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Fierce Snake
Fierce Snake
GregoryB


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Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Taronga Park Zoo
Date: Jan 31, 2009
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/160s
Galleries: Snapshot, Nature
Date Uploaded: Jan 31, 2009

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 The Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), also known as the Small Scaled Snake and Fierce Snake, is native to Australia and is the most venomous land snake in the world.
A single bite from the Inland Taipan can contain enough venom to kill as many as 100 human adults or 250,000 mice. The average venom yield of this snake is 44 mg, with a yield of 110 mg being the largest recorded. Its venom is 50 times more toxic than that of most rattlesnakes and at least 200 - 400 times as toxic as a common cobra. The Inland Taipan has an extremely neurotoxic venom that can kill an adult human in as little as 45 minutes.

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 01/31/2009 08:02:47 PM
Beautiful shot!!!
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