81. Adder Snake adder adder Poisonous snake of the viper family. In Great Britain the only venomoussnake is the adder. Adult can usually recover from the effects of its http://animaltrial.com/addersnake.html

Adder snakes can be found worldwide Adder Poisonous snake of the viper family. In Great Britain the only venomous snake is the adder. Adult can usually recover from the effects of its bite. In Africa are found the related puff and night adder. The names puff adder and spreading adder are sometimes applied to the harmless hog-nosed snake of North America . The death adder of Australia and the Krait of India, which is often called the Blue adder, are related to the Cobra . Other animal pictures Need more info type in animal name then put info at the end Need more pictures type in animal name then put pics at the end Return to Animal Pictures at Animal Trial

82. The Adaptable Adder The adder also occurs further north than any other snake species. The adaptableadder is truly an amazing snake survival story. Reference http://coloherp.org/cb-news/Vol-28/cbn-0105/Adder.html

The Cold Blooded News The Newsletter of the Colorado Herpetological Society Volume 28, Number 5; May, 2001 The Adaptable Adder by Ed Ferrer Reprinted from The Monitor , the Newsletter of the Hoosier Herpetological Society, Vol.12, No.3, March 2001. Books often tell about the amazing variety of snakes throughout the world and normally count between 2.400 to over 3,000 species. Indeed the snake is a highly successful life form. But which snake is the most widespread and adaptable of all these different varieties? My vote for the most widespread and adaptable snake specie would have to go to the adder or Northern viper, Vipera berus . It has the largest geographical range of any terrestrial species. It can be found in Britain and Scandinavia, through much of central Europe, across northern Asia as far as the Pacific Ocean. It also occurs on the island of Sakhalin, north of Japan. In the southern part of its range it is restricted by mountain ranges but otherwise it has an almost continuous distribution. It can be found in a wide variety of habitats, including moors and heaths, meadows, woodlands and marshes. There are only three recognized subspecies for this remarkable serpent. Vipera berus bosniensis , is found in parts of the Balkan region and Vipera berus sachalinensis is found on the Sakhalin Island and on the mainland of extreme eastern Asia. Throughout the rest of its range, the nominate form

83. Acanthophis (Death Adders) - Clinical Pathology Of Venom And Pharmacology Of Com An online guide to Australias venomous creatures. Included also is informationon venom research and antivenom. http://www.kingsnake.com/toxinology/old/snakes/Acanthophis/Acanthophis.html

Acanthophis (Latin = spine snake - in reference to the slender spine at the tip of the tails) (Death Adders) Acanthophis antarticus (Common death adder) The death adders are very viper-like in appearance, being much more stout in body, the head much more wider and triangle shaped , and having much longer fangs that are more semi-mobile than the typical elapid. These snakes are live bearing, having up to twenty neonates at a time. A well known aspect of these snakes is the use of the coloured tip of the tail as a lure for prey. Some symptoms of bites by death adders are similar to that by tiger snakes (Notechis) such as neuromuscular paralysis, disruption of equilibrium, sweating, and death from respiratory failure. The clinical picture, however, of envenomation as a whole is quite different. Death adders are quite unusual in Australian elapids because of the absence of significant effects apart from the post-synaptic neurotoxicity. Unlike the tiger snakes there an absence significant effects on blood clotting with death resulting from the respiratory distress. The large venom yield (70-100 mgs dry weight) and extreme toxicity of venom (0.400 mg/kg murine LD50) makes bites by these species among the most dangerous in the world. The clinical pathology of envenomation by these snakes is reflective of the venom composition. The venom is overwhelming short and long-chain neurotoxins and contain only extremely minor amounts of phospholipase A2. The venoms bind to the acetylcholine receptor, blocking post synaptic neuromuscular transmission. The resulting paralysis is reversible by death adder antivenom and also by anticholinesterases. This is in contrast to the irreversible paralysis encountered in pre-synaptic neurotoxins from snakes such as the taipans.

