Adder

Common Death Adder

Plains Death Adder

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Death Adders

Parks Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found