Oxyuranus scutellatus


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Related to Oxyuranus scutellatus: Notechis scutatus, Acanthophis antarcticus
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Noun1.Oxyuranus scutellatus - large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia
elapid, elapid snake - any of numerous venomous fanged snakes of warmer parts of both hemispheres
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Snake bites by the Papuan taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus canni): paralysis, hemostatic and electrocardiographic abnormalities, and effects of antivenom.
It has previously been associated with venom from a number of different species including Australian brown snakes (Pseudechis spp.) and the Coastal Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus).