Along the open woodlands and grasslands of Northern Australia, one can find a very dangerous snake called the taipan. The taipan is among the most venomous snakes in the world, and has the capabilities to kill humans with a single bite, sometimes in as little as thirty minutes. What truly makes the taipan dangerous, however, is the fact that they are highly aggressive biters.

Taipans have been known to literally throw themselves into their bites. They strike with such ferocity that it sometimes appears that they are lunging. When you combine that ferocity with the potent venom that the taipan has, you can quickly see why it has earned the reputation of one of the deadliest snakes in the world.

The taipan is generally about five feet in length and they have a variable coloration. They can be sand colored or even jet black depending on a number of factors. They usually eat small mammals. An interesting note about the taipan is that they became very prolific due to the poison toads that were introduced into Australia. Because many frog eating snakes died when they ingested these toads, the taipan had less competition for habitat and food. Because of this, the taipan is considered common in it’s range of Northern Australia’s coastline.

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