The coastal taipan, or common taipan, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae. Described by Wilhelm Peters in 1867, the species is native to the coastal regions of northern and
Oxyuranus scutellatus first milked specimen MV 3
Oxyuranus scutellatus first milked specimen MV 2
The tiger snake is a large and highly venomous snake of southern Australia, including its coastal islands and Tasmania. These snakes are often observed and locally well known by their banding, black a
Mainland tiger snake, Banyule Flats Reserve, Melbourne, Victoria, in threat pose with body flattened and head raised
Tasmanian tiger snake (N. ater), in Tasmania
Western tiger snake near a farm dam in Mount Barker, Western Australia