There is a species of snake mainly distributed in central Australia, which usually likes to lurk in the grass and wait for the appearance of prey. Do you know what kind of snake it is? Hahaha~ I won't sell it to everyone, that is the fine scale Taipan snake.

So today, the editor will give you some popular information about it. Let's take a look~

I. Basic information

[Chinese name] Taipan snake

[Latin name] Oxyuranus microlepidotus

[Another name] Inland Taipan Snake, Inland Shield Snake, Desert Snake, Fierce Taipan Snake, Giant Snake

[Kingdom] Animal Kingdom

【phylum】Chordates

【Class】Reptiles

【Order】Squamata

【Suborder】Snakes

[Family] Cobra family

[Subfamily] Cobra subfamily

[Genus] Taipana

II. Appearance characteristics

The body length of Taipan Snake is about 2 meters; the color of the back of the body is brown or olive green; the color of the abdomen is yellow-white; the head is flat and black in color. And sometimes mixed with black markings; large eyes; scales on the body, gray or tawny color, and fine black piping.

PS: The size of the fine-scaled Taipan snake is generally smaller than that of the ordinary Taipan snake.

3. Habits

1. Habitat

The fine-scaled Taipan snake mainly lives in deserts, dry riverbeds and dry plains or grasslands where there are few humans. In addition, they generally prefer to stay in rat dens, rock crevices, wall cavities, and deep cracks in the ground.

2. Eating habits

Mainly eat some meat foods, such as frogs and some small mammals.

3. Breeding method

The breeding method is oviparous, female snakes can lay 12-20 eggs at a time.

4. Defensive method

When the snake feels dangerous, it will erect the front half of its body into an S shape, and then take a quick attack. Before he could react, he was already bitten.

IV. Poisonous

The venomous snake is very poisonous, ranking first among the terrestrial poisonous snakes in the world. According to relevant data, the amount of detoxification per time is about 125-400 mg, which is 20 times that of the king cobra and 300 times that of the rattlesnake. Moreover, its fangs are about 7-13 mm in length. Once it bites the prey, it will inject venom into the opponent's body. It is possible that the prey will lose consciousness due to the poison attack before it loosens its mouth.

V. Natural enemies

The natural enemies of Taipan Snake are honeypots, meerkat and cats. Once it encounters these natural enemies, it may be helpless. And if it is a young snake, there will be an additional natural enemy, that is the eagle.

Okay, the introduction of Taipan Snake, the editor will stop here! Do you guys understand? If you have any ideas, please leave a message in the comment area~.