Inland taipan South Wales (1882); however the species has not been observed in either state since then. Like every Australian snake, the inland taipan is protected by law. Conservation status has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List as of 8 November 2013. The inland taipan's Conservation Status has been designated by Australian official sources: According to the International Species Information System (retrieved 2004), inland taipans are held in three zoo collections: the Adelaide Zoo and Sydney Taronga Zoo in Australia and Moscow Zoo in Russia.<ref name= "Births and Hatchings / Moscow">AEZA news (January–March, 2004) . Births and Hatchings /
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".