Inland Taipan

[jay72]

I had the chance to work with a Taipan today at the Everglades Outpost. I offered to clean the cage just to see what the snake would be like. Spastic would be an understatment!


Sloane Russeck

[Mustangrde1]

Sloan wouldnt it been safer to work with Lucky then a spastic Inland lol. And where are the pics of that awesome eastern of yours.

Scott

[jay72]

Scott,

It was actually from New Guinea. I have all of the pictures on my computer at work. I will send them to you on Tuesday(I am off tomorow). Why dont you just take a ride down one of these days and see it in person.

Sloane

[Mustangrde1]

Sloan weekend after you get back sounds good

[jay72]

Let Julio know you are coming down. We will go see his Alligator show and bring Ray along.

Sloane

[Mustangrde1]

Julio hell. i think we need to bring a blow up doll for him so he can say he has a date lol. better then other places he sticks his head . hey I am going out to that road tomorrow am see whats out there before this cold front

[jay72]

I know what you mean, LOL.
That road cruise was a good time. Next time I will leave earlier so we can get an early start. If I can make it up there tomorrow I will give you a call.

Sloane

[Jeremy]

Good deal on working with a Pan. One quick correction though. The Inland Taipan is Oxyuranus mircolepidous and is all but non exsistant with in the US except for one or 2 lucky keepers and a few zoos. The Taipan you were working with was Oxyuranus scutellatus canni or the ssp of typical Taipan found in PNG and Irian Jaya. Then there is the fabled Coastal Taipan or Oxyuranus scutellatus scutellatus which is also very rare within the US.

All the best,
J

[jay72]

Thanks Jeremy,

You are correct it was Oxyuranus s. canni from Papua New Guinea.

All the best

Sloane

[snakegal12345]

If it was from New Gunea it would be a new guinea taipan or a coastal taipan

[Jeremy]

A PNG or Iran Jaya Tiapan would probally be the best fitting name but that population has not been seperated long enough from the mainland form to become its own sp(or atleast taxonomist dont think so yet). It is simply, as of right now, a sub species of the Coastal Tiapan but PNG Taipan would be better in discribeing the form.

BTW, I do not belive many shipments come out of PNG anymore. I think the bulk of the sp from that Island chain are exported out of Irian Jaya, the other side of the Island. I may be wrong though Hey Ray Hunter, any comments on this?

Welp, adios,
J