Death Adder

…Although most Australian cobras are small and beautiful, they also include the large Taipan Oxyuranus scutulatus (English name taipan), which is 3-4m long and considered the most aggressive venomous snake. A unique species is the death adder Acanthophis antarcticus (English name death adder), which is a cobra but looks and acts like a pit viper in both appearance and ecology. As its name suggests, it has a very high mortality rate. The famous Indian cobra "cobra dance" is not a show in which the cobra "dances" to the sound of a flute (snakes can hardly hear sounds), but a show that makes good use of their threatening behavior. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "death adder" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…オーストラリア産コブラ類は多くは美しい小型の一群であるが，全長3～4mの大型で，もっとも攻撃的な毒ヘビとされるタイパンOxyuranus scutulatus(英名taipan)なども含まれる。ユニークな存在は，コブラでありながら形態，生態ともにマムシ類とそっくりのデスアダーAcanthophis antarcticus(英名death adder)で，“死の毒ヘビ”という名が示すとおり致命率はきわめて高い。　有名なインドコブラの“コブラ踊”は，コブラが笛の音につれて“踊る”ものでなく(ヘビは音がほとんど聞こえない)，彼らの威嚇行動をうまく利用したショーである。…

※「death adder」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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