#oxyuranus scutellatus

[snakemanaustralia]

Taipans are an amazing snake!

[herpsandbirds]

Hey! I wasn't sure if you had seen the news, or even cared, but here in Australia, a zoo just had a Coastal Taipan have a 5.2g venom yield in their milking program (3 times the average yield). It's apparently enough venom to kill 400 humans 😳 If you'd like I can send a link or tell you the Instagram name of the zoo? So you can see their posts about it? Regardless of that, I hope y'all are enjoying your day/night!!

Also, on that topic, are you aware of any other snakes with extremely large venom yields?

Snake Venom Yields:

I haven't really heard anything about this, but its pretty cool. I did not know that they had such a high venom yield.

Cyclone the taipan breaks venom record - Central Coast News (coastcommunitynews.com.au)

The two snakes that are known for having the highest venom yields are the King Cobra and the Gaboon Viper (which actually yields more per bite than the King Cobra). The Gaboon is comparable to this new record from the taipan.

Coastal Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus), family Elapidae, found in coastal areas of Northern and Eastern Australia and New Guinea

Venomous.

photograph by Scott Eipper

Gaboon Viper (Bitis gabonica), family Viperidae, found in West Africa

Venomous.

This species has the longest fangs of any venomous snake, at a length of up to 2 inches (5 cm).

photographs by Mark Kostich

King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), female, family Elapidae, India

Venomous.

This species is the largest venomous snake in the world, growing to a length of up to ~19 ft!!!

photograph by wildwarrior_pravesh.meet

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Title: The Six Deadliest Snake Bites: Unveiling Nature's Venomous Threats

Introduction:

Snakes, both fascinating and fearsome creatures, have evolved venomous adaptations to aid in hunting and self-defense. While most snake species are harmless, some possess venom that can be lethal to humans. In this article, we explore the six deadliest snake bites, shedding light on the potent venoms that have earned these serpents a reputation as nature's silent killers.

1. Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus):

Dubbed the "fierce snake," the Inland Taipan hails from Australia and boasts the most toxic venom of any snake. Its venom is a complex cocktail of neurotoxins, causing paralysis and potentially leading to death within hours if left untreated. Fortunately, human encounters with this reclusive snake are rare, and antivenom exists to counter its potent bite.

2. Coastal Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus):

Another Australian native, the Coastal Taipan, possesses venom containing both neurotoxins and coagulants. A bite can result in rapid paralysis, respiratory failure, and internal bleeding. Swift medical intervention and the availability of antivenom are crucial to increasing chances of survival.

3. Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis):

Found in Africa, the Black Mamba is known for its incredible speed and highly potent venom. Its neurotoxic venom can cause paralysis and severe tissue damage. Bites often result in rapid onset of symptoms, making immediate medical attention essential for survival.

4. Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii):

Widespread in Asia, Russell's Viper delivers a venom rich in toxins that affect blood clotting. A bite can lead to uncontrollable bleeding, organ damage, and shock. This snake is responsible for many snakebite-related deaths in its range.

5. Saw-scaled Viper (Echis carinatus):

This small but deadly snake inhabits parts of Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Its venom contains a mix of toxins that lead to pain, swelling, and severe bleeding. Due to its cryptic nature and habitats near human settlements, encounters are common, resulting in a high number of fatalities.

6. King Cobra (Ophiophagus hannah):

Known as the world's longest venomous snake, the King Cobra's bite delivers a potent neurotoxic venom. While it's not as venomous as some other species on this list, the large quantity of venom it can inject makes it extremely dangerous. Bites can lead to paralysis and death within hours if untreated.

Conclusion:

The world of venomous snakes is a testament to the diverse and intricate mechanisms of nature's deadliest hunters. While the mere mention of these snake species may evoke fear, it's important to remember that snakebite incidents are relatively rare, and antivenom treatments have saved countless lives. Awareness, education, and appropriate precautions when in snake-prone areas are key to mitigating the risks associated with these fascinating yet dangerous creatures.

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13 of the most venomous snakes on the planet

2. Coastal taipan

You could be bitten multiple times before becoming aware of the coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus), thanks to its incredible speed, according to the Australian Museum. When threatened, this snake, which lives in the wet forests of temperate and tropical coastal regions, will lift its whole body off the ground as it jumps fangs-first with extraordinary precision and injects venom into its enemy. Before 1956, when an effective antivenom was produced, this snake's bite was nearly always fatal, according to Australian Geographic. The snake's venom contains neurotoxins, which prevent nerve transmission.

