Rumours about the 'large black bird' had been swirling around a rural town for weeks, but no one believed it until now.

An oft-quoted fact about the inland taipan is that it could kill 250,000 mice or 100 adult humans with the venom of a single bite.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A rare bloom ...