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Feeling snakebit about panic over H1N1? - StarPhoenix
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Feeling snakebit about panic over H1N1? StarPhoenix ... about stepping on an inland taipan, say, an Australian species that grows up to eight feet long and is reputed to be the deadliest of venomous snakes. ... and more » |
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Taipans are large, fast moving, highly venomous snakes with long fangs. They produce very large amounts of venom, which prior to the introduction of antivenom (1955), was was said to be fatal in more than 90% of taipan envenomations. Two distinct species are described in Australia; the coastal taipan (O. scutellatus scutellatus), and the western/inland taipan (O. microlepidotus), which is also known as the fierce snake and the small scaled snake. A related species, O. scutellatus canni, is found in Papua New Guinea
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