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The inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), also commonly known as the western taipan, small-scaled snake, or fierce snake, [6] is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to semiarid regions of central east Australia . [ 7 ]
The three known species are the coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus), the inland taipan (O. microlepidotus), and a recently discovered third species, the Central Ranges taipan (O. temporalis). [5] The coastal taipan has two subspecies: the coastal taipan ( O. s. scutellatus ), found along the northeastern coast of Queensland, and the Papuan ...
Central ranges taipan; Coastal taipan; Inland taipan; Paupan taipan; Tentacled snake; Tic polonga; ... Fan-Si-Pan horned pitviper; Flat-nosed pitviper; Godman's pit ...
The fact is, the inland taipan has the most toxic snake venom at 0.025 mg/kg (Australian venom and toxin database) and (Brown, 1973) and 0.01 mg/kg (Ernst & Zug et al. 1996). These figures were obtained by testing the crude venom of the inland taipan on laboratory mice (via subcutaneous injection). According to Brown, 1973 (Brown, JH (1973).
Kevin Clifford Budden (September 27, 1930 [1] – July 28, 1950) [2] was an amateur Australian herpetologist and snake hunter. Budden was the first person to capture a live taipan for research and died from a snakebite in the process of doing so.
Taipoxin is a potent myo- and neurotoxin that was isolated from the venom of the coastal taipan Oxyuranus scutellatus or also known as the common taipan. [1] Taipoxin like many other pre-synaptic neurotoxins are phospholipase A 2 (PLA 2) toxins, which inhibit/complete block the release of the motor transmitter acetylcholine and lead to death by paralysis of the respiratory muscles (). [2]
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[16] [17] For example, while the inland taipan is regarded as the world's most venomous snake based on LD 50 tests on mice, it is a shy species and rarely strikes, and has not caused any known human fatalities.