Inland taipan

Fierce Snake (Inland Taipan)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Reptilia
Order:
Squamata
Suborder:
Serpentes
Family:
Elapidae
Genus:
Oxyuranus
Species:
O. microlepidotus
Binomial name
Oxyuranus microlepidotus
(McCoy, 1879)
Places where the Inland Taipan lives (in red)

The inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), also called the fierce snake or western taipan,[1] is a snake in Australia. It is the most venomous snake on Earth.[2][3] It belongs to the Elapidae family. Although it is venomous, the snake is rather shy, and prefers to escape from trouble.[4]

A bite from the inland taipan is fatal to most creatures. One bite from the snake contains enough venom to kill about 100 people at once,[5] and it can kill someone in just 30 to 45 minutes.[6]

References

  1. ↑ White, Julian (November 1991). Oxyuranus microlepidotus . "Neurotoxic paralysis usually takes 2-4 hours to become clinically detectable. Coagulopathy however may become well established within 30 minutes of a bite" International Programme on Chemical Safety. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ "LD50 Values for snake venom, 1999". Archived from the original on 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2010-09-23.
  3. ↑ www.manbir-online.com
  4. ↑ "Our Animals - Reptiles - Venomous Snakes - Fierce Snake". Australia Zoo. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
  5. ↑ Almanac 2008, Time for Kids (2007). "Animals - Animal Hall of Fame". In Beth Rowen (ed.). Fact Monster. 1217 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020: John Stevenson. ISBN 978-1-933821-84-9. Retrieved 2010-09-23.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ Hoy, Tiffany, (July 25, 2012) Gallery: Australia's 10 most dangerous snakes Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine , Australian Geographic retrieved April 02.,2014

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