Coastal taipan
The coastal taipan is one of the most feared snakes in Australia. It is a large, fast snake with a powerful venom, and it lives along the coasts of northern and eastern Australia and on the island of New Guinea. It is one of the reasons snake bite safety matters so much in these areas.1

Com reconèixer-lo
- Light olive or reddish-brown upperparts, sometimes dark grey to black1
- Paler sides and a creamy-white to pale yellow belly, often marked with orange or pink flecks1
- Long, narrow head with an angular brow and a lighter-coloured face1
- Large, round, light brown or hazel eyes with large pupils1
- Typically about 2.0 m long as an adult, with a slender body1
Sovint es confon amb: It is often confused with the eastern brown snake, northern brown snake and king brown snake. The coastal taipan has a larger head and a narrow neck, and a lighter face and snout. In the other species, the head and neck are the same width.1
Poder del verí
El verí surt pels ullals o les dents quan mossega.
Què fa el seu verí?
Its venom is mainly neurotoxic, which means it attacks the nerves, and it is also coagulopathic, which means it disturbs blood clotting. In a recorded bite case, the victim became unwell within 15 to 30 minutes, with drooping eyelids, nausea and difficulty breathing. Some victims have also lost their sense of smell for a time.1
Com de perillós és per a les persones?
Perill per a les persones: MortalUn dels animals més perillosos del món.It is considered one of the most dangerous snakes in the region and is classified by the World Health Organization as a snake of medical importance. Several deaths were recorded from its bites in the 1930s and 1940s, and more were added later as historical cases.1
Bona notícia: els metges tenen un medicament (l'antiverí) o un tractament per a això.1
Què fa quan té por?
It tends to avoid confrontation but becomes highly defensive if provoked.1
Si mossega
- Any suspected bite needs urgent medical care. In one recorded case, the bitten man was taken to hospital, where he was given fluids and tiger snake antivenom, and he recovered after 19 days in hospital.1
- Immobilització amb pressió: embolica amb una bena elàstica ferma la mossegada i després tota l'extremitat, posa-hi una fèrula i mantén la persona completament quieta fins que arribi l'ajuda.
- No rentis la mossegada: a l'hospital poden analitzar el verí que queda a la pell per triar l'antiverí correcte.
Truca sempre primer al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911). Això són pautes generals de primers auxilis, no consells mèdics. Primers auxilis bàsics
Estigues segur
- No toquis, atrapis ni molestis mai un animal salvatge, encara que sigui petit i encara que sembli adormit o mort.
- Deixa-li espai. Si en trobes un, mantén la calma, recula a poc a poc i deixa que segueixi el seu camí.
- Si te'n mossega un: mantén la calma, no et moguis, truca al número d'emergències (112, 000, 911) o ves de pressa a un hospital. Recorda com era, una foto ajuda.
No va a per tu. Fa servir el verí per caçar o per defensar-se, i prefereix mil vegades amagar-se. Més sobre com estar segur
Que gran és?
Quant fa de llarg?
Quant pesa?
fa de llarg com 3 gossos del nas a la cua
fa de llarg com 16 plàtans en fila
més o menys el que pesa un gat de casa
podria recórrer 100 metres en 41 segons (l'humà més ràpid necessita 9,6)Que gran és Coastal taipan comparat amb TU?
Només càlculs al teu navegador. No es desa ni s'envia res enlloc.
Com de ràpid va?
Dades
The longest recorded coastal taipan was 2.9 m long and weighed 6.5 kg, and larger specimens of up to 3.3 m are widely believed to exist.1
Its hunting method, freezing, striking and releasing prey, is similar to that of the African black mamba.1
It is the second-longest venomous snake in Australia, after the king brown snake.1
Newly hatched young grow quickly, reaching about 1.0 m in their first year.1
It may have become more common since cane toads were introduced to Australia in 1935.1
Desmuntamites
Mite: The snake hides in trees and drops onto people, and it chases people for hours.
Veritat: Stories of it hiding in trees and dropping on victims were spread in newspapers and books, but snake handlers say it is shy and avoids confrontation. It only becomes highly defensive when provoked.1
Per a experts en verins
- Nom científic
- Oxyuranus scutellatus
- Grup
- Serps australianes
- Família
- Elapidae2
- Ordre
- Squamata
- Continents
- Austràlia i Oceania
- Cries
- It lays a clutch of 7 to 20 eggs. The eggs take 60 to 80 days to hatch, and the young are 30 to 34 cm long.1
- Com li va a la natura
- Least Concern (IUCN)1
- Perill per a les persones
- 5 / 5: Mortal3
D'on surten les dades
- Coastal taipan (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Oxyuranus scutellatus (iNaturalist): noms i classificació.
- Venom Wiki: el nivell de perill, la mida típica i la velocitat estimada són nostres. Mira com els calculem: Com valorem el perill.
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