Smooth-scaled death adder


The smooth-scaled death adder is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Acanthophis laevis is an ambush predator, lying in wait to capture fast-moving prey like mammals and lizards. Death adders have a broad diet, mainly consisting of frogs, lizards, and mammals. Females grow larger than males; tail length and head shape also differ between sexes in some species.

Distribution and habitat

A. laevis is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Reproduction

A. laevis is ovoviviparous.