On a continent full of nasty creatures, the fierce snake of Australia stands out. It delivers some of the most potent poison in the world-even deadlier than a cobra's. With sharp fangs and the tendency to deliver multiple bites, the snake strikes incredible fear. Fortunately, it lives in isolated areas, and is rarely seen by humans.
Easy to I. D.: The fierce snake is easily identifiable by its coloring. Its body is brown or olive, with a black or dark brown head.
Repeat Offender: When attacking a large victim, the fierce snake never settles for just one bite. This snake strikes several times, injecting a lethal dose of poison with every bite.
The Deadliest Snake[]
The fierce snake carries the most toxic poison of any land snake in the world (sea snakes are deadlier). When the fierce snake bites, its poison paralyzes the victim's nervous system, clots the blood and prevents muscle movement in a deadly triple-threat. Luckily, this creature would rather slither away from larger creatures than strike when possible.
Give Me an S! When threatened, and unable to make an escape, this snake lifts the front part of its body off the ground and rears into an S-shaped striking position (shown left) with its head pointing directly at the target.
Home Invasion: After swallowing a rat, the fierce snake may take shelter in its victim's burrow. It digests its meal, stays out of the harsh sun and lays in wait for another unlucky rat.
A Colorful Character[]
Some members of the fierce snake species are colored more brightly than the rest. These snakes are more yellow in color with darker scales scattered around in small, V-shaped patterns on their bodies. This coloring can help keep them hidden from prey as they slowly sneak up, before attacking with lightning speed.
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Trivia[]
- The fierce snake's other common name is the inland Taipan, which it shares a genus with (oxyuranus).
- The strength of it's venom is referenced on the Brown Snake's knowledge card.
- The fierce snake is featured in Odd Creature Out on Monster Mania 7.
- The “Where?” information in the ‘’Did You Know?’’ section is italicized, when its usually not on the knowledge card.
- The “The Deadliest Snake” section erroneously refers to the snake’s venom as poison.