Editing Austrelaps (section)

===Venom===
Like all elapids (members of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Elapidae]]), Australian copperheads have hollow, fixed fangs mounted at the front of the jaw. They are shy and retiring by nature, and prefer to escape rather than fight where escape is possible.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lowland Copperhead Snake |url=https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/wildlife-management/fauna-of-tasmania/reptiles-and-frogs/tasmanian-snakes/lowland-copperhead-snake |website=Wildlife Management |publisher=Tasmanian Government |accessdate=2020-10-12 |archive-date=2020-08-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811014417/https://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/wildlife-management/fauna-of-tasmania/reptiles-and-frogs/tasmanian-snakes/lowland-copperhead-snake |url-status=dead }}</ref> Their venom is, by Australian standards, only moderately toxic (equal on a per-mg basis to that of the [[Indian cobra]]). Nevertheless, they deliver a substantial quantity of venom, and a copperhead bite left untreated can easily kill a healthy adult human. There is no specific copperhead antivenom, but [[tiger snake]] antivenom is effective.