Although it is nicknamed the "Fierce Snake," the inland taipan is regarded as being shy. But it will attack if provoked. Inland taipans will make single or multiple quick bites when they attack.

The ordinance comes nearly six months after Florence’s Jeffrey Leibowitz, a snake enthusiast, was bitten by an inland taipan — the world’s most venomous snake. Law enforcement discovered ...

Most snakes will only attack you if you get in their way ... Frank Burbrink: The most venomous snake in the world is the inland taipan from Australia. But it really doesn't envenomate that ...