Inland taipan

Key facts

• Inland taipan lives in Australia.
• Group: Reptiles and amphibians.
• It weighs about 1 kg (2.2 lb).
• A typical adult is about 180 cm (70.9 in) long.
• It lives about 10 years.
• Diet: carnivore.
• Habitat: desert.
• The inland taipan has one of the strongest snake venoms known, but it is shy and very rarely bites people.