The snake shot is incredible. A wee bit more than hazardous duty pay would be required! I would need treatment for the nightmares that would surely develop!

Fortunately for them they didn't find one of these...

 

 

Arguably fortunate for the 'gator', too....

I've seen plenty of rattlers, but never that many piled on top of each other. Damn.  

Jafo, what kind is that?

gee thanks guys...wont sleep a wink! wait a minute...I'm a skinner...don't sleep anyhow

seldomseen ...it's an Inland Taipan ....50 times more lethal than a Cobra .... 770 times more so than an Eastern Rattler ....

770 times more so than an Eastern Rattler

Wow!


Some of the larger Eastern Diamondbacks have been known to break bones (leg/arm) when they strike. Venom may not be as toxic but they make up for it in quantity. Imagine a rattlesnake about 8 feet long and as big around as your thigh.

Holy rattlesnake batman! Thats one hell of a lot of rattlers! Hazard pay and good life insurance I would say!

Imagine a rattlesnake about 8 feet long and as big around as your thigh.

The Taipan is generally between 6 and 10 feet long.  Venom toxicity works out at 1cc per 100 kilos....max single milk yield has been 110cc = 11,000 Kilos....or 110 adult males...

Even the snake that 'comes second' is only a quarter as lethal....

The Taipan is generally between 6 and 10 feet long. Venom toxicity works out at 1cc per 100 kilos....max single milk yield has been 110cc = 11,000 Kilos....or 110 adult males...

Ah, but Jafo, you're only talking land snakes. While the Inland Taipan may be the most venomous on terra firma, there's still another whose venom is more toxic, and it too is Aussie born & bred....the Coral Snake, usually found in the tropical waters of Northern Queensland. It's only a small bugger (3 to 4 feet), but its venom has been reported to be up to 3 times more toxic than that of the Inland Taipan's.

Fortunately for those who venture to go diving in those waters, its fangs are quite short and cannot pierce scuba gear, though a direct flesh bite would result in almost instantaneous paralysis and death....in other words, you wouldn't have time to drown first.

***shall have to do some research and post links to more info****

That must be like the ones they called "step'n'a-half" in 'Nam...all you got was a step and a half. Man, the Taipan is one serious customer. I'm STILL doing the math and it's hard to believe! I'm amazed anybody's still alive around those parts.

Should have called them sea snakes, not Coral Snakes....the sea snake's habitat is usually around coral reefs, hence they are frequently named incorrectly. Also, sea snakes are found in waters throughout the Pacific and not just Australia

Did some research but couldn't find the particular article I had previously read with regards to Australian sea snake species and their venom, etc. Probably need to include more specific details in my search to locate it.

However, I shall continue looking for it....in the meantime here's some information, though it's not as informative as that I seek. WWW Link