'On these islands there's often not many predators for the snakes, so they can keep growing and growing.' 9News
Only a select few have set foot on the isolated shores, Queensland man Shane Black is one of the lucky few.
"I've always wanted to go to Chappell Island since I was very young after I learnt about the giant tigers that lived there," he told 9news.com.au."The biggest I seen were around 1.6 metres, which is large by tiger snake standards."The Chappell Island tiger snakes are found throughout the Furneaux Group, but Chappell Island is home to a "dense population"." they will bite if harassed," he added.Pictured here is a mainland tiger snake .
"They've probably been isolated there since the Last Glacial Maximum when sea levels rose and cut them off," she told 9news.com.au.Thomson said she's not surprised by the fact the snakes on Chappell Island seem to be reaching such extreme lengths.Australian naturalist Eric Worrell bags a black tiger snake among Chappell Island Barilla."And on these islands there's often not many predators for the snakes, so they can keep growing and growing.
Chappell Island tiger snakes also happen to be the most prolific venom producer of all the black tiger snakes, with an average venom yield of 74mg.
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