84. Species - Amphibians And Reptiles adder, Grass snake, Slowworm, Common lizard, Common frog, Common toad, Natterjacktoad, Great Crested newt, Common newt, Palmate newt. http://www.lincstrust.org.uk/species/amphibia/index.php

Search: Hints and Tips You can put a plus sign (+) directly in front of one or more words to only get those files which include all of those words. Words with a minus (-) sign directly in front of them change the result so that only documents are listed which don't contain any of those words. LWT Home Feedback Updates Links ... Lapwings Consultants Lincolnshire Species Home Species Amphibians and Reptiles Amphibians and Reptiles Adder Grass snake Slow-worm Common lizard ... Palmate newt If you require further information please contact Kevin Wilson , Warden, Gibraltar Point NNR. Adder Vipera berus 2 photos Adders can be identified by the dark zig-zag pattern running along the back and the dark V-shape on the back of the head, with the point of the V starting between the eyes. Adders, unlike grass snakes, prefer dry open conditions. They are most commonly seen on heathlands and acid grasslands, providing there are bare areas. They are Britain's only poisonous snake, but bites are very rare and fatalities have been fewer than 10 since 1960. When walking in suitable adder habitat, it is a good idea to wear stout footware which protects the ankles, the area where most bites occur. Adders can be seen on the Trust's heathland nature reserves around Woodhall Spa and Market Rasen. Grass snake Natrix natrix 3 photos The grass snake is Britain's largest snake, large individuals can be over a metre long. The grass snake has a green back and pale belly, with black bars along the flanks and a collar of yellow or white, edged with black, which almost encircles the neck. They live in waterside grassland with plenty of cover and are most likely to be seen swimming in search of their favourite prey, frogs. Grass snakes do not have a venomous bite and are harmless to man. They are not as common as adders in Lincolnshire, but are occasionally seen on Trust wetland reserves.

85. ON MELANISTIC TENDENCIES IN DEATH ADDERS, ACANTHOPHIS ANTARCTICUS (SHAW). Heating of snakes. Many death adders held by myself are heated and hence thecorrelation between heating and colour darkening appears obvious, however, http://www.smuggled.com/addmel1.htm

"herp.net" Australian snake information sites SCIENTIFIC PAPERS ON REPTILES SNAKES Blind Snakes ... 4 (5), pp. 157-159. It had been written some years earlier. What follows is a text only (no italics) version. Introduction. The author has held a number of death adders since late 1978. All 12 death adders involved in my Acanthophis antarcticus studies, are from the Sydney district and consist of 7 red phase and 5 grey phase snakes. Three of these snakes of the grey phase have had their colours become considerably darker, approaching a dark grey black in colour. It is interesting to note that no red phase death adders showed any melanistic tendencies. It is also interesting to note that not all grey death adders held by myself have melanistic tendencies. It should be noted that the three grey death adders with melanistic tendencies are the largest and most heavily built three, though definitely not the oldest three grey death adders held by myself. Various reasons have been postulated for the melanistic tendencies in the three death adders concerned. I have reservations about all reasons except for the fact that some feature of captivity does induce it. 1. Heating of snakes. Many death adders held by myself are heated and hence the correlation between heating and colour darkening appears obvious, however, one death adder (AAA-2) experienced maximum darkening whilst unheated for over 12 months. Thus this conclusion appears doubtful.

86. Londonist: Ken's Love Of Snakes & Adders Ken s Love of snakes Adders. venom.jpg. There are lots of reasons to loveLondon the inbred Royal family caged away far from public gaze, http://www.londonist.com/archives/2005/06/kens_love_of_sn.php

