Inland taipan effective in bite victims of the inland taipan as in those of the coastal taipan. Taipan antivenom is produced and manufactured by the Australian Reptile Park and the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories in Melbourne. In September 2012, in the small city of Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, north of Sydney, more than 1000 kilometres away from the snake's natural environment, a teenage boy was bitten on the finger by an inland taipan. The teenager's rapid self-application of a compression bandage above the wound and the availability and administration of a polyvalent (broad-spectrum) antivenom in the local hospital saved his life. The
Taipan Tiger Girls Taipan Tiger Girls Taipan Tiger Girls is an experimental drone band based in Melbourne, Australia. The line-up consists of Ollie Olsen (synthesiser), Mat Watson (drums) and Lisa MacKinney (guitar). The band formed in 2014 with Watson and Olsen, MacKinney joining later. The band released its debut album, "1", in February 2015 on It Records, an improvised live recording. The release was a limited edition of 100 vinyl LPs that sold out in a week, and was also released on CD and download. "TheMusic" rated it 3.5/5, saying "Their highly recommended sound is a monster kosmische grind that writhes and hypnotises".