Bedana, Joe Angelo A.

DVM
VETM1-REG

Chem102A/B
Sir. Arvin C. Cruz

Synergy

THE INLAND TAIPAN

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Pet Snake Nearly Kills Teen: Why the Inland

Taipan Is So Deadly
 An Australian teenager was left fighting for his life after being bitten
by his pet inland taipan, one of the most dangerous snake species in
the world, according to news reports.
 But what makes the inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) so
dangerous?
 "The taipan is a mammal specialist. It feeds almost exclusively on
mammals, which is quite uncommon," said David Penning, a
biologist and snake expert at the Missouri Southern State University.
 As a result of this "specialism," the taipan's venom has evolved to be
extremely lethal for all mammals, including humans, Penning told
Live Science.
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 One reason the snake's venom is extremely potent is that it

combines two types of toxic components that start affecting the
human body very soon after entering the person's system.
 "Its poison has a conglomerate of different types of venom
properties, including neurotoxins and hemotoxins, which attack the
body on multiple levels," Penning said.
 Neurotoxins affect a person's ability to control his or her body,
Penning said. Within an hour of being bitten, a person will start
experiencing symptoms such as slurred speech, seizures, difficulty
breathing or an inability to control his or her limbs. And hemotoxins
will affect the blood's ability to clot, leading to internal bleeding and
organ damage, he said.
Published on November 9, 2017 03:47pm ET
https://www.livescience.com/60902-inland-taipan-snake-deadly.html
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 Though these snakes have a deadly bite, there is no reason to
demonize these creatures, which are native to eastern Australia,
Penning said. The inland taipan is naturally rather shy and, if given a
chance, would do anything to avoid a human, he said.
 "In my experience, a huge majority of situations that I see is an
individual seeking to handle the animal, and in doing so, they can
get bitten," Penning said. "But I have yet to read a news story about
someone being bitten by a snake they didn't know was there.“
 Anti-venom exists to treat poisoning from this snake's bite, but
according to Penning, the antidote must be administered very
quickly. Even then, the patient would require extensive medical
support to recover from such an incident.
 "The anti-venom neutralizes the toxins and prevents further
damage," Penning said. "However, it does not neutralize the damage
that has already taken place."
III. Summary
To summarize, this study is about the nature of an inland taipan snake.
Furthermore, it discusses on how the snakes venom affects our body.
And how the cure should be administered to the victim.
In addition the study also talks about how the snake want to have the least
interaction with any human. David Penning, a biologist and snake expert
at the Missouri Southern State University, said "In my experience, a huge
majority of situations that I see is an individual seeking to handle the
animal, and in doing so, they can get bitten," "But I have yet to read a
news story about someone being bitten by a snake they didn't know was
there.“
It also talks about how the anti-venom should be administered to the one
that got bitten. Lastly, the anti-venom helps only in neutralizing the
toxins injected by the snake however, it does not cure the damage that
has been already been inflicted and that even though the anti-venom
were given; the patient would still be needing extensive medical support.
IV. Discussion

 The inland taipan has many known name like “Fierce snake”,
“western taipan”, “small scaled snake” etc. This snake is a medium-
large size snake, with a rectangular shaped head, the colour of thier
dorsal varies from rich, dark hue to browning light green depending
on season, with the head and neck to be darken than the body.
 Based on what i’ve reasearched the inland taipan is by far the most
venomous snake in the world even when compared to sea snakes
however, they’re not the most dangerous. Compared to the coastal
taipan, the inland taipans are rather shy snake and prefer to be left
alone. The snake only strikes if mishandled, provoked, or cut their
escape route.
 The anti-venom that is being used to counteract their venom can
only neutrailize the venom and prevent further damage however, it
does not fully cure the damage that has been done to the victim
IV. Discussion

 I think the signficance of this study is that it helps us understand the

true nature of the inland taipan it also tells us on what to do if ever
you were bitten by this type of snake.
 When I first saw this study I didn’t think twice about picking it for I
think it would be the most suitable for me because I was really
interested about the nature of the most venomous snake in the
world. I also think that this study would help me in my vet-med
carrier because of this study i obtained an in depth learning about
this snake
 Personally I think that this study would help a lot of people without
the adequate knowledge in the rural areas. This would contribute to
them by informing them on what should be avoided in case of
meeting with this specific type of snake.
V. Conclusion

 To conclude this report, based on what i’ve read the inland taipan are
the top venomous snake however, it is far from being dangerous. I
can only say that snakes are misunderstood creature and that they
can be very good companion if handled correctly.
 To the researchers that have made this study