Bryan the expert doesn't know that constrictors kill by raising the victim's blood pressure so high it bursts blood vessels, NOT be asphyxiation. And the first snake he says very rarely kills, yet he lists it among the deadliest ?The late and beloved Steve Irwin, and Austin Stevens, are FAR more knowledgable than this guy
Best snake video I have ever seen because of the person doing it and his attitude and comfortability with them. Also production and editing is spot on. 10/10
@@JakeHelton-e4b the most feared reptile on the planet? florida's invasive species problem that even eats Caiman species and is liquidating the Everglades of its native species? it is utterly relevant, jake - you 2D thinking flat earther
@@198sambrrs just looked it up and honestly is one of the most beautiful snakes I've seen. I always find it funny that's the most beautiful snakes are most likely the deadliest
Thank you so much for an educational and not a sensational video. Most of the dramatic and sensationalized videos do more harm than good. Thanks again!
Always a treat to see Dr. Fry’s episodes. Thanks so much for your efforts and research. Never seen a blue coral snake before-absolutely beautiful colours. The most feared reptile in the world: my ex! Herpetologist joke #3.
I live in Arizona and, as a side business, I capture snakes that wander onto someone's property. We have a number of venomous snakes here, the most formidable is the Mohave Rattlesnake, a very dangerous snake. Of all the snakes I've caught this is the one snake that never tries to run from a threat. It will stand its ground and has often advanced on the threat. It is aggressive. One thing I NEVER do is kill the snake. I simply relocate them far out in the desert. They are valuable to the ecosystem. On that note, about a year ago I found a Mohave under my house which I captured and relocated. To solve the problem I released about a 4 foot King snake under the house. He took to it very well. Since the King preys on Rattlesnakes it solved the issue of more rattlers, as well as rodents, taking up residence under the house.
Ok this guy was in a pool in a river with people and a snake and the people ignored the snake. Incredible. I would have my 12 gauge meeting that snake and the snake would lose.
Brilliant that one of the best snake programs I’ve ever seen the guy explained everything so clearly so it makes me more interested brilliant absolutely brilliant give me more
Love it! Always fascinating to see someone so passionate about their work, especially when it’s so histrionically important to research all the different types of venom.
A really informative video. I was surprised that there was no mention of the saw scaled viper but unlike many TH-cam videos which feature venomous snakes this one is really top notch.
When I was younger, me and a friend of mine loved the Copper head snakes. We caught them, and kept them in our homes. Mine had got out the box I had it in, and i found it while laying down getting air from a ceiling fan. I had to sneak up on that snake and catch it. I then walked to the woods near my home and turn it loose. My sister told me I should have killed it. But i would never do that to such a pretty snake. We found out it was poisonous looking it up in our Encyclopedia books. It showed a Red Skull. We tripped out finding out it was not a snake to have.
the men who handle these amazing creatures and removes them from homes and businesses are made of greater stock than i am. i am not afraid of snakes but if i run in to any (any) i walk in the opposite direction....... RESPECT!
This was a great documentary. I expected to see the saw scaled viper and the Indian cobra on here but you shed some light on some other species that I was not familiar with.
Bryan Fry is the man. If I knew he was doing this video I would have seen it before. I’m pretty sure I spoke with him before and he’s super smart and easy going. You get good accurate info from him.
The girl with the hand bite reminded me of my own problem but my problem was a cat bite. The cat bit me on my little finger and it chewed up the bone and tendons. My hand swelled up so it looked like I had on a boxing glove. I was in the hospital 17 days and had 4 surgeries on my hand and still today my finger is useless.
Interesting video. Personally I find the rear fanged snakes most interesting. I wonder how many species of those out there have not had their venom or ecology well studied. That mangrove snake was beautiful.
There is a video of a guy who developed resistance to certain snake venom. He started by injecting very small amounts and gradually increasing it. Now he is pretty much immune.
Herpetologist and Venom extractor Bill h a a s t who founded the Miami serpentarium in 1946 which is now the Miami serpentarium Laboratories that provides snake venom for the production of antivenom Was Bitten over 172 times. He injected diluted Cobra Venom into himself for a number of years and passed away at the age of 100 years old from natural causes.
What I regard strange: He teaches people not not handle snakes with their bare hands and does ist himself. Anyway: Thank you very much for the video! It was informative and well done! Now I really apreciate to live in Germany, where we do not have this kind of snakes in the wild. I hope the people holding venomous snakes as pets care for them propperly and don't let them escape.
Very interesting and informative. I hadn't heard of a few of these snakes. I was surprised the saw scale viper didn't make the list. It's one of the "Big Four" venomous snakes that bite the most people in India.
sadly the anti venom there only works on the big four. India have over 50 venomous snakes and made an antivenom for only common snakes which is a huge problem. the saw scale viper even with the antivenom can kill, but running into a krait or cobra that isnt apart of the big four equals instant death surprisingly to me...the deaths by snakes top crocodiles and hippos and most of them come from India with the saw scale leading the deaths for being absolutely aggressive with no warning
One of the things about snakes that has amazed me, is that they are almost ALL MUSCLE, so are quite strong! I've handled a few in the past, but had them pee on me, probably out of fear or defense, I don't know, but I'd rather not handle them. My first encounter with a snake was as a child. We were on a hike somewhere and my father who was raised on a large farm, saw a kingsnake starting to climb up and under the roof of a shed. Daddy jumped up trying to grab it to show us, jumping higher and higher but just missed catching it. I just remember that it was a beautiful snake! My father was a physician and had a patient die of a black widow bite. The man had an allergic reaction to the spider's venom and by the time he told his boss and they got into the hospital, he was unresponsive, his back was bowed, and his abdomen was hard as a board. Daddy said the doctors promptly gave him antivenin but to no avail, he was too far gone. Black widow spider bites are rarely fatal, but if a person is prone to allergies, they need to be more careful of venomous animals. Even bee stings can be dangerous if one is allergy prone. I've seen patients in the hospital with venomous bites and they can be very scary. Learn to be able to IDENTIFY any venomous animal where you live, so that you can AVOID them but also be able to tell the medical staff what bit you for faster treatment of the symptoms besides receiving the proper antivenin.
