Found in the arid deserts of central and eastern Australia, the Inland Taipan is ... with darker brown markings. Although venomous, the horned adder rarely bites, and the snake generally avoids ...

The credit for this is often attributed to Brazilian winger Jairzinho, who performed a knee slide after scoring Brazil 's ...

The Inland Taipan tends to be a diurnal hunter ... element of surprise and its rapid striking ability to overpower prey and avoid threats. The eastern brown snake (Pseudonaja textilis), often referred ...

The Eastern Brown Snake is Australia’s second-most venomous snake and is ... Best to leave this one to the professionals. The Coastal Taipan, found in Australia and New Guinea, is one of the fastest ...

Last month Ian Jackson was righting a feed bin on Katapla Station, 240 kilometres north-east of Broken Hill in New South Wales, when an eastern brown snake sunk its fangs into his knee.

The response from the group was swift and immediate – call an ambulance and get to hospital, as the snake was apparently a juvenile eastern brown, one of the deadliest in Australia.

A man is in hospital with a potentially deadly bite after he grabbed a venomous snake blocking traffic on a main road with his bare hands. Anna Houlahan reports on crime and social issues ...