[snakebusters]

Snakeman i Raymond Hoser. Seen here snaked out with a bunch of white pythons and a female Queensland coastal taipan, AKA Oxyuranus scutellatus, which is somewhere in the top ten deadliest snakes on earth. Most people put them somewhere in the top three. In any event, they are only deadly if they bite and self-evidently, the snakeman survived this encounter. Learn more at http://www.snakeman.com.au and in the meantime stay safe.

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En Ölümcül 10 Yılan Türü

En Ölümcül 10 Yılan Türü

En Ölümcül 10 Yılan Türü Bu sürüngenlerden biriyle karşılaşmanız hayatınıza mal olabilir. Tıslıyorlar, sürünüyorlar ve ne yazık ki şüphelenmedikleri avları ve insanları ısırıyorlar. Dünya Sağlık Örgütü’ne göre, yılanlar her yıl yaklaşık 5,4 milyon insanı ısırarak 81.000 ila 138.000 arasında ölüme neden oluyor. Zehirli yılanlar, kurbanlarını, dişlerini kullanarak avına enjekte ettiği değiştirilmiş…

[demon-the-hunter]

Viest weapon names and what they are irl!

(This post will be excluding ones like Stormchaser and Dark Decider)

Krait - The Common Krait or Bungarus caeruleus

Valakadyn - The Valakadeyan Sea Snake or Enhydrina schistosa

Sand Wasp-3au - Sand Wasps or The Bembicini (I like this name)

Yellowjacket-3au - Yellowjackets or Vespula maculifrons

Lunulata-4b - The Greater Blue Ringed Octopus or Hapalochlaena lunulata

 Komodo-4fr - Komodo Dragons or Varanus komodoensis

 Taipan-4fr - Coastal Taipan or Oxyuranus scutellatus

 Man O’ War - Portuguese man o' war or Physalia physalis

Tarantula - Tarantulas or Theraphosidae

 King Cobra-4fr - King Cobra or Ophiophagus hannah

 Black Scorpion-4sr - Emperor Scorpions or Pandinus imperator

 Black Tiger - Black Tigers or Panthera tigris (Don’t ask, I don’t know)

 Sea Scorpion-1sr - Sea Scorpions or Eurypterids

Urchin-3si - Sea Urchins or Echinoidea

Redback-5si - Redback Spider or Latrodectus hasselti

The Rattler - Rattlesnakes or Crotalus/Sistrurus

Vinegaroon-2si - Whip Scorpions or Thelyphonida

Copperhead-4sn - Copperhead Snakes or Agkistrodon contortrix

 Widow’s Bite - Black Widow spiders or Latrodectus

 Death Adder - Common Death Adder or Acanthophis antarcticus

Funnelweb - Funnelweb Spiders or Atracidae

Red Mamba - Jameson's mamba or Dendroaspis jamesoni

The Recluse - Brown Recluse or Loxosceles reclusa

Furina-2mg - Red-naped snake or Furina diadema

Whip Scorpion-3mg - Whip Scorpions or Thelyphonida

Chrysopelea-S - Flying Snake (wtf) or Chyrsopelea

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“Is this snake highly venomous” and “is this snake dangerous” and “will this snake bite me” are very different questions.

And to be clear, I don’t want to do snakes dirty here! Snakes are fascinating and an important part of the environment. The vast majority, venomous or not, will only bite if they truly have no other choice. The high toll throughout the Indian subcontinent is largely an issue of rural medical access and anti-venom specificity and shelf-life.

Transcript below the cut.

How do we judge the most dangerous snake?

There are roughly 3,400 species of snakes on Earth. About 600 are venomous, but only a third are considered by the World Health Organization to be dangerous to humans. Rankings of venomous snakes are usually made based on the median lethal dose, or LD50. This is the dose at which half of test mice will die. Stronger venoms have a lower LD50, indicating that a small dose can be fatal. As LD50 is given in milligrams of venom per kilogram of body weight, it can be scaled up to the weight of a human, resulting in claims that a single bite could kill many humans. However, these estimates are rough at best and assume the venom of a rodent-eating snake will affect humans as strongly as it affects its natural prey. Furthermore, potency alone does not tell the whole story. The inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) is the most venomous land snake but is extremely shy and would rather flee than confront a human—an encounter which rarely happens to begin with, as it lives in the remote Australian desert. The coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) is slightly less venomous but will readily strike if confronted, and is often considered more dangerous than its cousin. Even so, bites are rare and there have been only a few fatalities since the development of an anti-venom. So which species is responsible for the most human deaths? The award goes to not one, but the Big Four: the saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus), Russel’s viper (Daboia russelii), Indian cobra (Naja naja), and common krait (Bungareus caeruleus). Together they are responsible for most of India’s 50,000 annual snakebite deaths. Their venoms aren’t as potent as other species, but they are common in poor, rural areas that have inadequate access to medical treatments.

