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  • Coastal Taipan, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Scott Eipper, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

  • Coastal Taipan, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Chris Jolly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Coastal Taipan, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Scott Eipper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Coastal Taipan, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) Chris Jolly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Coastal Taipan, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Sardaka, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

  • Coastal Taipan, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Coastal Taipan

Oxyuranus scutellatus

Worldwide
262 observations
Group
Reptiles
iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

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.

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Recent sightings near Cairns

Research-grade observations within 25 km, newest first.