Robert Valentic / Coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) tasting air, Julatten, north Queensland, Australia,

Robert Valentic / Coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) basking on a cool, dry season morning near the Millstream Falls near Ravenshoe in far north Queensland, Australia. June 2018.

Robert Valentic / Coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) basking during dry seasons, Cooktown in far north Queensland, Australia. August.

Robert Valentic / Coastal taipan snake (Oxyuranus scutellatus) male. Occurs in Australia and New Guinea. Captive.

Robert Valentic / Coastal taipan snake (Oxyuranus scutellatus) snake, captive, parents from Cairns in far north Queensland, Australia.