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The king of all venoms

 

By the title you might have got some idea, in what direction we are going. That's right venom. And when we say venom the first thing, let me be more specific the first creature we think of are snakes.



The serpent.But here we are not talking about any random snake, we are talking about the king of venom. That's right.

The king! To know more about this king we have to go all the way to the worlds smallest continent and worlds sixth biggest country. Australia.




Australia. Surrounded by Indian and Pacific Ocean, can be said as a huge island in itself. The variety of regions is unmatched, it's a blend of everything in one place from beautiful beaches to tropical forest and desert in the centre of the country. Australia is one of the driest country with annual rainfall less than 500mm on average continental area. Where the largest area is the desert.





In this dry, sunny regions of Australia where sun shows no mercy lives, The king of venoms. 



Inland Tripan or western taipan, small-scaled snake, or fierce snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae. 


the venom of the inland taipan is by far the most toxic of any snake, so much than even more than sea snakes and it has the most toxic venom of any reptile when tested on human. The inland taipan is a specialist hunter of mammals, so its venom is specially adapted to kill warm-blooded species.



one bite possesses enough lethality to kill more than an estimated 100 fully grown humans, it is an extremely fast and agile snake that can strike instantly with extreme accuracy,often striking multiple times in the same attack, and it envenomates in almost every case.




These snakes are super shy, and comparatively small in size. If compared to king cobra, the size of inland Tripan is tiny. It's 1/3 of king cobra. But in venom there's no match for inland Tripan.




Australia is home to such "n" number of snakes and other creatures, which also makes Australia one of the dangerous places to stay. Australia indeed is home to beauty and danger. To nature and all that belongs to nature. From the highest mountains to the deepest Ocean bed.





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