more Austin Boston Chicago London ... Washington DC document.getElementById(base + curr).style.display= ""; June 08, 2005 There are lots of reasons to love London: the inbred Royal family caged away far from public gaze, the almost sexual excess shown in boarding rush hour tubes, the unpredictable weather that makes each and every day a bit of a gamble and of course all the wonderful tourists just waiting to be misdirected and laughed at for queuing up outside the rankest 'attraction' in the world - The London Dungeon. But the very BEST thing about being a Londoner is our Mayor. He's a fucking champ. Ken has now announced his plans to save London's dwindling poisonous snake population. Never one to shy away from unpopular policies if he sees some sense in them, he's not only worried for the few adders that we have left he's actually poised to bring more into the capital from other parts of the country just to keep their numbers up. God, we love this man. Ken, who is well-known for his love of newts , is all set to save the snakes from the evil M25 which the poor little guys do their best to cross when they're feeling the urge to procreate - which let's face it, is the main reason that a lot of people use the M25. Rather than a motorway we need a huge wall like the one around Mega City One in . Londoners can stay inside the M25 and the rest of the country can leave offerings at the gates. We're drafting up just such a proposal that should be on Ken's reptile egg covered desk by Monday. We're expecting the usual backlash from the Standard and elsewhere as snakes have had a bit of a bad rep ever since that Eve tart used one as an alibi after jumping that naked guy in some garden.

87. Forums > Snakes - Adders In Particular Adders are not aggressive snakes, and will only attack if harassed or threatened . Well even if you are scared of snakes, be sure the adders will be http://forums.abrsm.org/lofiversion/index.php/t8224.html

Help Search Member List Calendar Full Version: Snakes - Adders In Particular Forums ABRSM Forums Cafe Jul 18 2005, 02:12 PM Just been reading camp site rules.... "There are adders present in the woods, please take appropriate cautions". ADDERS Are adders dangerous? And what appropriate precautions are those? Signed, The Girl With A Fear Of Snakes Of Any Variety. P.S. Avoiding the woods is not an option... one of my duties on camp is keeping the fire going so I got to get wood some how maggiemay Jul 18 2005, 02:24 PM Helen, from the bbc nature website: Adders are not aggressive snakes, and will only attack if harassed or threatened. Although an adder’s venom poses little danger to a healthy adult human, the bite is very painful and requires urgent medical attention. Jul 18 2005, 02:26 PM Although an adder’s venom poses little danger to a healthy adult human, the bite is very painful and requires urgent medical attention. (not at all relieved). janexxx Jul 18 2005, 02:31 PM Well even if you are scared of snakes, be sure the adders will be soooooo much more frightened of you, and will make themselves scarce if they hear a human approaching. So make LOTS OF NOISE (she shouts) as you go about the woods. I think you are more likely to win the lottery than meet an adder, especially if you are noisy.

88. Forums -> Snakes - Adders In Particular snakes Adders In Particular, Uh oh. a large number of people and are inwoodland adders/snake will probably give your site a wide berth http://forums.abrsm.org/index.php?showtopic=8224&view=getlastpost

89. Snakes In The UK Most bites are the result of attempts to handle these snakes, so adders SHOULDNOT be handled. Adders are small snakes, usually up to 60cm in length, http://www.threadnaught.net/~caleb/ukserpen.html

SNAKES IN THE UK Three species of snake occur in the UK. Two of them, the grass, or ringed snake, and the smooth snake, are non-venomous, and belong to the family Colubridae. The third, the adder, or viper, is mildly venomous, and belongs to the family Viperidae. Although snakes are now familiar as pets, they still suffer persecution. It should be stressed that none of the UK species present a serious danger to man, they are not pests, and there is no excuse for molesting these fascinating creatures. Past persecution has lead to legal protection, and killing of any reptile in the UK is now a criminal offence. Despite the popularity of exotic snake species as pets, none of the British species make good captives. Keeping of the adder, like all vipers, is regulated under the Dangerous Wild Animals act, and this species is also an extremely poor feeder in captivity. Capture and keeping of the smooth snake is prohibited under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, due to its endangered status. The grass snake has often been kept in the past, and is occasionally kept by specialists, but its specialised food requirements preclude maintenance as a pet species. The grass snake and adder can be very numerous in suitable habitat, and are often met with, but many reports of 'snakes' by those unfamiliar with the British species concern the

