The first among the ten most venomous snakes is the slender-scaled Taipan snake.

The fine-scaled taipan snake, commonly known as the inland taipan snake, was formerly called the inland shield snake, and also has other names such as desert snake, ferocious taipan snake, and large-spotted snake. It is the most venomous terrestrial snake species in the world. One venom can kill 200,000 mice. It is smaller than the ordinary Taipan snake. An adult snake is only about 2 meters (6.5 feet). The Taipan has fine scales. Snakes are shy by nature and will lift their bodies off the ground when defending.

Distributed in and around the Victoria Desert in central Australia, inhabiting inaccessible dry plains, grasslands, deserts and dry river beds. The inland taipan snake has a relatively gentle personality. If it is provoked, it will stand upright with its front body in an S shape. It attacks extremely fast, almost too fast for the human eye to see. Often humans have been bitten continuously by its fangs before they have time to react. Many times.

The habitat of the slender-scaled Taipan snake

The slender-scaled Taipan snake often lives in rat holes (the original owner of the cave is often eaten by them) and deep surface cracks. or hollows, sometimes also living in stone crevices and wall holes. Inland Taipan snakes feed on frogs, toads, and small mammals. Inland taipan snakes often hunt rodents and small marsupials in cracks in dry mud on river bottoms.

Attack and defense of Taipan slender scales

When Taipan slender scales snakes prey or are disturbed, they will stand upright with their front body in an S shape. The attack speed is extremely fast, almost as fast as Invisible to the human eye, it is the fastest venomous snake in the world. Often its prey has been bitten two or three times by its fangs before it has time to react.