Acanthophis Small 320×268 Medium 640×536 Large 1024×858 Download Tiff Original 2400×2011 | (1.9 MB) Description "A genus of venomous serpents, they are of small size, live on dry land, and feed upon frogs, lizards, and other small animals. The tail is furnished with a horny spur at the end."-Whitney, 1902 Keywords death-adder, snake, snakes, venom Galleries Snakes and Lizards Source: William Dwight Whitney, The Century Dictionary, an Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York: The Century Co., 1902)I:29
