• how does it fit into the food chain

  • very venomous

    • to humans

      • even if you get a dose of anti-venom straight after the bite, you are still likely to die.

      • bite is so potent that it melts the flesh around the wound

• lifespan

• food

  • The island species may have evolved to have such a potent venom to help them quickly catch and kill birds. The snakes have no natural predators on the island, but there's also no ground-based prey for them to feed on. So instead, the snakes took to the trees and hunt migratory birds that use the island as a pit stop during their long journey.

• habitat

  • golden lancehead

    • dense underbrush

    • an island of the coast of brazil

      • when the island split off from the mainland, the snakes evolved differently

      • there are only about 2000 alive on the island

        • endangered

• over 18 inches long

 

What would happen if it was introduced to the Daintree Rainforest?