The Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) is a highly venomous elapid snake endemic to the semi-arid interior of eastern Australia. Belonging to the family Elapidae and the genus Oxyuranus, it is widely regarded as the most toxic terrestrial snake in the world on the basis of laboratory LD50 test...
The Coastal Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) is a large, fast-moving and highly venomous elapid snake native to coastal and near-coastal regions of northern and eastern Australia and parts of New Guinea. It is one of the most feared snakes in its range, historically associated with a very high fatalit...