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marc

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found out the old scientific name for The coastal taipan when it was first discribed, clue it shared the same name as the yellow faced whip snake?
 
_popp_ said:
Pseudechis scutellatus,is that what your looking for.
cheers popp

sorry thats not the write answer keep looking (just a freindly game) I know the real answer :wink:
 
is it psammophis that is the similiar word?
 
i just read in an article on the taipan,the Wikmunkan people used to call the taipan the rainbow snake,is there a rainbow snake & a rainbow serpant?I was under the impression that the rainbow serpant was a water python can anyone clear this up.
 
Keeth said:
is it psammophis that is the similiar word?

good try psammophis is the name for the yellow faced whip snake.....looking for the share family name..keep trying
 
the rainbow serpent was a giant snake that was beleived to have created some mountains and waterways. i learned all this from a childrens book though. classic
 
Keeth said:
the rainbow serpent was a giant snake that was beleived to have created some mountains and waterways. i learned all this from a childrens book though. classic

The name isnt as old as the rainbow serpent... :lol:
 
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