A coastal taipan slithers over a rock
Coastal taipan average 6 feet long, but they can reach 9.5 feet.
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Coastal Taipan
Coastal Taipan
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Oxyuranus scutellatus
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A head shot of a coastal taipan flicking its tongue
The coastal taipan snake's head is wider than the rest of its body.
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A coastal taipan on leaf litter
The scales of the coastal taipan are keeled (ridged).
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Coastal Taipan with egg clutch
Coastal taipan lay 3 to 20 eggs in a hollow log or a hole.
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Cut away of egg showing Coastal Taipan inside
Coastal taipan lay from 3 - 20 eggs.
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