Common Death Adder
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Common Death Adder

Acanthophis antarcticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Booderee National Park
9 Verified records at Booderee National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The common death adder (Acanthophis antarcticus) is a species of death adder native to Australia. It is one of the most venomous land snakes in Australia and globally. While it remains widespread (unlike related species), it is facing increased threat from the ongoing Australian cane toad invasion. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Death Adder sighting in Booderee National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Booderee National Park

Red-bellied Black Snake
LC Endemic

Red-bellied Black Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pseudechis porphyriacus

40–50% · Likely
Eastern Brown Snake
LC Endemic

Eastern Brown Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Pseudonaja textilis

10–20% · With luck
Small-eyed Snake
LC Endemic

Small-eyed Snake

☀️🌙 Day & Night Reptile

Cryptophis nigrescens

Insufficient data
Black-bellied Swamp Snake
LC Endemic

Black-bellied Swamp Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Hemiaspis signata

Insufficient data
Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
LC

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

☀️ Diurnal Reptile

Hydrophis platurus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
2 Booderee National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
3 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
4 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Death Adder in Booderee National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Common Death Adder sighting in Booderee National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Death Adder in Booderee National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Common Death Adder in Booderee National Park in our monthly data.

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