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Coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus)

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Have any posts with inland/coastal taipans?

(Oxyuranus scutellatus scutellatus) Coastal taipan

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What Should You Do If You're Bitten by a Venomous Snake?

Getting bitten by a venomous snake can be very scary, and can lead people to react in exactly the wrong way: Maybe they panic, try to catch or kill the snake, or apply ice or a tourniquet to the wound, which can be disastrous in certain situations.

So, how should a person respond to a bite? And what happens in the human body when a person is bitten by a venomous snake?

“The first thing to do is get away from the snake — don’t try to capture it, that’s just going to provide the potential for more people to get hurt,” said Dr. Nicholas Kman, professor of emergency medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. [The World’s 6 Deadliest Snakes]

“And then, they should immediately seek medical treatment, because these symptoms can progress rapidly. We watch for redness, swelling, blistering, warmth and then signs of nausea, vomiting, muscle pain and low blood pressure,” Kman told Live Science. “If we start to see those, we administer the antivenom.”

While snakes typically shun humans and only bite only when they feel threatened, nearly 3 million people worldwide are poisoned every year after experiencing a venomous bite. Only a fraction of these bites are fatal, but toxins in snake venom can trigger serious medical emergencies that occur within hours; they can cause organ failure, uncontrollable bleeding, severe tissue destruction and paralysis that may restrict breathing, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

With some types of snakes, like rattlesnakes, redness and pain at the bite site develop within minutes, while with other venomous snakes, such as copperheads, the symptoms may take longer to appear, Kman said.

Before the patient reaches a medical facility, the wound should be kept clean and the affected limb should be elevated to reduce the effects of the venom. If the victim or a bystander has a fitness tracker, they can use it to monitor heart rate, Kman said.

After being bitten, remaining calm and still can also help to slow the venom’s spread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says.

What not to do

Despite what movie and TV Westerns would have you believe, victims of snake bite shouldn’t try to suck out the venom from the bite site or release it by cutting themselves, Kman said. After a bite, venom floods the body’s tissues and is impossible to remove through suction. Cutting is equally useless for venom extraction and can result in serious injury, he added.

“I’ve seen cases of hand bites where someone cut their hand and cut through a tendon,” he said. “Venom is going to be absorbed into the body right away, so all you’re going to do is cause more trauma. You shouldn’t ice the bite, steroids shouldn’t be used, there’s a lot of things people do that aren’t going to help a snakebite, and are probably going to make the patient worse.”

And if you’re bitten by a snake that’s native to North America, you should never apply a tourniquet, said Dr. Dan Brooks, medical director of the Banner Poison and Drug Information Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Most North American snakes deliver a type of venom that causes excessive bleeding and can lead to tissue and muscle necrosis, so any action that restricts circulation is going to aggravate the damage, Brooks told Live Science.

“Putting a tourniquet on can actually increase local injury, and people can lose fingers or toes or need skin grafts,” Brooks said.

By comparison, many species of deadly Old World snakes — those that are found in Asia, Africa and Australia — produce neurotoxins that can swiftly lead to respiratory paralysis. Bites from these snakes are often triaged with a constricting band and then treated with antivenoms that are species-specific, while bites from most North American species can be treated with the antivenoms CroFab or Anavip, Brooks explained.

Common taipans (Oxyuranus scutellatus canni) are native to Australia and New Guinea, and are among the most deadly venomous snakes in the world.

Credit: Shutterstock

The exception to that rule is coral snakes. Like Old World snakes, they deliver a neurotoxin that can inhibit breathing; those bites require special antivenom, Kman said. However, coral snake bites in the U.S. are exceedingly rare, accounting for only about 1% of annual venomous bites, he added.

