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TAIPAN

TAIPAN. The venom clots the victim's blood, blocking blood vessels. It is also highly neurotoxic. . What the venom does?. Coastal Taipans live along the northern Australian coast Inland Taipans live in mid/south east of Australia. Where do they live?.

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TAIPAN

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  1. TAIPAN

  2. The venom clots the victim's blood, blocking blood vessels. It is also highly neurotoxic. What the venom does?

  3. Coastal Taipans live along the northern Australian coast • Inland Taipans live in mid/south east of Australia Where do they live?

  4. headache, nauseavomiting, collapse, convulsions (especially in children), paralysis, kidney damage. • with major respiratory paralysis developing within 2 to 6 hours of the bite in some cases. • The coagulopathy is often profound, with complete defibrination within an hour of the bite and a potential for major haemorrhage, including cerebral haemorrhage. • The myolysis, if present, is often not as severe as seen with some tiger snake and mulga snake bites. • The kidney damage is by no means a constant feature of taipan bite but does occur sometimes, possibly as a secondary phenomenon. There is one case of renal cortical necrosis following taipanb syntoms

  5. Cannabis

  6. Short term affects • Anxiety • Mild paranoia • Altered vision • Reddened/bloodshot eyes • Sleepiness Short term affects

  7. Brain: Impaired concentration, memory and learning ability. • Lungs: Smoking cannabis can give you a sore throat, asthma and bronchitis Long term affects

  8. Cannabis is the most common illegal drug used by teenagers • Teenagers are likely to take drugs because of peer pressure and Teenagers are more experimental Cannabis is a concern for adolescents

  9. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipan Bibliography

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