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A 2016 genetic analysis showed that the speckled brown snake (Pseudonaja guttata) was an early offshoot of a lineage giving rise to the taipans, with the Central Ranges taipan being an offshoot of the common ancestor of the inland and coastal taipans. [6]
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] Aboriginal Australians living in those regions named the snake dandarabilla.
The coastal taipan is the second-longest venomous snake in Australia after the king brown snake (Pseudechis australis). [17] Adult specimens of this species typically attain sexual maturity around 1.2 m (3.9 ft) in total length (including tail). More mature specimens can grow to between 1.5 and 2.0 m (4.9 and 6.6 ft).
Adult snake with prominent two-toned scales giving a reticulated pattern. Australia's largest venomous snake, the king brown snake can reach 2.0 to 2.5 m (6.6 to 8.2 ft) in length with a weight of 3 to 6 kg (6.6 to 13.2 lb), [16] with males around 20% larger than females. [24]
Hours later, officials learned the snake was an inland taipan, the world's most venomous snake. ... Its appearance is light brown with dark brown/reddish bands and blotches located on its back and ...
The eastern brown snake is considered the second-most venomous terrestrial snake in the world, behind only the inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) of central east Australia. [58] Responsible for more deaths from snakebite in Australia than any other species, [ 59 ] it is the most commonly encountered dangerous snake in Adelaide, and is ...
Eastern brown snake: Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia: 0.041 mg/kg ... while the inland taipan is regarded as the world's most venomous snake based on LD 50 ...
Eastern brown snake: Michelle Geary, 55yo female Gayndah, Queensland [120] [121] 28 January 2023 Suspected Eastern brown snake: Unknown, 60s male Kensington Grove, Queensland [122] 24 October 2023 Suspected Eastern brown snake: Unknown, 25yo male Nullawil, Victoria; bitten while working at a grain receival site, later died in hospital. [123] 20 ...