Swamp adder
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Swamp adder may refer to:
Though it is popular belief, the Swamp Adder is not a fictional snake. It can be found in low marshes, and floodplains.
- Proatheris superciliarisProatherisProatheris is a monotypic genus created for a venomous viper species, P. superciliaris. This is a small terrestrial species found in Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Description:...
, a small viper found in East Africa. - A venomous snake in Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Adventure of the Speckled BandThe Adventure of the Speckled Band"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Scottish author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is the eighth of the twelve stories collected in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. It is one of four Sherlock Holmes stories that can be classified as a locked...
". In this short story the dangerous creature is said to be yellow with brown speckles and to live in India. In the story it is mistaken as a "speckled band" many times. It caused the death of Julia Stoner.
Though it is popular belief, the Swamp Adder is not a fictional snake. It can be found in low marshes, and floodplains.