Inland taipan lying on the ground and convulsing. He was flown in a serious condition to Essendon Airport and driven to the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where his condition was stabilised and over time he recovered. Luckily only a tiny amount of venom from the inland taipan had entered his body, and the adverse reaction he felt shortly after was an allergic one, presumably due to his past snake bites. According to Rob Bredl, a.k.a. "The Barefoot Bushman", in an isolated area of South Australia his father, Joe Bredl, was bitten while catching an inland taipan and barely survived. A more recent victim
Taipan 28 sail area: With Genoa jib: Fuel 9 gallon 34 litre Water 23 gallon 87.06 litre Almost all fitted with MD1B Volvo Penta engines. Marine Diesel, 10 HP, 1 cylinder, 4 stroke, water cooled, max speed 2500 rpm, ratio 1.87:1 with 12 volt dyna starter. Engined supplied by 9-gallon stainless steel diesel oil tank. Tid Apa England The Aberdeen Boat Club, Hong Kong holds an annual Classic Yacht Rally which includes a division for locally built Taipans called the Taipan Cup. Taipan 28 The Taipan 28 is a cruising sailing yacht. The GRP bermuda rigged sloop was designed and built in