90. Adder@Everything2.com OE. addere, naddere, eddre, AS. naedre, adder, snake; akin to OS. nadra, OHG.natra, natara, Ger. natter, Goth. nadrs, Icel. naethr, masc., naethra, http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=179916

91. Nature Photography The adder (Vipera berus) is Britain’s only venomous snake, although bites tohumans rarely cause death. They can, however, as I know from a recent http://www.naturephotographers.net/gs0602-1.html

British reptiles have always held a special fascination for me ever since childhood. They are rarely photographed and, in general, remain elusive, with only six native species comprising of three snakes, the adder, also known as the northern viper, the grass snake and the rare and elusive smooth snake. The three native lizards are the snake-like, slow-worm, legless lizard, the common lizard and the rare and endangered sand lizard. Without a doubt, a pre-requisite to obtaining successful reptile photographs, a nature photographer needs a good natural history knowledge of their location combined with a thorough understanding to their behaviour and ecology. Female adder basking Despite traditional prejudices towards adders, they are shy and timid creatures preferring to avoid contact with man. The adder ( Vipera berus ) is Britain’s only venomous snake, although bites to humans rarely cause death. They can, however, as I know from a recent experience, be very painful. It’s one thing being bitten by a reptile bug and quite another, actually being bitten by the reptile itself. The actual bite was so quick and painless I hardly gave it second thought until some two hours later, when I gradually became very ill as the poison injected into my finger began to slowly take effect. Dizziness, vomiting and a painful and badly swollen hand and two distinct, if somewhat, small puncture marks were not my idea of fun. Over confidence and carelessness in obtaining a series of close-up portraits, had resulted in the large female adder striking with lightning speed and accuracy. In the future, I’ll show respect toward adders-it’s a simple case of “once bitten, twice shy”.

92. Snakes Harmful & Harmless - Death Adders Death Adders (Genus Acanthophis). A genus of dangerously venomous snakes allspecies have thick body and grub-like lure on end of tail. http://www.iinet.net.au/~bush/acanth.html

Death Adders (Genus Acanthophis A genus of dangerously venomous snakes - all species have thick body and grub-like lure on end of tail. Active at night and very difficult to see when resting during the day. Two of four currently recognised Western Australian species illustrated below Southern Death Adder ( Acanthophis antarcticus ) from Karragullen, Western Australia Pilbara Death Adder ( Acanthophis wellsi ) from Woodstock, Western Australia Melanistic morph of the Pilbara Death Adder ( Acanthophis wellsi ) from Pannawonica, Western Australia Back to Key Back to Pic Index

93. Top Ten Most Deadly Snakes - Reptile Gardens® And now the list of the Top Ten Deadliest snakes in the World. The DeathAdder looks like a viper but is more closely related to the cobras. http://www.reptile-gardens.com/reptile/topten.html

The Deadliest Snakes in The World Return to Main Reptile Page Return to Reptile Gardens Home Page The following is a list of what are currently considered the most toxic snake venoms. It is important to keep in mind that regarding venoms, the most deadly snake, and the most dangerous snake are two entirely different concepts. Some of the snakes with the most toxic venom, i.e., the most deadly rarely bite people. In fact, the sea snakes are generally quite docile. The title of most dangerous snake, i.e., the one that kills the most people, would go to different animals than those listed below. In the United States the coral snake has a very toxic venom but has killed few people because it is small, secretive and gentle. The most dangerous are the rattlesnakes like the Eastern and Western Diamondbacks. These rattlesnakes are large, have large venom glands, are relatively common, and are more likely to hold their ground and bite. In Africa common Egyptian Cobras, Saw-scaled Vipers, and Puff Adders would be the most dangerous for the same reasons listed for the rattlesnakes above. In Asia the common Cobra and the Russell's Viper are the snakes that kill the most people.

