内陆太攀蛇种

内陆太攀蛇是世界毒性最强的陆栖蛇类。基于小鼠的半数致死量值，它的毒液毒性是迄今为止所有毒蛇中最强的，甚至比海蛇还要强。人体心脏细胞培养测试表明，内陆太攀蛇具有爬行动物中毒性最大的毒液。与大多数蛇类不同，内陆太攀蛇的毒液特别适合杀死恒温动物，所以也是专业的哺乳动物猎手。据估计，内陆太攀蛇一次咬伤便具有足够致死100名成年人的杀伤力，并且根据咬伤的性质，如果不进行治疗，其有可能在30至45分钟内杀死人类。

内陆太攀蛇是一种速度极快且敏捷的蛇，能够以极高的准确度立即攻击任何物种，经常会在同一次攻击幅度中发出多次攻击，并且几乎每次攻击都能向被攻击物种植入毒液。

虽然内陆太攀蛇极具毒性且善于攻击。但与更加激进的海岸太攀蛇相比，内陆太攀蛇通常非常害羞，喜于隐居，性格平静且更偏向摆脱威胁。

然而如果被激怒、处理不当或在逃跑时被干扰，会进行自卫并攻击。 此外由于内陆太攀蛇生活在偏远的地方，很少跟人接触，因此根据其性格与年致人死亡数方面，内陆太攀蛇并不被认为是世界上最致命的蛇。

The inland taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), also commonly known as the western taipan, small-scaled snake, or fierce snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae. It is endemic to semiarid regions of central‑eastern Australia. Aboriginal Australians living in areas where Karnic languages are spoken refer to this species as dandarabilla.

The species was formally described by Frederick McCoy in 1879 and William John Macleay in 1882, but for almost 90 years, it remained poorly known to science; no additional specimens were collected and virtually nothing was added to knowledge of its biology until the species was rediscovered in 1972.

Based on the median lethal dose (LD50) of its venom in laboratory mice, the inland taipan is widely regarded as the most venomous snake in the world; its venom is substantially more toxic, drop-for-drop, than that of any tested sea snake. It is also considered to possess the most toxic venom of any reptile when tested on human heart cell cultures. The inland taipan is a specialised predator of mammals, and its venom is particularly adapted to killing warm-blooded prey. A single bite has been estimated to contain sufficient venom to kill more than 100 adult humans.

Despite this extreme potency, the inland taipan is usually shy and reclusive, with a generally placid disposition, and it rarely comes into contact with people because it inhabits remote areas. By contrast, the coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) is often considered the more dangerous species in practice, largely because of its behaviour when it encounters humans and its proximity to populated coastal regions. The word "fierce" in one of the inland taipan's common names refers to the strength of its venom rather than its temperament.