The coral snakes of the world are all incredible snakes and the Blue coral is one of the most beautiful of the family. Such vibrant and beautiful colors! I can see a lot of people would love to have one as a pet/sample of the species. There's a lot of herpetologists that have at least one coral snake, mostly because there is a common coral snake in North America but they exist all over the world, and every one of them is medically dangerous in not fatal. The one that Bryan milked was a stunningly beautiful specimen! And gave a LOT of venom! The other one was watching that King Cobra demolish the collection cup when Brian was trying to collect a venom sample! LOL It should have been a much more robust membrane than a simple Medical glove stretched over a cup. It's totally obvious that it was woefully inadequate for the job, but he still got a sample so, all's well that ends well.
I don't have money but when I did I bought two volumes of books from Cornell University it was called venomous reptiles of the Western Hemisphere Incredible Book lots of beautiful colorful pictures yes I and I didn't know this and I have never seen one in my life I live in Tucson Arizona Sonoran Desert so we have the coral snake I've only seen one Gila monster in 10 years coral snakes are even more rare coral snakes are lapids meaning they are cobras rear-fanged neurotoxins anyhow this book and I didn't know it they had all the species and I didn't know this either all the species of coral snakes throughout Central meso America and each one of these coral snakes each one is more beautiful than the next I mean incredible coloration just amazing thank you Cornell University thank you America and the Western Hemisphere
Hard to maintain - they're typically snake-eaters. I have a bit of a hard time feeding herps to herps. AND if you go down that path you'd better be self-sufficient on the supply chain: not many pet shops sell feeder garter snakes. On the same subject, king cobras (Ophiophagus hannah) might be a decent control on the Burmese pythons in the Everglades by feeding on little - or at least not huge - ones. [Trying to think if there are any bugs to that idea.]
Halfway through the video, I accidentally selected another video with my wrist. Unknowingly, I began watching a different documentary about lawyers and the IRS. I watched for 45 minutes before finally realising my mistake...
I was told by the Ibans in Borneo that next to the King Cobra, the Red Headed Krait, illustrated in the video, was the most deadly. I dont normally kill snakes but as a R.H. Krait was slithering around my hammock and I didnt want to step on it, I chopped its head off. The red warning coloration is bright scarlet, quite pretty in a way. The Ibans tod me that a certain kind of ant was more dangerous than spiders. It has a sting like a wasp and readily attacks, so it would take dozens of stings to kill you. Fortunatly it is scarce.
maybe a murder hornet. They got some flying ants in brazil that come out after rains. People eat the rear ends of them. They are about three inches long.
@@jonathanweir6084 I've never heard of a 3in ant, but in Malaysia there are lots if 1.5in ants. Fortunately they dont sting, but can draw blood with their mandibles, I made contact with the fierce ants of Borneo, but they didn't attack me in numbers. They are brown, about 0.5in long and have an amazingly mobile rear end with a sting like a wasp. They could only kill you if you got dozens of stings. There are also giant bees which have a placid disposition and only sting in self defence. We have flying ants in England, but they dont sting.
At the beginning of the video it is defined what is meant by most deadly, that in fact not the most venomous snake is the most deadly due to various reasons i.e. habitat, aggression etc..The Red-headed Krait is highly venomous but the most venomous snake in South East Asia is the Malayan Krait. However, Kraits are nocturnal and usually pretty docile, and don't often come around human settlements.
@@christianx_1978 No herpetologists will agree as to which snake is most deadly, but there will be some agreement on the dozen most deadly. The 12 have to include the Black Mamba, King Cobra, R.N. Krait, Taipan, Bushmaster, Russells Viper and Saw Scaled Viper. My nomination would be one of the first two. King Cobra and Bushmasrer are enormous, so volume of venom has to count for something. The K.Cobra needs to get a good bite, as cobra fangs are less efficient than viper or rattlesnake fangs. The Boomslang was thought to be non- poisonous until one killed a herpetologist, but they rarely bite so dont qualify for the top dozen.
You are so professional. I learned so much today. Do you have any tips for rural homeowners who encounter snakes? My mom typically spots harmless water snakes or rat snakes. She has always killed them which breaks my heart. Her assumption is they are all venomous( or her words poisonous 😣) still working on that concept 😊 Today I visited her place and a broad banded water snake was on her porch under a nest of hatchling finches. She assumed it was a cotton mouth and ran to her barn to get a shovel. After some convincing she put down the shovel and we grabbed a horse manure rake instead. We got the frightened snake into a cooler. Drove to a secluded area on her ranch. We then released it near the creek. Happily ever after for the snake 🐍 But if I wasn’t here it would have been the complete opposite. My mom now wants to know if there are tools to relocate snakes that are safer for us and less stressful for the snake?
@@michaelharrington75 Snake tongs, as shown in the video, are nice too, and you aren't involved in murdering a beneficial creature that isn't interested in harming you. But if you intend to appease your hatred, I agree that a shotgun works pretty well.
@@michaelharrington75 I'm with you on that! However, isn't shot gun a scattered pellet, rather hit or miss, and would the pellets (buckshot?) simply annoy the snake?
@@conniewojahn6445 Depends on the ammunition. A deer can be killed with a shotgun at up to 75 yards. So at 4 or 5 foot away, you'd destroy a snake. Unless maybe if you had the gun loaded with bird shot? But even that would probably still kill the snake at a short distance.
I worked at SFO airport when a customs inspector searching snake cage for false bottom might hold drugs, picked up burlap bag contained green mamba, it's head was in that corner, bit him through the cloth. Only because he was very fat did he survive.
@@lydiamcpherson7925 snake venom is like liquor that way, it is measured in terms of ml/kg. more kilos, more venom required - an elephant can drink a lot more beer than a person before it blows .08
It's funny how some snakes are aggressive and some are calm, if you catch them in a calm way. Where I live, there are rattle snakes, gopher snakes, king snakes and more rarely, rosy boas. Out of all of those, the rattle snakes are the only ones that will try to bite no matter how you approach them. Gopher snakes might seem aggressive at first but once you pick them up and hold them, they almost seem to enjoy it. Rosy boas are 100% non aggressive. You can just pick them up and they will lay there. But they have soft bodies and seem fragile so I usually leave them alone. King snakes seem to be a lot like corn snakes that you buy at the pet store. The young one are kind of pissy at first but they don't seem to make much of an effort to get away. I've had wild ones fall asleep while I'm holding them. I just like to catch them, look at them, show people I'm with and let them go. They are all really neat animals.
