“I know vets here who have been working for about 30 years who have only been able to pull a couple of dogs through after they’ve been bitten by taipans,’’ Dr Gilbert said. The hospital is also the only vet clinic in Cairns that stocks taipan antivenene. They are large, quick, and extremely venomous. There are 3 main species with two subspecies branching off of the coastal taipan. Taipans are snakes native to Australasia (meaning Australia, New Zealand, and many surrounding islands like New Guinea). Marlin Coast Veterinary Hospital’s Dr Samantha Gilbert said Charlie was incredibly lucky to survive, as it only took 15 minutes after the incident for the animal to receive treatment. Papuan Taipans: The Most Dangerous Snake. The family rushed Charlie to Marlin Coast Veterinary Hospital, a five-minute drive away, where he was able to be administered snake antivenene. “I called out to my dad to get the boys inside with my mum.” The venom of the Inland Taipan is extremely potent and is rated as the most toxic of all snake venoms in LD50 tests on mice. Symptoms of envenomation include headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, collapse and paralysis. Leigh Boswell said her two sons, 5 and 3, were playing fetch with their six-year-old golden retriever-cross in their Kewarra Beach yard two weeks ago, when the dog failed to return the ball.Īfter a quick search around the back of the house, they found him collapsed and struggling to breathe, having been bitten by a coastal taipan. Should the offender choose to ignore the warning the Inland Taipan will strike, making a single bite or several quick bites. CHARLIE is a real wonder dog after surviving a bite from one of the most venomous snakes in the world.
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