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

Bí o ṣe lè dá a mọ̀
- 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
A sábà máa ń ṣì í mọ̀ sí: 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
Agbára oró
Oró ń jáde láti inú eyín oró tàbí eyín rẹ̀ nígbà tí ó bá bùjẹ.
Kí ni oró rẹ̀ máa ń ṣe?
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
Báwo ló ṣe léwu tó fún ènìyàn?
Ewu fún ènìyàn: ApaniỌ̀kan lára àwọn ẹranko tó léwu jùlọ ní ayé.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
Ìròyìn ayọ̀: àwọn dókítà ní oògùn (antivenom) tàbí ìtọ́jú fún èyí.1
Kí ni ó máa ń ṣe nígbà tí ẹ̀rù bá bà á?
It tends to avoid confrontation but becomes highly defensive if provoked.1
Bí ó bá bùjẹ
- 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
- Dídì pẹ̀lú ìfúnpá láìmira (pressure immobilisation): fi bándéèjì rọ́bà (elastic) tó le wé ibi ìbùjẹ náà, lẹ́yìn náà wé e sókè títí bo gbogbo apá tàbí ẹsẹ̀ náà, fi igi ìdábùú (splint) dì í, kí o sì jẹ́ kí ẹni náà wà láìmira rárá títí ìrànlọ́wọ́ yóò fi dé.
- Má ṣe fọ ibi ìbùjẹ náà: ilé ìwòsàn lè ṣàyẹ̀wò oró tó kù lára awọ láti yan oògùn apa-oró (antivenom) tó tọ́.
Máa kọ́kọ́ pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ nígbà gbogbo (112, 000, 911). Èyí jẹ́ ìtọ́sọ́nà ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́ gbogbogbò, kì í ṣe ìmọ̀ràn ìṣègùn. Ìpìlẹ̀ ìtọ́jú àkọ́kọ́
Wà láìléwu
- Má ṣe fọwọ́ kan, mú tàbí yọ ẹranko igbó lẹ́nu láéláé, kódà bí ó bá kéré, kódà bí ó bá dà bí ẹni pé ó ń sùn tàbí ó ti kú.
- Fún un ní àyè. Bí o bá pàdé ọ̀kan, farabalẹ̀, sẹ́yìn díẹ̀díẹ̀ kí o sì jẹ́ kí ó máa bá ọ̀nà rẹ̀ lọ.
- Bí ọ̀kan bá bù ọ́ jẹ: farabalẹ̀, má ṣe mira, pe nọ́ńbà pàjáwìrì rẹ (112, 000, 911) tàbí lọ sí ilé ìwòsàn kíákíá. Rántí bí ó ṣe rí, fọ́tò máa ń ṣèrànwọ́.
Kò wá ọ kiri láti ṣe ọ́ léṣe. Ó ń lo oró rẹ̀ láti mú oúnjẹ tàbí láti dáàbò bo ara rẹ̀, ó sì fẹ́ràn láti farapamọ́ jù. Sí i nípa wíwà láìléwu
Báwo ló ṣe tóbi tó?
Báwo ló ṣe gùn tó?
Báwo ló ṣe wúwo tó?
ó gùn tó ajá 3 láti imú dé ìrù
ó gùn tó ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ 16 tí a tò tẹ̀léra
ó wúwo tó ológbò ilé
lè sáré mítà 100 ní ìṣẹ́jú-àáyá 41 (ènìyàn tó yára jùlọ nílò 9.6)Báwo ni Coastal taipan ṣe tóbi tó tí a bá fi wé ÌWỌ?
Ìṣirò nìkan nínú bráwúsà rẹ. A kò fi ohunkóhun pamọ́, a kò sì fi ránṣẹ́ sí ibikíbi.
Báwo ló ṣe yára tó?
Òtítọ́
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
Olùfọ́ àròsọ
Àròsọ: The snake hides in trees and drops onto people, and it chases people for hours.
Òtítọ́: 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
Fún àwọn amòye oró
- Orúkọ sáyẹ́ǹsì
- Oxyuranus scutellatus
- Ẹgbẹ́
- Àwọn ejò Ọsirélíà
- Ìdílé
- Elapidae2
- Ètò
- Squamata
- Àwọn kọ́ńtínẹ́ńtì
- Ọsirélíà àti Òṣéáníà
- Àwọn ọmọ
- 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
- Bí ó ṣe ń ṣe nínú igbó
- Least Concern (IUCN)1
- Ewu fún ènìyàn
- 5 / 5: Apani3
Ibi tí àwọn òtítọ́ ti wá
- Coastal taipan (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Oxyuranus scutellatus (iNaturalist): orúkọ àti ìpínsísọ̀rí.
- Venom Wiki: ìpele ewu, ìtóbi déédé àti àfojúbù ìyára jẹ́ tiwa. Wo bí a ṣe ń ṣírò wọn: Bí a ṣe ń díwọ̀n ewu.
Gbogbo òtítọ́ ojú-ìwé yìí ní nọ́ńbà tó tọ́ka sí orísun rẹ̀. Bí a bá ṣe àṣìṣe, má bínú, olólùfẹ́ ẹranko ni wá, kì í ṣe ìwé ìròyìn sáyẹ́ǹsì. Sọ fún wa ní [email protected] a ó sì tún un ṣe.
Ìbùjẹ

