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The eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis), often referred to as the common brown snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to eastern and central Australia and southern New Guinea. It was first described by André Marie Constant Duméril, Gabriel Bibron, and Auguste Duméril in 1854. The ...
The eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis) is the most toxic member of the genus and is considered by some to be the second-most toxic land snake in the world, after the inland taipan (which is also found in Australia). The western brown snake is the 10th-most venomous snake in the world. Brown snakes can easily harm pet animals and livestock.
Pseudonajatoxin b, or Pt-b, is a highly potent and lethal long-chain α-neurotoxin found in the venom of the eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis). While the pharmacodynamics of pseudonajatoxin b are currently undocumented, α-neurotoxins are known to cause neuromuscular paralysis by blocking cholinergic neurotransmission.
A snake catcher showed up and saved the day in Buderim, Queensland, after a “dangerously venomous” eastern brown snake bit a woman.Stuart McKenzie from Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 said ...
After a Townsville man died trying to remove an eastern brown snake from his Deeragun property on April 19, the Australian Reptile Park issued safety tips on the deadly reptile.Education Officer ...
Average venom yield per bite is 37 mg and a maximum yield of 97 mg. [164] Bites from red-bellied black snake are rarely life-threatening due to the snake usually choosing to inject little venom toxin, but are still in need of immediate medical attention. Rate of envenomation is 40–60%, but the untreated mortality rate is less than 1%.
PS: The toxicity for the Inland taipan (O. microlepidotus) is 4.4 times the value cited in the table immediately above it – and (likewise) 1.77 times for the Eastern brown snake (P. textilis). MBG02 11:59, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
An Australian snake catcher was called in after a Queensland family discovered an Eastern Brown Snake hiding in an ensuite, video posted on June 27 shows.Footage shared by Joshua Castle, a snake ...