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adder

beladona May 30, 2007 04:22 PM

i was just thinking about how most adders are vipers yet death adders are elapids is a death adder a true adder? is adder just a descriptive name?

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LarryF May 30, 2007 06:52 PM

I think the word "adder" is used rather loosely with some species (think puff adders), but in the case of death adders, it was mainly because they got the name before anyone realized they were elapids, and it stuck.
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beladona May 30, 2007 07:00 PM

ok thanks that seems like a good answer the me

tomb4440 Jun 01, 2007 08:42 PM

Well I dont have any answers but I do have some pictures. I know it doesn't help but what can u expect.

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