Because many antivenoms for Old World snakes are specific to the species, it can be critical for victims to accurately describe the snake that delivered the bite. Even in North America, identifying the snake can help health care officials to better care for the victim, “but the most important thing is to get the antivenom as soon as possible,” Brooks said. [7 Shocking Snake Stories]

Dry bites

Bites from venomous snakes don’t always deliver a payload of toxins. At least 25% of venomous snake bites are so-called dry bites; if 8 to 12 hours elapse with no symptoms, the bite was likely venom-free, according to UW Health, the network of health and medicine facilities at the University of Wisconsin.

Nevertheless, it’s impossible to know immediately after a bite if venom might have been injected, and victims should not wait for symptoms to appear before seeking treatment, the CDC warns.

Even if you’ve never encountered a venomous snake in the wild, you’re probably closer to one right now than you might think. Pretty much every person on Earth lives within range of an area inhabited by snakes, researchers reported in 2018 in a study published in the journal The Lancet.

Snakes make their homes in deserts, mountains, river deltas, grasslands, swamps and forests, as well as saltwater and freshwater habitats. After natural disasters, such as floods or wildfires, snakes often move into populated areas that they previously avoided — they may even seek shelter in houses, according to the CDC.

“It’s important to know the distribution of snakes where you live, because that affects how we treat these bites,” Kman said.

An estimated 100,000 people worldwide die from snake bites each year, and around 400,000 people who are bitten suffer disfigurement or disabilities that last for the rest of their lives, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reported. Poor people living in rural areas with limited access to health care are most at risk; for the MSF, most of the organization’s patients come from South Sudan, Yemen, Ethiopia and Central African Republic.

Research into snakebite treatments has been historically underfunded, but a recent initiative launched by the Wellcome Trust global health charity in the United Kingdom is addressing this “hidden health crisis,” representatives said in a statement.

Over the next seven years, the project will develop safer and more affordable antivenoms; working together with the WHO, the initiative aims to halve the global number of deaths and injuries from snakebite by 2030, according to the statement.

Originally published on Live Science.

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The Snakeman with an old Coastal Taipan, Oxyuranus scutellatus. One of the deadliest snakes on the planet. Lucky he has the official snake catcher face mask on to protect him.

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Oxyuranus scutellatus - Coastal Taipan by rex.harriss http://ift.tt/2hf2Oew

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Una mordedura de esta serpiente es capaz de matar a 100 personas

Una serpiente taipán de la costa (‘Oxyuranus scutellatus’) de 2,5 metros de largo del Reptile Park, ubicado en el estado de Nueva Gales del Sur (Australia), ha roto el récord de la mayor cantidad de veneno en una sola extracción.

De acuerdo con medios locales, como resultado del ordeño realizado por especialistas del parque, la serpiente Whiplash produjo 3,1 gramos de veneno, lo que alcanzaría…

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Coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) tasting air, Julatten, north Queensland, Australia

Photographer: Robert Valentic  

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Coastal taipan

Coastal taipan

The coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus), or common taipan, is a species of large, highly venomous snake of the family Elapidae. It is native to the coastal regions of northern and eastern Australia and the island of New Guinea. According to most toxicological studies, this species is the third-most venomous land snake in the world based on its murine LD50.

Physical description

A coastal taipan. Coastal taipans are large snakes. It is the largest venomous snake in Australia. Adult specimens of this species typically attains sexual maturity around 1.2 m (3.9 ft) in total length (body + tail). More mature specimens can grow to between 1.5 and 2.0 m (4.9 and 6.6 ft). Other taipans, including the inland taipan, attain broadly similar sizes although they tend to be slightly smaller in average size. A specimen of an average 2 m (6.6 ft) total length weighs around 3 kg (6.6 lb). According to the Queensland Museum, the longest recorded total length for the coastal taipan was a specimen that was 2.9 m (9.5 ft) and weighed 6.5 kg (14 lb). However, though exceptionally rare, much larger specimens are widely believed to exist, including specimens of as much as 3.3 m (11 ft). The taipan is exceeded in length among venomous snakes only by the Asiatic king cobra, African black mamba and genus Lachesis (bushmasters) of the American neotropics. The head of this species is long and narrow like that of the African black mamba (but without the "coffin" shape). In fact, in several aspects of morphology, ecology and behaviour, the coastal taipan is strongly convergent with the black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis). It has an angular brow and is lighter coloured on the face. The body is slender and colouration can vary. They are often uniformly light olive or reddish-brown in colour, but some specimens may be dark gray to black. The colouration is lighter on the sides of the body, and the ventral side (the belly) is usually a creamy-white to a pale light yellow in colour, and is often marked with orange or pink flecks. Individuals undergo a seasonal change in colour, becoming darker in winter and fading in summer. The eyes are large, round,and are light brown or even hazel in colour with large pupils. Dorsal scales at mid-body number 21–23, ventrals 220–250, subcaudals 45–80; the subcaudals are divided, and the anal plate is single, temporals 2+3 (3+4).

