Inland taipan
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| Fierce Snake (Inland Taipan) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Elapidae |
| Genus: | Oxyuranus |
| Species: | O. microlepidotus |
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| Oxyuranus microlepidotus (McCoy, 1879) |
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| Places where the Inland Taipan lives (in red) | |
The Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), or the Fierce Snake, is a snake in Australia and is the most venomous snake on Earth.[1][2] It belongs to the Elapidae family. Although it is poisonous, it does not bite easily, and prefers to escape from trouble.[3]
However, the inland taipan can be very fatal when it bites. One bite from it contains enough venom to kill about 100 people at once.[4]
References [change]
- ↑ LD50 Values for snake venom, 1999
- ↑ www.manbir-online.com
- ↑ "Our Animals - Reptiles - Venomous Snakes - Fierce Snake". Australia Zoo. http://www.australiazoo.com.au/our-animals/amazing-animals/reptiles/?reptile=venomous_snakes&animal=fierce%20snake. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ↑ Almanac 2008, Time for Kids (2007). "Animals - Animal Hall of Fame". In Beth Rowen (in English). Fact Monster. 1217 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020: John Stevenson. ISBN 1-933821-84-1.
