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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 1 2018, 10:41 PM (383 Views) | |
| Taipan | Apr 1 2018, 10:41 PM Post #1 |
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Black-headed Python - Aspidites melanocephalus Aspidites melanocephalus, the Black-headed Python, is a species of snake in the family Pythonidae (the python family) that is native to Australia. Adults grow to an average of 5 to 8.25 ft (1.5 to 2m) in length, but can grow to a maximum length of 3.5m, although average specimens are about 2 metres in length. The body is muscular with a flattened profile, while the tail tapers to a thin point. Found in Australia in the northern half of the country, excluding the very arid regions. The diet consists of mainly reptiles but will eat mammals if available. ![]() Coastal Taipan - Oxyuranus scutellatus The coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus), or common taipan, is a species of large, highly venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species 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. The coastal taipan is the longest venomous snake in Australia. 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). 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 coastal taipan feeds solely on warm-blooded animals such as mammals and birds, and its diet consists entirely of rats, mice, bandicoots, and various species of birds. ![]()
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| Taipan | Apr 3 2018, 08:21 PM Post #2 |
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Ferry arief, if Austin Stevens is to be believed, the Black-headed Python will kill and eat the Taipan, based on its immunity to the Taipans bite. |
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| Ferry arief | Apr 3 2018, 10:43 PM Post #3 |
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thanks for the answer, i have been wondering whether this python species is immune to the toxins of all the elapidae snakes whose average neorotoxin venom includes the cobra king snake ??? even this snake is immune to the poison of a taipan snake |
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