Inland taipan: The Inland Taipan

The Inland Taipan, also known as the small-scaled snake, is famous for its extremely potent venom, which can kill many people with just one bite. This snake species prefers to live in a semi-arid environment, where it can lay up to 24 eggs, depending on how much food it has eaten. The inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), also commonly known as the western taipan , the small-scaled snake, or the fierce snake, is an extremely venomous snake of the taipan (Oxyuranus) genus, and is endemic to semi-arid regions of central east Australia. Learn about the Inland Taipan , a medium to large snake that lives in the semi-arid regions of south-western Queensland and north-eastern South Australia. Find out how it feeds, breeds, changes colour and why it is considered one of the world's most venomous snakes. The inland taipan may look mean and carry a deadly bite, but they're known for being a shy and placid species.