Snakes are so awesome! I love catching them and showing people that they are not as bad as they seem. One of my favs that I have caught only 6 times in my life is the Eastern Hognose. Easy to catch, not aggressive, and after you hold them for a bit and set them down they will roll over on their back and stick their tongue out playing dead haha. They are soooo cool. Out of all the snakes I have caught in Wisconsin though, the meanest ones always seem to be the water snakes. Really quick and agile. Been tagged by them a few times lol. Grabbed one on a log one time when I was floating down the river and the little bugger tagged me on the nipple! He had a good aim for sure!
Rattlesnakes have a reputation of being mean. Isn't there a saying something to that effect? He or she is "as mean as a rattlesnake." I'm so glad I don't live in an area with them.
"Don't worry, the constrictor is not venomous." Well, true enough, but the bite can be pretty nasty with many teeth, recurved, that rip skin and flesh when you pull away without opening the jaws first. And there's an anti-coagulant that makes the wound bleed a lot.
A large Reticulated python can and has killed a human in Asia along with a Rock python in Africa killed a young boy . A pet Rock python killed two young boys in Canada when it escaped through a ventilation system its rare but can happen. Humans are not on the menu for elapids or vipers with venom.
I live in the Sonoran desert west of Tucson Arizona right where I live there are four different species of rattlesnake the Mojave sidewinder diamondback and black tail rattlesnake strangely I was in Sacramento California visiting a friend on a hike in the foothills of the Sierra nevadas I was bit on the back of the hand by a young Northern Pacific rattlesnake I immediately went to the where I spent three days taking bags of anti venin. The hospital bill was $58,000 fortunately there wasn't much swelling or discoloration not quite a drive-by but not full emvemomation I got lucky
Dr. Brian Fry is really a saintly human being. It's embarrassing as a species that we haven't dealt with snakebites yet. I guess we're too busy beating each other up over recreational drug choices to focus on problems that everyone agrees are problems...
@@kiki29073 It's not a shame they're charged, but it's a shame that the charges aren't being overwhelmingly met. (Like the charges associated with overcoming malaria, etc. There should be a total free market, with competition that not only drives the price down, but which allows initial huge windfall profits...even as afforded by charity...) The problem is that the world's peoples are all too stupid, too "dumbed down" to pursue (or even know why they should pursue) a true free market, in the Misesian sense. They should do the prior because markets are a prioritization selectome, even more than they're a competitive driver of falling prices. Unfortunately, charitable donations require something like an unhackable SWIFT transfer system...and central banks are, in the final appeal, "totalitarian" and "protectionist." ...They've crippled the world with "barriers to market entry" and "arbitrary permissions and licensing." Lockean property rights have been killed by central banks, and that's the primary reason why there's still suffering in the world.
I too would have thought the saw scaled viper would have been #1 or #2 on the list. They like to hang out in heavily populated areas. I read a story of the Indian government sending out bounty hunters in a district of Bombay. They caught over 115,000 of them.
Cannot believe the saw-scaled viper not featured since scientists believe it to be responsible for more human deaths than all other snake species combined.
Yes, sawscales kill the largest number, but this is not due to their venom potency or venom yield. There is a huge scarcity of medical facilities, so people are almost always treated very late, if at all. If toxicity, temperament, and proximity to humans were the sole determinants, Australia would have the highest fatality rate: brown snakes are very common, and live in close proximity to people, yet in Australia there are, on average, five deaths per year.
There is literally footage of a woman found inside a python in Indonesia from a couple of months ago. Here in Canada, a python escaped from an apartment pet store, got into the apartment below, and killed two brothers in their sleep. It might be rare, but it does happen.
The python that crashed through the ceiling and fell on the kids probably wrapped on, trying to hold on to something solid for security against being dragged away, as they struggled. I doubt that it was trying to hurt anybody. I have some experience with big snakes, and that's what they do when they're scared.
@@globe2555 I don't think anyone mentioned the python swallowing anything, or even trying. When they're attacked they often wrap their back ends around a solid object (if one is available) to keep from being dragged away. That keeps their unprotected portion more secure, and leaves the head free to snap at the aggressor. It fell through a ceiling and landed on things that started wiggling and (presumably) grabbing at it. Alas, that turned out to be two kids. You can test that hypothesis by finding large pythons and harassing them with your hands. The Everglades is a likely test bed. Be sure to control your experiments by going after them on the roads and in the brush.
African rock python escape from its enclosure and killed 2 boys New Brunswick Canada 2013 the children were asleep in the upstairs apartment when the python constricted them.
Hi mr Bryan G. Fry and greetings from Denmark. Sorry my bad English. The first time I saw a video with you. It was called The BUG WARS. You worked together with the Spider Woman Miss Doctor Linda S. Rayor. I am so impressed by all the information and knowledge these films tell. And also your work and with the Komodo Dragon "Monty", showing that they have venom glands. You are doing such a great job. Keep going. I wish all of you a very beatufull nice new year. Please take care of yourself, your loved ones, friends and of course also the NATURE. Power to all animals and let the lizards monitor our borrowed stone planet called EARTH. Kind regards from Hans Christian. 31-12-2024
It always seems that these types of programs like to include non venomous constrictors like pythons and boa constrictors. Of the thousands of snake species these should not even be mentioned and are absolutely the least dangerous
In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story "The Speckled Band", the snake in the story was said to be the most dangerous snake in India. Anyone know what type of snake it might have been?
Maybe a Russels Viper, I had a few of them in the past, they are considered the deadliest snake in India if I remember correctly, that and the Saw Scale Viper which I had many of are extremely venomous, they are two of the big four deadliest snakes in India
Banded krait. They're a flat brown color, blending in perfectly with the soil. And their venom still has no antivenin. At least a cobra raises itself and spreads it's hood, letting you get away.
I've heard that cobras don't bite right away. They nudge your foot to warn you. They only bite when they really feel threatened. Most other poisonous snakes, however, always bite immediately if you get too close to them.