94. Penumbra: The Puff Adder Who Was Stuck - Environment, Ages 5 To 8 It s a puff adder, a snake that puffs up its head in defense to scare its enemies.This book, illustrated as a traditional Native legend, has a universal http://www.penumbrapress.com/kids/puffadder_environment.php

Penumbra Press Home New Releases Forthcoming Browse Books ... View Print Version Kids' Activities Jane Lind presents ... The Puff Adder Who Was Stuck Written by Jackie Lewis Illustrated by Cindy Crew Theme: EnvironmentThe Ecosystem and the Creatures , Ages 5 to 8 The Puff Adder Who Was Stuck This is a beautiful story, written in the first person in a direct authentic child's voice. One morning Opal finds an unusual snake when she is hanging out laundry for her mother. She thinks about all the little snakes she is used to, but this one is so big and has such a big head she decides it must be a cobra and she is frightened. She yells for her mother, saying she found a cobra. Her mother has such a sensible response. "Opal, you know that cobras don't live around here." When her mother comes to see the snake, she jumps back and says, "Ooooooh... gross!" and Opal laughs because her mother looks so funny. The commotion draws their friends, and one of them, Sophie, wants to kill the snake, but suddenly Opal feels she wants to protect it. The snake is stuck in the chicken wire, and they agree that they must set it free, but the question is, how? Danny gets a wire cutters, and the children decide "Mum" must do it, which she does, wearing leather mitts and a fur coat while she covers the snake's head with a towel from the clothes line. As soon as the snake is free, it slides away underneath the chicken house. The children and Opal's mum sit in the shade and find a picture of the snake in a natural science book. It's a puff adder, a snake that puffs up its head in defense to scare its enemies.

95. Deadly Snake Hunted For Lifesaving Venom Such is the case with the notorious death adder, a snake that s essential to the Death adder Duet is an installment in the Snake Wranglers series, http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/01/0106_030108_snakewrangler.html

Site Index Subscribe Shop Search Top 15 Most Popular Stories NEWS Front Page Environment Health Offbeat ... Video in the News SPECIAL SERIES The Genographic Project Pulse of the Planet National Geographic Channel RESOURCES (What's this?) Contact Us Front Page Deadly Snake Hunted for Lifesaving Venom Brian Handwerk for National Geographic News March 10, 2003 Which snake has the longest fangs? In Australia, life-threatening poisonous animals have always posed a hazard to humans. But some of the most dangerous also act as lifesavers. Such is the case with the notorious death adder, a snake that's essential to the production of lifesaving snakebite antivenins. The National Geographic Channel tags along with snake wranglers from the Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, New South Wales, as they hunt death adders for their valuable and deadly venom. Death Adder Duet is an installment in the Snake Wranglers series, which brings viewers face-to-fang with the planet's most compelling snakes. The work is time-consuming and not without hazard. Hundreds of milkings are necessary to create a single dose of antivenin. It's a difficult job, but one that pays tremendous dividends for public health. As John Weigel, director of the Australian Reptile Park, notes, the program helps save hundreds of lives each year. "Producing the venom that's used to make the antivenin, that's part of the soul of us, part of our heritage and what we do," Weigel told National Geographic News. "We've done it for 55 years and it saves perhaps 280 to 300 lives a year. That's something we feel really good about."

96. Australian Animals Mammals Reptiles Birds Amphibians Death adders are easily distinguishable from other snakes by the very short,squat bodies, rapidly tapering tail and the broad triangular head. http://www.reptilepark.com.au/animals.asp?catID=16&ID=106

97. Australian Animals Mammals Reptiles Birds Amphibians Death adders are easily distinguishable from other snakes by the very short,squat bodies, rapidly t Corn Snake A tremendously variable species http://www.reptilepark.com.au/animals.asp?catID=16

98. NYS DOS, Office Of Fire Prevention And Control-Mission King Cobra Gold’s Tree Cobra Death adder, or Deaf adder Tiger Snake Blue KraitBanded Krait ManyBanded Krait Malayan Long-Glanded Coral Snake http://www.dos.state.ny.us/fire/wildanimalslist.html

