Talk:Acanthophis

2004
Still needs a picture of a death adder. Could anybody find one in the public domain? --Neonstarlight 07:18, 17 May 2004 (UTC)

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Additionally, and arguably even more important, it should be added that this person (220.239.212.87) also removed a substantial section of well-documented text that had several full references to support it, with the remarkable and strange claim of it being factually incorrect and malicious! I have now reverted the article back to RussBot's last edit and the difference can be seen clearly if checking my edit on the May 12 - 2007. RSB 212.10.82.177 17:35, 12 May 2007 (UTC)212.10.82.177 17:42, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
 * Remarkably, what was described above has happened yet again. See my undo the 24 Aug - 2007 of the edit done by IP 220.239.206.133. Rabo3 09:32, 24 August 2007 (UTC)

Among the most venomous snakes in the world
Peacock term? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.158.190.206 (talk • contribs) 2008-12-03T20:39:09

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 * The Reptilian Magazine; Volume 3, number 4, pp. 7–21 and Volume 3, number 5, pp. 27–34.
 * Wells, R.W. (2002) Taxonomy of the Genus Acanthophis (Reptilia: Elapidae) in Australia. Australian Biodiversity Record 2002(No 5) ISSN 1325-2992, March, 2002
 * Hoser, R.T. (2014) Tidying up Death Adder taxonomy (Serpentes: Elapidae: Acanthophis): including descriptions of new subspecies and the first ever key to identify all recognized species and subspecies within the genus. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 23, 22-34. 30 August 2014
 * Wellington, R. (2016) Acanthophis cryptamydros Maddock, Ellis, Doughty, Smith & Wüster, 2015 is an invalid junior synonym of Acanthophis lancasteri Wells & Wellington, 1985 (Squamata, Elapidae) Bionomina 10(1): 74-75 http://www.mapress.com/j/bn/article/view/bionomina.10.1.5

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Deaf vs. Death
"Death adders were originally called 'deaf adders' by early settlers of Australia.[22]"

I don't doubt that, but I've come across a Biblical quote that seems to far predate them:
 * They are as venomous as the poison of a serpent; even like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ears; Which refuseth to hear the voice of the charmer: charm he never so wisely. (Psalm 58, my bolding). --   Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  22:26, 28 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Said biblical quote cannot possibly refer to the snake in question, as at the time of that translation, none of its authors could conceivably have encountered one. The King James Version was published in 1611, Janszoon encountered Australia only in 1606. The KJR being a translation of text likely published BCE 1058, it is impossible for it to be referring specifically to an Australian snake. Your quote is malapropos. PrimalBlueWolf (talk) 12:49, 13 May 2024 (UTC)