I used to own a reticulated python, as well as was very familiar with them: their growth, size and consuming prey capabilities. I also worked for a short time at a reptile shop in Orange county, ca. The owner breeds and grows these giant constrictors to as big as they can get, with optimal feeding regimes. He has some absolute monster retics and they are only 20 feet long, perhaps a few inches on top of 20 feet. There's no way! a reticulated python grows 28 feet long or the folk lore story of reaching 33 feet long. It's like the Ol fishing story...I caught a fish that was THIS BIG! When it was half the reported size. Also when snakes shed their skin, the shredded skin is a quarter to a third longer than the length of the snake, because it is elastic and stretches as it is crawled out of by the snake. Anytime it is reported regarding these seriously questionable reports of reticulated pythons reaching anything over 20-21 feet, it brings in question the respectable authority of the person who is stating such overhyped exaggerations.
Doesn't the size of their enclosure make a difference in how big they'll grow? If you've got all that jungle/space to roam free in could it be possible to get over 20 foot long?
I own a farm that has a large lake on the property and I say to hell with all snakes, I kill every darn one of them I can, poison or non poison. Also lots of copperheads in the area too. I just don't like snakes, not scared of them, just don't like them.
❤❤Very interesting. He does dangerous research to assist the medical field in developing anti-venom. I give those guys in India a lot of credit for going to people's homes to remove snakes. What a job!!!! I felt bad for the guy who got bit by the cobra. Thank you.
I have a dear cousin who has had a lifelong intense fear of all snakes. When she was a young girl some bullies put her in a car that had a blacksnake in it, then they kept her in the car for a while. She will freak out just seeing pictures of snakes.
I had an neighbor Die after an Brown Recluse,Ate the Flesh from His Leg ,After going to the Hospital for treatment came Home and Dropped Dead ,I got bit by one on my Hand which swelled up and Burning Pain ,Did not eat my flesh and Antibiotics fixed me in an couple to 3 Days
Really like this guys delivery. Not all dramatic, jumping around, cameras zooming in and out and lame tv drama. Awesome. Love it!
I'm sure the editing can be done with less face time and more nature.
@@davidsimpkins8639 should be about nature and less Powerball Z seizures.
@@davidsimpkins8639 I found the camerawork of the snakes quite professional along with the editing. Up there with NG.
@@clayvanalstyne7805 what do you mean power ball z seizures?
@@davidsimpkins8639 Ingrate!
Best education about snakes I've ever watched! Amazing... It was informative without being sensational! Brilliant !
Bryan Fry really knows his stuff about snakes and their venom. I like the way he did this show.
Bryan the expert doesn't know that constrictors kill by raising the victim's blood pressure so high it bursts blood vessels, NOT be asphyxiation. And the first snake he says very rarely kills, yet he lists it among the deadliest ?The late and beloved Steve Irwin, and Austin Stevens, are FAR more knowledgable than this guy
Yes, only the truth can give respect for the viewer of the video. He will think about going there.
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Me too, excellent job!
Think 1,2,3,4,5,x STILL say aint no way
Best snake video I have ever seen because of the person doing it and his attitude and comfortability with them. Also production and editing is spot on. 10/10
I think this was a tv show
I also found it very professional.
Was expecting to see my ex
Funny funny some of y'all are just too much 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Was she venomous or a constrictor?
Is she a herpetologist? Wildlife officer?? Hunter???
Thank you for not blurring the effects of the bites and the damage it does.
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@@wirmerflagge999this is irrelevant
@@JakeHelton-e4b the most feared reptile on the planet? florida's invasive species problem that even eats Caiman species and is liquidating the Everglades of its native species? it is utterly relevant, jake - you 2D thinking flat earther
The coloration on the blue coral snake is actually quite beautiful and the most fascinating to me.
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you should look up a blue insularis snake. absolutely surreal looking.
edit: had the name a bit off
@@198sambrrs just looked it up and honestly is one of the most beautiful snakes I've seen. I always find it funny that's the most beautiful snakes are most likely the deadliest
Good on him for training those Tamil snake rescuers. They already have the brave heart and brass balls needed for the job
Thank you so much for an educational and not a sensational video. Most of the dramatic and sensationalized videos do more harm than good. Thanks again!
This many times ive read this one??? Yes! Thats what we have said?
Always a treat to see Dr. Fry’s episodes. Thanks so much for your efforts and research. Never seen a blue coral snake before-absolutely beautiful colours. The most feared reptile in the world: my ex! Herpetologist joke #3.
I live in Arizona and, as a side business, I capture snakes that wander onto someone's property. We have a number of venomous snakes here, the most formidable is the Mohave Rattlesnake, a very dangerous snake. Of all the snakes I've caught this is the one snake that never tries to run from a threat. It will stand its ground and has often advanced on the threat. It is aggressive. One thing I NEVER do is kill the snake. I simply relocate them far out in the desert. They are valuable to the ecosystem. On that note, about a year ago I found a Mohave under my house which I captured and relocated. To solve the problem I released about a 4 foot King snake under the house. He took to it very well. Since the King preys on Rattlesnakes it solved the issue of more rattlers, as well as rodents, taking up residence under the house.
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Cool I’m terrified of snakes so I’ll kill anyone I see
@@andrewiley7930 Brother, I get it and understand your sentiment.
See a snake, kill it. No matter the type. Just kill it.
Ok this guy was in a pool in a river with people and a snake and the people ignored the snake. Incredible. I would have my 12 gauge meeting that snake and the snake would lose.
Excellent documentary. Absolutely fascinating. 👍
Brilliant that one of the best snake programs I’ve ever seen the guy explained everything so clearly so it makes me more interested brilliant absolutely brilliant give me more
Love it! Always fascinating to see someone so passionate about their work, especially when it’s so histrionically important to research all the different types of venom.
Snakes and mammals have been in an arms race from the beginning. Snakes lost but mammals have paid a gruesome price for their victory.
Snakes not only lost the arms race but they lost the legs race as well
@@babycakessr.8704 LoL
A really informative video. I was surprised that there was no mention of the saw scaled viper but unlike many TH-cam videos which feature venomous snakes this one is really top notch.
