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Inland Taipan |
It is a extremely venomous snake in the
family Elapidae. |
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Other Name |
fierce snake |
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Scientific name |
Oxyuranus microlepidotus |
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Higher classification |
Taipan |
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Order |
Scaled reptiles |
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Class |
Reptilia |
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Family |
Elapidae |
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Phylum |
Chordata |
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Species |
O. microlepidotus |
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Kingdom |
Animalia |
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Genus |
Oxyuranus |
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Phylum |
Chordata |
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How fast can an it kills human? |
It can kill a person within about 45 minutes. |
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How poisonous is an it? |
With single bite of Inland Taipan release 110 mg
of venom it can kill at least 100 human adults or 250 thousand mice. |
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