NYS Department of State Office of Fire Prevention and Control HOMEPAGE The Notification of presence of wild animals - List of Animals The Law / List of Animals / Downloadable Form (PDF File 107 kb, 2 pages) Required Annual Reporting of the Presence of Wild Animals If your animal is on this list, use this form (PDF File, 107 KB 2 pages) to properly report your animal to your local municipality. Acrobat PDF Download Information Nonhuman Primates and Prosimians Crowned Lemur Red-Footed Lemur Black Lemur Mongoose Lemur Red-Bellied Lemur Golden Bamboo Lemur Gray Gentle Lemur Ring Tailed Lemur Ruffed Lemur Hairy-Eared Dwarf Lemur Greater Dwarf Lemur Fat-Tailed Dwarf Lemur Greater Mouse Lemur Mouse Lemur Brown Mouse Lemur Fork-Marked Lemur Indri Avahi, or Woolly Lemur Sifakas Aye-Aye Allen's Bush Baby Lesser Bushbaby Thick-Tailed Galago, or Bushbaby Slender Loris Slow Loris Lesser Slow Loris, or Pygmy Slow Loris Potto Western Tarsier Spectral Tarsier, or Celebes, or Sulawesi

99. Neurotoxins Of The Death Adder Neurotoxins of the Common Death adder, Acanthropus antarticusand other Australiansnakes ,The Faculty of Science at the University of Technology Sydney. http://www.science.uts.edu.au/centres/ibu/adder.html

Toxin Structure and Immunology Neurotoxins of the Common Death Adder, Acanthophis antarcticus and other Australian snakes Main participants: K.L.Sung and KW Broady [L. van der Weyden, P.Hains] Progress to date: The venom of the Common Death Adder is reported in the literature to contain several postsynaptic neurotoxins, but there has been no report of presynaptic neurotoxins which commonly occur in Australian elapid snake venoms. We originally observed the presence of strong phospholipase A2 enzyme activity in Death Adder venom using a sensitive fluorescent assay system and proceeded to isolate and sequence a novel PLA2 neurotoxin (high homology to pseudexin A). The neurotoxin was called acanthoxin. Isoforms of acanthoxin were detected in snakes from different geographical areas and in the related death adder species, A. praelongis and A. pyrrhus . A recent study using LC-MS separation techniques has indicated a much more complex array of PLA2 isoforms present in venom than previously demonstrated. Partial amino acid sequence data reveals a family of structurally related toxins. The genes encoding PLA2 neurotoxins are being isolated and sequenced. The same technology is also being used to investigate neurotoxins from other Australian snakes including sea-snakes. Funding sources: Departmental Publications: L. van der Weyden (1996) BSc (Hons) Thesis, UTS.

100. Puff Adder Bite Treatment In the event of a bite by a puff adder or other adder speciesexecute 1 * Safely contain the responsible snake to avoid further injury. http://expage.com/page/snake3004

Puff Adder PUFF ADDER (Bitis Arietans) Snakes that sit and wait for food are charactorized by their large heads and heavy bodies. They tend to have some kind of disruptive pattern which serves as a good camouflage. Many vipers, boas, pythons, and adders have these charactoristics. The puff adder is a very obvious example of a sit and wait predator. Description: The puff adder has a dark brown body with some dark blue highlites. Light brown lines are down its back and sides. Many times these lines form arrow shapes on its back. It can also be recognized by the line on its head from one eye to the other. On average the puff adder grows to 36-48in. On some occasions it will grow over 72in. Housing: Cage size is important to the health of a snake. Too large a tank can make a snake feel insecure and it won't feed well. Too small a tank can also be unhealthy. It can cramp the snake and have bad effects on its bone structure. The rite terrarium size for a baby adder is 20 gallon. Remember, this will not support the snake throughout its growing life so larger cages will become neccessary. The turf in the terarium can be anything from astroturf, to wood chips. The recomended turf for most snakes is aspen bark because it is easy to clean and effectivly eliminates odors. The terrarium will also require a heat pad, hide box, water bowl, and a climbing branch. The climbing branch should be bought or any found driftwood should be bleached and baked to eliminate parasites. WARNING: Do not use "Hot Rocks" because they can cause severe burns on snakes. They should not be used for any reptile.

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