Relative to the Inland Taipan, which species is statistically more likely to encounter human settlements?
Answer
Coastal Taipan
Because the Coastal Taipan's distribution tracks along the eastern coastal corridor, areas frequently shared with human settlements and agricultural activity, encounters are statistically more likely than with the remote Inland Taipan.
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