When I was younger, me and a friend of mine loved the Copper head snakes. We caught them, and kept them in our homes. Mine had got out the box I had it in, and i found it while laying down getting air from a ceiling fan. I had to sneak up on that snake and catch it. I then walked to the woods near my home and turn it loose. My sister told me I should have killed it. But i would never do that to such a pretty snake. We found out it was poisonous looking it up in our Encyclopedia books. It showed a Red Skull. We tripped out finding out it was not a snake to have.
The saw-scaled viper should be topping this list!
It is in fact the most deadly of the world in numbers of deaths. But a part of that number goes to Africa.
No it's too weak
that might go globally and for India, but that species is missing in big parts of Asia
I didn't expect nearly that much venom to come out of that blue coral. Wow
Some snakes have lo-ong venom glands, extending back way past the head.
Because you didn't learn about it in school
@@smurfie8412 ok
I said the same thing about all my ex gf's.
Wow. Informative and entertaining, yet scary
the men who handle these amazing creatures and removes them from homes and businesses are made of greater stock than i am. i am not afraid of snakes but if i run in to any (any) i walk in the opposite direction....... RESPECT!
This was a great documentary. I expected to see the saw scaled viper and the Indian cobra on here but you shed some light on some other species that I was not familiar with.
Those guys kissing King Cobras is a nice game of Russian Roulette.
Bryan Fry is the man. If I knew he was doing this video I would have seen it before. I’m pretty sure I spoke with him before and he’s super smart and easy going. You get good accurate info from him.
This was awesome. And so informative.
The girl with the hand bite reminded me of my own problem but my problem was a cat bite. The cat bit me on my little finger and it chewed up the bone and tendons. My hand swelled up so it looked like I had on a boxing glove. I was in the hospital 17 days and had 4 surgeries on my hand and still today my finger is useless.
I found this video so well put together and of course entertaining.
Thank you 😅😅😅😅😅
I also worked as a state environmental police officer part time, I hated snake calls !!
Great video Thank you ….
Interesting video. Personally I find the rear fanged snakes most interesting. I wonder how many species of those out there have not had their venom or ecology well studied. That mangrove snake was beautiful.
Really sharp and professional work here. Stay safe!
There is a video of a guy who developed resistance to certain snake venom. He started by injecting very small amounts and gradually increasing it. Now he is pretty much immune.
he's like some old punk rocker.
Herpetologist and Venom extractor Bill h a a s t who founded the Miami serpentarium in 1946 which is now the Miami serpentarium Laboratories that provides snake venom for the production of antivenom Was Bitten over 172 times. He injected diluted Cobra Venom into himself for a number of years and passed away at the age of 100 years old from natural causes.
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@@draum8103 yeah
Immune, as in dead?
What I regard strange: He teaches people not not handle snakes with their bare hands and does ist himself. Anyway: Thank you very much for the video! It was informative and well done! Now I really apreciate to live in Germany, where we do not have this kind of snakes in the wild. I hope the people holding venomous snakes as pets care for them propperly and don't let them escape.
Dr.Bryan Fry is a microbiologist and biochemist professionally trained in handling venomous snakes 🐍
@@richardhincemon Thank you very much for your answer! :) Have a nice day.
This guy is crazy! I know it takes all types but geez! I wonder how many times he has been bitten by a snake! Fascinating video!
Loads of times apparently. He said when he was bitten by a cobra he felt really high. Not a bad way 2 go apparently!😊
Amazing work as always! 🌟 Your videos are a highlight of my day. Thank you!
Very interesting and informative. I hadn't heard of a few of these snakes. I was surprised the saw scale viper didn't make the list. It's one of the "Big Four" venomous snakes that bite the most people in India.
Yeah, well, you're right, but it's not that serious of a video.
sadly the anti venom there only works on the big four. India have over 50 venomous snakes and made an antivenom for only common snakes which is a huge problem. the saw scale viper even with the antivenom can kill, but running into a krait or cobra that isnt apart of the big four equals instant death
surprisingly to me...the deaths by snakes top crocodiles and hippos and most of them come from India with the saw scale leading the deaths for being absolutely aggressive with no warning
The saw scaled viper is mostly in Africa I'm pretty sure not Asia
The Russell's Viper kills the most people in India
@@turkeybaconeggandcheese India has its share and Pakistan as well.
Love your other show as well 'bug war ' ,... Also very good 👍😊
A water moccasin bit my Mother in Law. Snake convulsed for 15 minutes before it died. I felt guilty for putting the poor snake in her pillow.
So if there are many rodents, get your mother in law into your house as a countermeasure.
@@ooops372 Rodents moved out of my house once I got married; rodents knew she was coming.
Poor snake didn’t even see it coming
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
My mother in law destroyed my marriage it was hell for 20 years
One of the things about snakes that has amazed me, is that they are almost ALL MUSCLE, so are quite strong! I've handled a few in the past, but had them pee on me, probably out of fear or defense, I don't know, but I'd rather not handle them. My first encounter with a snake was as a child. We were on a hike somewhere and my father who was raised on a large farm, saw a kingsnake starting to climb up and under the roof of a shed. Daddy jumped up trying to grab it to show us, jumping higher and higher but just missed catching it. I just remember that it was a beautiful snake! My father was a physician and had a patient die of a black widow bite. The man had an allergic reaction to the spider's venom and by the time he told his boss and they got into the hospital, he was unresponsive, his back was bowed, and his abdomen was hard as a board. Daddy said the doctors promptly gave him antivenin but to no avail, he was too far gone.
Black widow spider bites are rarely fatal, but if a person is prone to allergies, they need to be more careful of venomous animals. Even bee stings can be dangerous if one is allergy prone. I've seen patients in the hospital with venomous bites and they can be very scary.
Learn to be able to IDENTIFY any venomous animal where you live, so that you can AVOID them but also be able to tell the medical staff what bit you for faster treatment of the symptoms besides receiving the proper antivenin.
I had a few Waglers/Temple Vipers in the past, I spent many hours giving them water, they needs LOTS of it to survive.
Very good, informative episodes of Real Wild animals. Glad I found this TH-cam channel.
heartbreaking to see those injuries , that poor woman
Come to Florida! We have retics big as you want!