Distribution and habitat

Coastal taipans occur only in Australia and the island of New Guinea, which comprises two Indonesian provinces on the west side of the island and the nation of Papua New Guinea on the east side of the island. Found in northern and eastern Australia, the coastal taipan snake, despite its name, can live in habitats hundreds of kilometres away from the nearest beach. There range extends from north-western Western Australia, the Northern Territory, across Cape York Peninsula and down eastern Queensland into northern New South Wales (as far south as Grafton). However, the coastal taipan is not found in regions where the maximum winter temperature is below 20 °C (68 °F). The second subspecies (Oxyuranus scutellatus canni) is found throughout the island of New Guinea, with higher concentrations of the snake being found in the nation of Papua New Guinea. Coastal taipans can be found in a variety of different habitats. They can be found in warm, wetter temperate to tropical coastal regions, in monsoon forests, wet and dry sclerophyll forests and woodlands, and in natural and artificial grassy areas, including grazing paddocks, and disused rubbish tips. In Queensland, they have adapted well to sugarcane fields, where they thrive on the rodent population in the fields. In Far North Queensland in the Cape York Peninsula, they are usually found in open woodland areas. Thickets of introduced lantana are also favoured habitat. The coastal taipan shelters in abandoned animal burrows, hollow logs and in piles of vegetation and litter.

Behavior and diet

The coastal taipan is primarily diurnal, being mostly active in the early to mid-morning period, although it may become nocturnal in hot weather conditions. When hunting, it appears to actively scan for prey using its well-developed eyesight, and is often seen traveling with its head raised slightly above ground level. Once prey is detected, the snake ‘freezes’ before hurling itself forward and issuing several quick bites. The prey is released and allowed to stagger away. This strategy minimizes the snake’s chance of being harmed in retaliation, particularly by rats, which can inflict lethal damage with their long incisors and claws. It is not a confrontational snake and will seek to escape any threat. When cornered, though, it can become very aggressive and may strike repeatedly. The coastal taipan feeds solely on warm-blooded animals such as mammals and birds and their diet consists entirely of rats, mice, bandicoots and various species of birds.

Venom

This snake is the world's third-most venomous snake. The SC LD50 value of this species is 0.106 mg/kg, according to Australian Venom and Toxin database, and 0.12 mg/kg, according to Engelmann and Obst (1981). The average venom yield per bite is 120 mg, with a maximum record of 400 mg. Its venom contains primarily taicatoxin, a highly potent neurotoxin affecting the nervous system and the blood’s ability to clot. Bite victims may experience headache, nausea/vomiting, collapse, convulsions, paralysis, internal bleeding, myolysis (destruction of muscle tissue), and kidney damage. In case of severe envenomation, death can occur as early as 30 minutes after being bitten, but the average is around 2.5 hours. The time between a bite and death depends on various factors such as the nature of the bite and the constitution of the victim. Untreated bites have a mortality rate of 100% as the coastal taipan always delivers a fatal dose of venom, and medical professionals recommend that victims seek immediate medical attention even for apparently minor bites. Before the introduction of specific antivenom by the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories in 1956, nearly all bites were fatal.

Subspecies

Subspecies Taxon author Common name Geographic range Oxyuranus scutellatus canni Slater, 1956 Papuan Taipan Throughout the southern portion of the island of New Guinea Oxyuranus scutellatus scutellatus (W. Peters, 1867) Coastal Taipan Australia: coastal Queensland, northern parts of Northern Territory and the northeastern parts of Western Australia source - Wikipedia Dear friends, if you liked our post, please do not forget to share and comment like this. If you want to share your information with us, please send us your post with your name and photo at RBbox.in@gmail.com. We will publish your post with your name and photo. thanks for joining us www.rbbox.in

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