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Discover Wildlife: It's famous as one of the world’s deadliest flowers – but it became a miracle treatment that changed medicine forever It's famous as one of the world’s deadliest flowers – but it became a miracle treatment that changed medicine forever Quite possibly the deadliest snake in the world due to its extremely potent venom, Australia's inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) is scientifically touted as the world's most venomous snake. This Australian snake is one of the deadliest on the planet. Ken Griffiths / Shutterstock Today, we're diving into the world of the most venomous snake on the planet: the inland taipan.

Understanding the Context

Due to their incredible power, constrictors make up a large percentage of the world's deadliest snakes, but most people envision venomous snakes like the eastern diamondback rattlesnake when picturing deadly snakes. These venomous snakes are native to Australia and are divided into several subspecies, with the taipan family including some of the most dangerous snakes known to science, particularly the inland taipan, which locals often refer to as the "fierce snake." Let's take a closer look at what makes the taipan one of the deadliest snakes in the world. The island is small, covering only about 110 acres (44.5 hectares), but it is infamous for being one of the deadliest places in the world, due to its high concentration of venomous snakes. Known as one of the deadliest Naja species, the Caspian cobra (Naja oxiana) is native to parts of Central Asia, including Afghanistan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.