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Oxyuranus scutellatus

1 Taipan at Douglas, QLD

Oxyuranus scutellatus at Douglas, QLD - 4 Feb 2021 05:48 PM

Oxyuranus scutellatus at Douglas, QLD - 4 Feb 2021 05:48 PM

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Identification history

	Oxyuranus scutellatus	15 Sep 2021	PatrickCampbell
	Oxyuranus scutellatus	12 Sep 2021	sayoung15

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User's notes

Coastal Taipan. Relocated from JCU.

2 comments

PatrickCampbell wrote:

15 Sep 2021

You're brave catching a Taipan! Good work relocating this from a university campus.

sayoung15 wrote:

15 Sep 2021

This one was very well behaved for me - gave a previous catcher a few moments so I was called in :) A touch of 2m in length.

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Location information

Coordinates 146.756733 -19.335504
Places Douglas, QLD

Sighting information

1 Abundance
4 Feb 2021 05:48 PM Recorded on
sayoung15 Recorded by
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Reptiles and Frogs Snakes sayoung15 Townsville NatureMapr

Additional information

Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Oxyuranus scutellatus Scientific name
Taipan Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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