Miss_Croft
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You are right - the snake been milked is a Banded Krait - I was only thinking of Cobra.
So Australia has the most deadly and most dangerous snakes, the Inland and Coastal Taipans, Ive heard a new Taipan species has been discovered, wonder where it will fit in?
that would be the dart frog (dendrobates auratus) green poison dart frog, (dendrobates pumilio) strawberry poison dart frog South America .
Very nice looking frog too. Im not sure if its the most toxic, but poisonous and venomous are totaly different from each other, as poison taken orally can have an affect , and venom taken orally might not have any affect at all unless you have a open wound. Quote me if im wrong, im not a 100% sure , but when i heard about it , it did make sense.
cheers steve.
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I thought australia had the highest percentage of deadliest fauna than anywhere else full stop:lol:
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Yeah JasonL, but your not going to accidentally step on a bear...
Good job theres none here then!:lol:....i think they say that a (wild) terribilis has roughly enough toxin to kill around 10-20 humans:shock:Still, it's better than being ripped apart and eaten by a bear whilst your sleeping.
Where does the PNG Taipan fit into the list? I have recently heard its venom is right up there with the Inland Taipan, but many people are bitten each year from it.
Foreign Correspondant has a story on tonight at 9.30 tonight about the illegal trade in anti venom in PNG featuring David Williams (toxinologist), and apparently includes footage of him getting tagged by a PNG Taipan and almost dieing.
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