DEATHADDER

Death Adder

Death Adder is the name of two supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. Roland Burroughs was born in Rochester, New York. A small time thug, Death Adder is chosen by Roxxon Oil Company to participate in a covert operation to retrieve the powerful Serpent Crown from the Atlantic Ocean. At Roxxon's Mutagenic Laboratory, Roland is surgically given gills and a bionic tail, as well as poison-tipped claws, to help him in his endeavors. An accident happens during this process which renders Death Adder mute. During the mission, he and his group, the third Serpent Squad, came into direct conflict with the heroes known as The Thing, Stingray, and Triton. The Serpent ...

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death adder

Noun

  1. A snake of the genus Acanthophis, a group of highly venomous elapids found in Australia and New Guinea.
  2. The copperhead, a venomous pit viper species , found in North America.
  3. The eastern hognose snake, a non-venomous colubrid species found in North America.


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