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tasmanian tiger snake :: Article Creator A New Breed Of Venomous Snake Has Been Discovered In Australia The desert whip snake was mistaken as different species because of similar characteristics.The University of Adelaide "A lot of the discovery has happened inside the museum walls using genetic samples and matching them to the bodies the genetic samples came from," Dr Hutchinson said. "It's taken a while to accumulate the genetic samples that we needed because they are very often in these fairly remote places." While it is venomous, the desert whip snake is not considered dangerous to humans but a bite will cause pain and swelling. "They grow to about 70cm long and they are very slim, that means their head is very small and their fangs are very short for their size," Dr Hutchinson said. "They will certainly bite if you try to pick them up or handle them but there's no records of significant bites
