School Learning Time - topic - Animals

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Also another Taipan for you Dizaster, this one the Papauan New Guinea Taipan, oxyuranus scutellatis canni. Kills alot of people every year there; and would kill more if it weren't for the single handed efforts of David Williams who has done more to help set up proper hospitals with antivenin than anyone else. He almost died late last year for his efforts as he spent time in hospital after being bitten by one.

One of the world's deadliest and a distinct cousin to mainland Oz's coastal taipan. There are quite a few for sale here in the states, but I don't have the balls yet to mess with them; nor access to anti-venin. No anti-venin and you will die, from either your nervous system shutting down and paralyzing your muscles, which results in heart failure or lungs ceasing to function, or the hemotoxic effects and massive internal bleeding, whichever comes 1st. An absolutely drop dead{haha} gorgeous animal.

David Williams' Australian Herpetology ONLINE - Introduction

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Since you like Death Adders Dizaster, check this morph Deathie. Supposedly quite a few popping up in Australia. No scales!! Ugly imo, but a rather interesting occurence. Would love to know how this is happening and also see how the venom compares to that of a normal specimen.

http://www.reedysreptiles.com/fullsi...less%20800.jpg