Inland taipan

The inland taipan, a type of highly venomous snake in the family Elapidae, is one of the most dangerous snakes in the world. It is also referred to as the western taipan, the small-scaled snake, or the horrible snake. The species lives in semi-arid regions of central and eastern Australia. Aboriginal Australians who lived in these regions gave the snake the name dandarabilla. It was first described in 1879 by Frederick McCoy and William John Macleay, and for the following 90 years, scientists were unaware of it. Before it was rediscovered in 1972, no additional specimens were found, and no new data on the species was added.

According to the median lethal dose value in mice, the inland taipan's venom is by far the deadliest of all snakes, even deadlier than that of sea snakes. Additionally, tests on human heart cell cultures reveal that it has the most lethal venom of any reptile. The inland taipan has created venom that is specifically tailored to kill warm-blooded creatures since it is a skilled mammal predator. One bite is said to be deadly enough to kill at least 100 adults. It is an extremely fast and nimble snake that can strike with great speed and accuracy, usually striking many times in one attack, and it almost always envenomates.