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Recent Examples of taipan
The inland taipan’s success is dependent on its ability to capture small mammalian prey efficiently and safely.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The snakes come from the elapid family and include cobras, mambas, taipans, coral snakes, and kraits — among other venomous species.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
Another version of the story has Jardine Matheson's taipan being greeted by a 21-gun salute, to the horror of the local military who reserve that tradition for high ranking officers.
—CNN, 8 June 2021
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The snakes come from the elapid family and include cobras, mambas, taipans, coral snakes, and kraits — among other venomous species.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
Another version of the story has Jardine Matheson's taipan being greeted by a 21-gun salute, to the horror of the local military who reserve that tradition for high ranking officers.
—CNN, 8 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taipan
Noun
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Two Commerce City police officers relocated a rattlesnake found near Adams City High School.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Tennessee is home to 32 species of snakes, but only four of them secrete venom — the copperhead, cottonmouth, timber rattlesnake and pygmy rattlesnake.—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
Noun
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But this is impossible once cobra venom enters the system.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The other kids must have found its inhabitants repulsive or boring, but I was drawn to a cobra that was lying flat out and minding its own business.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nike executive Gentry Humphrey, who’s currently the vice president of Jordan footwear, likened the look to that of a snake — specifically the highly venomous black mamba.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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For example, an adult black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis), one of the planet’s deadliest elapids, regularly grows upwards of 10 feet long.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Pit organs: Rattlesnakes, copperheads and other pit vipers have pit organs between their eyes and nostrils, which can detect heat from prey.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
2 July 2025
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If a copperhead bites you, seek medical attention right away, Owens advised.—
Evan Moore
July 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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Cute names and impressive numbers aside, the snakes did not choose to be here, and the python invasion has decimated ecosystems in South Florida.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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The curation of silhouettes includes Cordelia, Cora, Clarina, Vadada and Addadina, featuring textured jacquards, metallic leathers, python prints, brocades and lurex fabrics.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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At the New York premiere of her upcoming film, , Sweeney arrived alongside co-star Amanda Seyfried wearing a low-cut, glitzy silver Miu Miu floor-length gown, finished with a dramatic feather boa.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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Sweeney paired the gown with a feather boa and diamond earrings.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
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When the Survivor medical team calls for an evacuation, it’s never taken lightly and in season 49, that call came after contestant Jake Latimer was bitten by a venomous snake, a sea krait.—
Terry Terrones,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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That was when, along the margins of the Juma, the bushmaster snapped into view.—
Terrence McCoy,
Washington Post,
8 Nov. 2023
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Ripa claimed to be the first herpetologist in the world to watch venomous bushmasters mate....and was bitten by them at least seven times in his life.—
Mark Price,
charlotteobserver,
15 May 2017
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“Taipan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taipan. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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