Venom
The inland taipan's venom consists of Taipoxin and protease enzymes. The average quantity of venom delivered by this species is 44 mg and the maximum dose recorded is 110 mg. The median lethal dose (LD50) for mice is 2 μg/kg (ppb) for pure Taipoxin and 30 μg/kg (ppb) for the natural venom mixture. Its venom consists mostly of neurotoxins. Almost all positively identified inland taipan bite victims have been herpetologists handling the snakes for study, and all were treated successfully with antivenom—no incidents have been fatal.
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