Melbourne, Vic.
Date 14 July 2013, 15:49
Source Lowland Copperhead (Austrelaps superbus)
Author Matt from Melbourne, Australia http://www.flickr.com/people/88708273@N03
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lowland_Copperhead_(Austrelaps_superbus)_(9283123984).jpg

The lowland copperhead or lowlands copperhead (Austrelaps superbus) is a venomous snake species in the family Elapidae. It is commonly referred to as the copperhead, but is not closely related to the American copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix. If provoked, the lowland copperhead is a dangerous snake with neurotoxic venom, which can kill an adult human if correct first aid is not applied promptly. It is found in southeastern Australia, including Tasmania.
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Austrelaps
Species: Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858)
Synonyms:
Hoplocephalus superbus Günther, 1858
Denisonia superba – Boulenger, 1896