Burmese pythons invasion species of snakes in South Florida
Burms can be awesome, if you can find the space for them!
I would like to see him go to Thailand where I have seen several Banded Kraits. Beautiful yellow and black stripes.
The coral snakes of the world are all incredible snakes and the Blue coral is one of the most beautiful of the family. Such vibrant and beautiful colors! I can see a lot of people would love to have one as a pet/sample of the species. There's a lot of herpetologists that have at least one coral snake, mostly because there is a common coral snake in North America but they exist all over the world, and every one of them is medically dangerous in not fatal. The one that Bryan milked was a stunningly beautiful specimen! And gave a LOT of venom! The other one was watching that King Cobra demolish the collection cup when Brian was trying to collect a venom sample! LOL It should have been a much more robust membrane than a simple Medical glove stretched over a cup. It's totally obvious that it was woefully inadequate for the job, but he still got a sample so, all's well that ends well.
I don't have money but when I did I bought two volumes of books from Cornell University it was called venomous reptiles of the Western Hemisphere Incredible Book lots of beautiful colorful pictures yes I and I didn't know this and I have never seen one in my life I live in Tucson Arizona Sonoran Desert so we have the coral snake I've only seen one Gila monster in 10 years coral snakes are even more rare coral snakes are lapids meaning they are cobras rear-fanged neurotoxins anyhow this book and I didn't know it they had all the species and I didn't know this either all the species of coral snakes throughout Central meso America and each one of these coral snakes each one is more beautiful than the next I mean incredible coloration just amazing thank you Cornell University thank you America and the Western Hemisphere
The bitch is, the poor people who have no choise of the snake's is to be decided on by the person that will fight for ur life,
For thier skin's I think they get 4$ or 5$, per skin's, that's a week worth of pay price, in some areas
Hard to maintain - they're typically snake-eaters.
I have a bit of a hard time feeding herps to herps.
AND if you go down that path you'd better be self-sufficient on the supply chain: not many pet shops sell feeder garter snakes.
On the same subject, king cobras (Ophiophagus hannah) might be a decent control on the Burmese pythons in the Everglades by feeding on little - or at least not huge - ones.
[Trying to think if there are any bugs to that idea.]
Like maybe rhinoceros Hyde gloves...
Have you done any videos on the Philippine cobra?
Halfway through the video, I accidentally selected another video with my wrist. Unknowingly, I began watching a different documentary about lawyers and the IRS. I watched for 45 minutes before finally realising my mistake...
Really enjoyed this documentary. Loved the banded snake.
I was told by the Ibans in Borneo that next to the King Cobra, the Red Headed Krait, illustrated in the video, was the most deadly. I dont normally kill snakes but as a R.H. Krait was slithering around my hammock and I didnt want to step on it, I chopped its head off. The red warning coloration is bright scarlet, quite pretty in a way. The Ibans tod me that a certain kind of ant was more dangerous than spiders. It has a sting like a wasp and readily attacks, so it would take dozens of stings to kill you. Fortunatly it is scarce.
maybe a murder hornet. They got some flying ants in brazil that come out after rains. People eat the rear ends of them. They are about three
inches long.
@@jonathanweir6084 I've never heard of a 3in ant, but in Malaysia there are lots if 1.5in ants. Fortunately they dont sting, but can draw blood with their mandibles, I made contact with the fierce ants of Borneo, but they didn't attack me in numbers. They are brown, about 0.5in long and have an amazingly mobile rear end with a sting like a wasp. They could only kill you if you got dozens of stings. There are also giant bees which have a placid disposition and only sting in self defence. We have flying ants in England, but they dont sting.
At the beginning of the video it is defined what is meant by most deadly, that in fact not the most venomous snake is the most deadly due to various reasons i.e. habitat, aggression etc..The Red-headed Krait is highly venomous but the most venomous snake in South East Asia is the Malayan Krait. However, Kraits are nocturnal and usually pretty docile, and don't often come around human settlements.
@@christianx_1978 No herpetologists will agree as to which snake is most deadly, but there will be some agreement on the dozen most deadly. The 12 have to include the Black Mamba, King Cobra, R.N. Krait, Taipan, Bushmaster, Russells Viper and Saw Scaled Viper. My nomination would be one of the first two. King Cobra and Bushmasrer are enormous, so volume of venom has to count for something. The K.Cobra needs to get a good bite, as cobra fangs are less efficient than viper or rattlesnake fangs. The Boomslang was thought to be non- poisonous until one killed a herpetologist, but they rarely bite so dont qualify for the top dozen.
@@bernardedwards8461 All correct what you say, but keep in my mind this is about Asian snakes only.
Love ur show. Please keep going
You are so professional. I learned so much today.
Do you have any tips for rural homeowners who encounter snakes? My mom typically spots harmless water snakes or rat snakes. She has always killed them which breaks my heart. Her assumption is they are all venomous( or her words poisonous 😣) still working on that concept 😊
Today I visited her place and a broad banded water snake was on her porch under a nest of hatchling finches. She assumed it was a cotton mouth and ran to her barn to get a shovel. After some convincing she put down the shovel and we grabbed a horse manure rake instead. We got the frightened snake into a cooler. Drove to a secluded area on her ranch. We then released it near the creek. Happily ever after for the snake 🐍
But if I wasn’t here it would have been the complete opposite.
My mom now wants to know if there are tools to relocate snakes that are safer for us and less stressful for the snake?
Tell her yes! A shotgun. She won't have to get near the snake, and it will suffer zero stress.
@@michaelharrington75
Snake tongs, as shown in the video, are nice too,
and you aren't involved in murdering a beneficial
creature that isn't interested in harming you.
But if you intend to appease your hatred, I agree
that a shotgun works pretty well.
@@michaelharrington75 I'm with you on that! However, isn't shot gun a scattered pellet, rather hit or miss, and would the pellets (buckshot?) simply annoy the snake?
@@conniewojahn6445 Depends on the ammunition. A deer can be killed with a shotgun at up to 75 yards. So at 4 or 5 foot away, you'd destroy a snake. Unless maybe if you had the gun loaded with bird shot? But even that would probably still kill the snake at a short distance.
