An inland taipan in a threatening pose
The scales of the inland taipan make a herringbone pattern.
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Oxyuranus microlepidotus
The scales of the inland taipan make a herringbone pattern.
The back of the inland taipan can vary anywhere between dark brown and yellowish brown.
Some inland taipan, like this one, have an inky blue-black head.
The underside of an inland taipan is yellow with orange blotches.
Inland taipan have rectangular-shaped head.
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