Coastal taipan and Eastern brown snake
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Coastal taipan and Eastern brown snake

*** Coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus)

Scientific name: Oxyuranus scutellatus,

Higher classification: Taipan,

Rank: Species,

Kingdom: Animalia,

Phylum: Chordata,

Subphylum: Vertebrata,

Class: Reptilia,

Order: Squamata,

Suborder: Serpentes,

Family: Elapidae,

Genus: Oxyuranus,

Species: O. scutellatus,

** The coastal taipan, or common taipan, is a species of large, highly venomous snake of the family Elapidae. It is native to the coastal regions of northern and eastern Australia and the island of New Guinea.

More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal_taipan

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**** Eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis)

Scientific name: Pseudonaja textilis,

Higher classification: Pseudonaja,

Rank: Species

Kingdom: Animalia,

Phylum: Chordata,

Subphylum: Vertebrata,

Class: Reptilia,

Order: Squamata,

Suborder: Serpentes,

Family: Elapidae,

Genus: Pseudonaja,

Species: P. textilis,

** Eastern brown snake, average total length (including tail) of 1.1–1.8 m (3.6–5.9 ft). The maximum recorded size for the species is 2.4 m (7.9 ft),

More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_brown_snake
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