Dude always does a great presentation
I worked at SFO airport when a customs inspector searching snake cage for false bottom might hold drugs, picked up burlap bag contained green mamba, it's head was in that corner, bit him through the cloth. Only because he was very fat did he survive.
First rule .Use a pair of tongs or a hook.Serves him right.Lucky to survive that.Hard lesson.
What does being heavy have to do with him surviving?
@@lydiamcpherson7925 snake venom is like liquor that way, it is measured in terms of ml/kg. more kilos, more venom required - an elephant can drink a lot more beer than a person before it blows .08
@@nobrainsnoheadache2434 so because of his weight, it saved his life. Wow. That's a first.
@@lydiamcpherson7925 Actually no, "Simpsons did it" :) on ther other hand it may be the origin of "the bigger they come the harder they fall" lol
21:17 what a weird thing to wake up to 😂 poor dude is sh*tting his pants with fear as the other guy just casually strokes his snake
It's funny how some snakes are aggressive and some are calm, if you catch them in a calm way.
Where I live, there are rattle snakes, gopher snakes, king snakes and more rarely, rosy boas.
Out of all of those, the rattle snakes are the only ones that will try to bite no matter how you approach them. Gopher snakes might seem aggressive at first but once you pick them up and hold them, they almost seem to enjoy it. Rosy boas are 100% non aggressive. You can just pick them up and they will lay there. But they have soft bodies and seem fragile so I usually leave them alone. King snakes seem to be a lot like corn snakes that you buy at the pet store. The young one are kind of pissy at first but they don't seem to make much of an effort to get away. I've had wild ones fall asleep while I'm holding them.
I just like to catch them, look at them, show people I'm with and let them go. They are all really neat animals.
Snakes are so awesome! I love catching them and showing people that they are not as bad as they seem. One of my favs that I have caught only 6 times in my life is the Eastern Hognose. Easy to catch, not aggressive, and after you hold them for a bit and set them down they will roll over on their back and stick their tongue out playing dead haha. They are soooo cool.
Out of all the snakes I have caught in Wisconsin though, the meanest ones always seem to be the water snakes. Really quick and agile. Been tagged by them a few times lol. Grabbed one on a log one time when I was floating down the river and the little bugger tagged me on the nipple! He had a good aim for sure!
Rattlesnakes have a reputation of being mean. Isn't there a saying something to that effect? He or she is "as mean as a rattlesnake." I'm so glad I don't live in an area with them.
Very educational very good video.
Thank you
"Don't worry, the constrictor is not venomous." Well, true enough, but the bite can be pretty nasty with many teeth, recurved, that rip skin and flesh when you pull away without opening the jaws first. And there's an anti-coagulant that makes the wound bleed a lot.
A large Reticulated python can and has killed a human in Asia along with a Rock python in Africa killed a young boy . A pet Rock python killed two young boys in Canada when it escaped through a ventilation system its rare but can happen. Humans are not on the menu for elapids or vipers with venom.
What a good job you do. Thanks
I live in the Sonoran desert west of Tucson Arizona right where I live there are four different species of rattlesnake the Mojave sidewinder diamondback and black tail rattlesnake strangely I was in Sacramento California visiting a friend on a hike in the foothills of the Sierra nevadas I was bit on the back of the hand by a young Northern Pacific rattlesnake I immediately went to the where I spent three days taking bags of anti venin. The hospital bill was $58,000 fortunately there wasn't much swelling or discoloration not quite a drive-by but not full emvemomation I got lucky
Awesome video 😍😍😍😍
Dr. Brian Fry is really a saintly human being. It's embarrassing as a species that we haven't dealt with snakebites yet. I guess we're too busy beating each other up over recreational drug choices to focus on problems that everyone agrees are problems...
It's a shame that humans are charged for anti venom regardless of if they were bitten accidentally or not.
@@kiki29073 It's not a shame they're charged, but it's a shame that the charges aren't being overwhelmingly met. (Like the charges associated with overcoming malaria, etc. There should be a total free market, with competition that not only drives the price down, but which allows initial huge windfall profits...even as afforded by charity...)
The problem is that the world's peoples are all too stupid, too "dumbed down" to pursue (or even know why they should pursue) a true free market, in the Misesian sense. They should do the prior because markets are a prioritization selectome, even more than they're a competitive driver of falling prices. Unfortunately, charitable donations require something like an unhackable SWIFT transfer system...and central banks are, in the final appeal, "totalitarian" and "protectionist." ...They've crippled the world with "barriers to market entry" and "arbitrary permissions and licensing."
Lockean property rights have been killed by central banks, and that's the primary reason why there's still suffering in the world.
The most dangerous species on the planet, by far, is the human being.
@@JakeWitmer
Lovely, but I doubt this is the ideal venue to propagate
theories of political economy.
Absolutely awesome video, Thanks for sharing
I too would have thought the saw scaled viper would have been #1 or #2 on the list. They like to hang out in heavily populated areas. I read a story of the Indian government sending out bounty hunters in a district of Bombay. They caught over 115,000 of them.
Omg!!
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Love Dr. Fry. I was a little surprised that the Saw-scaled viper wasn't on there though
Cannot believe the saw-scaled viper not featured since scientists believe it to be responsible for more human deaths than all other snake species combined.
Yes, sawscales kill the largest number, but this is not due to their venom potency or venom yield. There is a huge scarcity of medical facilities, so people are almost always treated very late, if at all. If toxicity, temperament, and proximity to humans were the sole determinants, Australia would have the highest fatality rate: brown snakes are very common, and live in close proximity to people, yet in Australia there are, on average, five deaths per year.
I agree about saw scale vipers and why talk about non venomous pythons.They pose little threat to anyone but the misinformed
Snakes are beautiful reptiles. Thanks for the video.
The old saying, you poke the snake, the snake bits you!
Interesting video. Personally I find the rear fanged snakes most interesting
You don’t want to get too close to most of these snakes as if they don’t kill you, they can and will injure you for life!
Fascinating to learn more about snakes
Snakes are such awesome and underrated animals
Information is helpful
There is literally footage of a woman found inside a python in Indonesia from a couple of months ago. Here in Canada, a python escaped from an apartment pet store, got into the apartment below, and killed two brothers in their sleep. It might be rare, but it does happen.
