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Woman finds highly venomous tiger snake "slithering up her leg" while driving down Australia highway
• Dec. 3, 2024, 3:55 AM ET (CBS)
tiger snake, (genus Notechis), Australian member of the cobra family, Elapidae. The snake’s venom, which contains a blood-clotting agent as well as a nerve paralyzer, is potentially fatal to humans. Before striking, the tiger snake flattens its head and neck, cobra fashion. Tiger snakes occur in moist areas and in dry, rocky habitats of southern Australia and adjacent islands. They are represented by a variety of distinct populations that probably correspond to two, or perhaps more, species. The eastern tiger snake (N. scutatus) is the most widely distributed form, occurring from Victoria and New South Wales to portions of South ...(100 of 144 words)