Inland taipan strike if provoked, mishandled, or prevented from escaping. Because it lives in such remote locations, the inland taipan seldom comes in contact with people; therefore it is not considered the most deadly snake in the world overall, especially in terms of disposition and human deaths per year. The word "fierce" from its alternative name describes its venom, not its temperament. The two Australian taipans; the coastal taipan ("Oxyuranus scutellatus") and the inland taipan ("Oxyuranus microlepidotus") shared a common ancestor. Alignments of the mitochondrial ND4 genes from these species indicate an evolutionary divergence from the common ancestor around 9-10 million years
A Sort of Homecoming (song) of inspiration for the song originally. "A Sort of Homecoming" was not performed again until opening night of The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, where it has been performed occasionally in alternation with "Bad." A Sort of Homecoming (song) "A Sort of Homecoming" is the first song of U2's 1984 album, "The Unforgettable Fire". A live version of the track is found on 1985's four-track EP, "Wide Awake in America". It is also the only song with lyrics inside the sleeve for the album. As the opening track on "The Unforgettable Fire", "A Sort of Homecoming" epitomises the new direction U2