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Coastal Tiapan Coastal taipan,Oxyuranus scutellatus Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Coastal Tiapan

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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    Absolutely gorgeous. Added to this list:

     Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Graeme Ruck's profile
      Graeme Ruck
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      thank you Posted 11 years ago
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    Frankhuizen Photography
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    Great colors! Posted 11 years ago
    1. View Graeme Ruck's profile
      Graeme Ruck
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      Thank you. Posted 11 years ago
  5. View Ruth Spigelman's profile
    Ruth Spigelman
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    Nice, nice....nice! Would love to see in life. I believe some sightings down as far as northern NSW? I'm mid-coast and just a bit too south. A great sighting and awesome shot Graeme, thanks for sharing and recording. Posted 6 years ago
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    What a Beauty... Posted 6 months ago

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The Coastal taipan

The coastal taipan , 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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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
Species identified by Graeme Ruck
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By Graeme Ruck

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Uploaded Oct 22, 2013. Captured Oct 13, 2013 12:59.
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  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/83s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm

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