The python that crashed through the ceiling and fell on the kids probably wrapped on, trying to hold on to something solid for security against being dragged away, as they struggled. I doubt that it was trying to hurt anybody.
I have some experience with big snakes, and that's what they do when they're scared.
A python will swallow its prey. How can it swallow two brothers?
@@globe2555
Same way.
Speculative answer: that one didn't even try.
@@globe2555
I don't think anyone mentioned the python swallowing anything, or even trying.
When they're attacked they often wrap their back ends around a solid object (if one is available) to keep from being dragged away. That keeps their unprotected portion more secure, and leaves the head free to snap at the aggressor. It fell through a ceiling and landed on things that started wiggling and (presumably) grabbing at it.
Alas, that turned out to be two kids.
You can test that hypothesis by finding large pythons and harassing them with your hands. The Everglades is a likely test bed.
Be sure to control your experiments by going after them on the roads and in the brush.
African rock python escape from its enclosure and killed 2 boys New Brunswick Canada 2013 the children were asleep in the upstairs apartment when the python constricted them.
Hi mr Bryan G. Fry and greetings from Denmark. Sorry my bad English. The first time I saw a video with you. It was called The BUG WARS. You worked together with the Spider Woman Miss Doctor Linda S. Rayor. I am so impressed by all the information and knowledge these films tell. And also your work and with the Komodo Dragon "Monty", showing that they have venom glands. You are doing such a great job. Keep going. I wish all of you a very beatufull nice new year. Please take care of yourself, your loved ones, friends and of course also the NATURE. Power to all animals and let the lizards monitor our borrowed stone planet called EARTH. Kind regards from Hans Christian. 31-12-2024
It always seems that these types of programs like to include non venomous constrictors like pythons and boa constrictors. Of the thousands of snake species these should not even be mentioned and are absolutely the least dangerous
Thank you for the video on deadly snakes.
In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's story "The Speckled Band", the snake in the story was said to be the most dangerous snake in India. Anyone know what type of snake it might have been?
Wikipedia says it’s likely fictional, and gives a list of possible real reptiles people have suggested it might be.
Maybe a Russels Viper, I had a few of them in the past, they are considered the deadliest snake in India if I remember correctly, that and the Saw Scale Viper which I had many of are extremely venomous, they are two of the big four deadliest snakes in India
Swamp adder
Banded krait. They're a flat brown color, blending in perfectly with the soil. And their venom still has no antivenin. At least a cobra raises itself and spreads it's hood, letting you get away.
I was always under the impression that it was a banded Krait.
"We are more deadly to them as they are to us" then shows a clip of a snake lounging at his face
With all due respect if you play with fire all the time eventually you’re going to get burned 🔥
What a great documentary
Dude- you are welcome to it. I myself give ALL snakes a wide berth.
I am with you. I also give a snake a wide berth. Im in Arizona, so rattle snakes are common. And I dont go near them and stay as far away as possible.
@@rayb3117 I live in Eastern Canada- we do not have any poisonous snakes here but I stay clear of them- both for their sake and mine.
Great show!!!
I've heard that cobras don't bite right away. They nudge your foot to warn you. They only bite when they really feel threatened. Most other poisonous snakes, however, always bite immediately if you get too close to them.
An Excellent documentary.
They missed the biggest snake of all .. the one the kills and cripples
Government's 🤣
Great show; I hate snakes but am curious about them. However, I had to close my eyes watching them devour their food.
I love snakes.
My favorite snake is the King Cobra. They are obviously intelligent & extremely venomous but they are not quick to bite.
Big, too.
Thank you SINCERELY for informing me of all the places in the world I shall NOT travel to!
I used to own a reticulated python, as well as was very familiar with them: their growth, size and consuming prey capabilities.
I also worked for a short time at a reptile shop in Orange county, ca.
The owner breeds and grows these giant constrictors to as big as they can get, with optimal feeding regimes.
He has some absolute monster retics and they are only 20 feet long, perhaps a few inches on top of 20 feet.
There's no way! a reticulated python grows 28 feet long or the folk lore story of reaching 33 feet long.
It's like the Ol fishing story...I caught a fish that was THIS BIG!
When it was half the reported size.
Also when snakes shed their skin, the shredded skin is a quarter to a third longer than the length of the snake, because it is elastic and stretches as it is crawled out of by the snake.
Anytime it is reported regarding these seriously questionable reports of reticulated pythons reaching anything over 20-21 feet, it brings in question the respectable authority of the person who is stating such overhyped exaggerations.
Doesn't the size of their enclosure make a difference in how big they'll grow? If you've got all that jungle/space to roam free in could it be possible to get over 20 foot long?
feeding is the main source, how often and what they eat @@siy8230
Great video
The deadliest snake on the planet is the X-WIFE!!!!
And her lawyer
Big facts
All so, very cool of video. I haved watched it somed of yours be fore too even. Thanked you! You geted a 👍 fromed me for sure!
I own a farm that has a large lake on the property and I say to hell with all snakes, I kill every darn one of them I can, poison or non poison. Also lots of copperheads in the area too. I just don't like snakes, not scared of them, just don't like them.
Everyone is hoping you'll take yourself out next
Hows your rodent population?
Rat snakes are good to have around the farm
TENS OF THOUSANDS of people die in Asia a year from those Cobra's! What!
❤❤Very interesting. He does dangerous research to assist the medical field in developing anti-venom. I give those guys in India a lot of credit for going to people's homes to remove snakes. What a job!!!! I felt bad for the guy who got bit by the cobra. Thank you.
i think strike-ability can be determined by whether or not they’re unionized
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I have a dear cousin who has had a lifelong intense fear of all snakes. When she was a young girl some bullies put her in a car that had a blacksnake in it, then they kept her in the car for a while. She will freak out just seeing pictures of snakes.
That’s messed up
Good to see BGF again!
I had an neighbor Die after an Brown Recluse,Ate the Flesh from His Leg ,After going to the Hospital for treatment came Home and Dropped Dead ,I got bit by one on my Hand which swelled up and Burning Pain ,Did not eat my flesh and Antibiotics fixed me in an couple to 3 Days
Very good video so interesting maybe Anacondas next 🙂 Thank you!
Mis respetos para ustedes buen video saludos