Robert Valentic / Rough-scaled death adder (Acanthophis rugosus) waving tip of tail as a lure to entice prey within striking range. Mount Isa, Queensland Australia.

Juergen Freund / Researchers Guido and Katja Westhoff work in a mobile lab in the bush. To handle the deadly Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) Guido puts the head and upper portion of the snake in a plastic...

Juergen Freund / Researchers Guido and Katja Westhoff catching a highly venomous Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) found 10 minutes into their group's evening road collection. The death adder ranks 9th out...

Juergen Freund / Common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) well camouflaged in its natural habitat. Queensland, Australia, February

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Desert Death Adder (Acanthophis pyrrhus) coiled in desert using tip of tail as a lure, an example of caudal luring, Australia

David Gallan / Death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) escapes a bushfire by taking shelter in a drainage pipe under the road. New South Wales, Australia.

Robert Valentic / D - Rugose Death Adder (Acanthophis rugosus) mating, NT, Australia

Robert Valentic / Rugose death adder (Acanthophis rugosus) male using caudal luring to attract potential prey, at sunset, Boulia, Queensland, Australia, summer.

Robert Valentic / Barkly Death Adder (Acanthophis hawkei) aged 11 months. Captive bred, both parents from Anthony Lagoon on the Barkly Tableland in the Northern Territory, Australia.

Robert Valentic / Barkly death adder (Acanthophis hawkei) juvenile, Barkly Stock Route, Northern Territory, Australia. May.

Robert Valentic / Rugose death adder (Acanthophis rugosus) from open savannah habitat near Daly Waters in the Northern Territory of Australia.

Chien Lee / Smooth-scaled Death Adder (Acanthophis laevis), Nimbokrang, New Guinea, Indonesia