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

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

4. syntoms  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 taipan b

5. Cannabis

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

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

8. Cannabis is a concern for adolescents  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

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