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Oxyuranus Microlepidotus
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by Jahon on November 15, 2007
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Okay first of all I went all of you to know that I don't what to buy one because I like living, but I may in the future if I have my own antivenin for them and lots of training with elapids. Now, my question is are these things available in the markets at all? Has anyone ever seen one available? Also, if anyone has ever seen one available how much did they go for? Thanks, and have a great day.
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by GREGLONGHURST on November 16, 2007
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The Inland Taipan or Fierce Snake is considered by many to be the world's deadliest land snake.
Before I looked into the availability of the snake, I would look into the availability, efficiency & shelf life of the antivenin. It may turn out that keeping yourself supplied with a sufficient quantity to treat a bite would be considerably more costly than buying and maintaining a pair of the animals. Bear in mind that the antivenin would need periodic replacement.
I realize that doesn't answer your specific questions, but hopefully it may help.
~~Greg~~
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by tj on November 16, 2007
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I do recall seeing a few for sale a few years ago. I want to say they were going for $4000 a pop, but I'm not 100% positive. You'll be on a long list for CB inland's, and chances are someone in a zoo related facility would have first cracks at them.
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by Atrox788 on November 16, 2007
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It is illegal to export Inlands out of Australia. The only people who can legally obtain these animals are Zoological facilities. If captive breeding is done then babies will be spread out through other zoological facilities and you will never get the chance at obtaining them.
There is a small chance that a few private individuals have them because like Greg said, I think there were a few available a long time ago for a huge price (which were more then likely illegally smuggled out of the country though I can not say for sure). However, the chances of seeing them pop up on a reptile list are slim to none. If someone had them in captivity and bred them the babies would never hit the market because the waiting list would be as long as Santa's xmas list.
Then of course there is the AV issue. There are only a few sources in the US who have this AV available and chances are they are not anywhere near where you live (though I could be wrong). Its is very expensive and as was said, the shelf life is not infinite. The permits work to import the AV is an extensive process though it isn't impossible. My best advice is to either change your ambitions to another species or move to Australia.
Im not trying ruin your dream but logically it inst very feasible that you, I or hardly anyone here will ever have the chance to own them in a private setting.
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by tj on November 16, 2007
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Here's something that might be of interest, although it is a year old. It's not from the same breeder I was referring to, but shows they are around at times.
http://www.reptileclassifieds.com/fierce_snake_inland_taipan_o_microlepidotus-o376-en.html
I personally don't know what the fuss is all about with them, except someone saying they have a snake that can kill a few hundred thousand mice. It's not one of my holy grails, but to each his own.
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by KingCobraFan on November 16, 2007
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Some food for thought, Jahon. A while back, on one of the tv snake shows, they talked to a guy that had been tagged by an O. micro. He was still messed up two years later. Not a snake you even want to think about getting bitten by.
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by Jahon on November 16, 2007
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Thanks for all your help guys. I remember hearing what Jeremy said about how you cannot import Australian venomous snakes, but I wanted to make sure. Inland taipans are one of my favorite snakes. I agree with you guys that the antivenin would be the biggest problem with keeping these things, not a snake I would want to keep without antivenin. Anyways, thanks again for all your help guys.
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