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Over the course of his 100-year life, Bill Haast was bitten by venomous snakes over 173 times… And he wasn’t the only person who conditioned himself to be poisoned over and over again to gain immunity to poison. So how can someone survive so many snake bites? How to gain immunity to poison? Let’s get into it!
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Sup Brew.
snak man
Thanks Brew
EARLY BREWW
Hi brew have a nice coffee
So, basically what this story is saying is, Bill Haast is simply just built different.
Now I have to go find OwO
Bill Haast built himself different.
4rth
He the snake god. The poison is just like water for him
Ye basically I wonder where OwO is
This guy collected snake bites like I collected Pokémon cards when I was 8.
Underrated
Lol yeah he collected snakes and snake bites like it was a bunch of trading cards
ok
Profile pic checks out
"You wanna trade bites @Toganium?"
Ah, he’s a Florida man. Now it all makes sense.
Uncle charla been telling us for years about ppl from Florida haha
Nah, he's just built different.
And by choice mind you!
"Florida man claims he is immune to snakes after ingesting large amounts of snake venom"
He's a Ascended Tier of Florida Man.
Brew: “Florida is…fine” *haunting flashbacks of gators*
Me a Florida man: “awww look at the little swamp kitties”
As a fellow Florida human, who lives near a gator in a pond, I conform they look like swamp kittens
They are more like swamp doggos but hey, we describe them differently.
As Another Florida person, I'll kick around a pond with gators, maybe dip my toes in, we hold no fear.
Also a Florida man :)
Grill saying "Flahrida" was somehow hilarious to me
Steve Irwin called Alligators "Frogs with teeth" and found then to be one of the cutest animals ever.
I find them adorable, too.
As someone who works with reptiles (including deadly venomous snakes) for a living I have seen this case brought up a number of times. Bill Haast is not the only individual that practiced self-envenomation to gain a resistance to the effects of the toxins in venom. However, there a number of cases in which the individual died while practicing this dangerous technique. Different species of snakes have their own cocktails of different types of toxins, including neurotoxins, cytotoxins, and hemotoxins. This is why there are multiple different types of antivenin. In my experience I have seen repeated envenomation actually increase the sensitivity to venom as well. This is a topic that definitely needs more research and can possibly save lives in the future.
I agree it needs more research and it will save more lives in the future, also it might be one element of longer lifespan if theory of extended life thanks to certain poisons or poison combination is true.
Yeah, you can actually develop an allergy from repeated exposure. Unfortunately, our bodies are complicated and don't work like cartoons.
Ya that's why they say it takes a second bee sting to tell if you're allergic
I remembered in my immunology classes we discussed this very frequently, and how some of the cobra incantators in India and countries like so would practice this in order to increase their resistance to the venom, but as you mention every person would react different the venoms, as well as the time of administration and the time of the bite also plays an important factor, it might work for some but not for everyone, so it shouldn't be applied as a commun practice
Yes, in some decades hopefully we'll get our first witcher
"It was that point he realized that Florida was his destiny"--- Sounds like a trailer for Florida Man: The origin story.
Oh yeah!
But are you truly a florida man if you aren't born there? A mystery for the ages
Gotta catch em all Pokemon
@@frankmarano1118 Florida man can be born anywhere. They will always find a way to the promise land.
@@thunderb00m Yes you can take man out of florida but you cannot possibly take florida... from the man lol
Almost as cool as the guy who shot himself in the foot multiple times to build resistance and to become bulletproof, I heard he lived to 1,000
He died at 19
Yeah a thousand seconds
Nah that would just make his foot bullet proof
Gotta make sure the vital organs are safe first
@@hisaceinthehole3426 worth being made of iron
Ah bullet years you divide by that by 50.
Haast was not born a Florida man,
Haast CHOSE to become a Florida man.
There is something beautiful about that, and terrifying.
no big deal he was just living the dream
We have a snake guy in our country which is "immune to snake poison" that died when a king cobra bit him he just went to sleep instead of going to the hospital. The irony
*SANCTUARY GUARDIAN INTENSITIES*
*venom
"Have I ever told you the tragedy of Snake Guy?"
Cobra spit venom
any news articles? which country?
Only person I'm willing to listen to talk about snakes.
Ay same but your not the only one
Please my friend, compliment my snakes hat
Then you're not going to learn too much about snakes.
I love snakes
Why i don't get it
Fun facts of history:
After the closing of the serpentarium, Haast donated his giant Cobra model, seen in pictures in this video.
He donated it to a local high school to be put aside their football field.
South Miami Senior High, home of the Cobras, was that school.
Ironically a Cobra was their mascot since the school opened in 1971.
The Cobra model sits atop the school to this day, facing the major road South of it.
Florida school meets Florida man... lol
How is that ironic? The point of donating it to the school is because their mascot is a cobra.
@@Fuzzysea693 fuzzy reading?
Obviously it made sense to donate it to them when they closed the serpentarium.
It's ironic that a serpentarium opened South of Miami, later a school opened South of Miami with a cobra mascot, and the school would later receive a cobra model from said serpentarium when it closed.
@@LeoInterVir do you know what irony is??????
When your dnd character has poison immunity.
Luckily I have this video if my dm needs proof that it works.
But I’m also a dwarf, so I’m just kind of set from the get go there
@@cthecheese1620 Yo you could do the blood transfusion to save someone's life if they're poisoned :O
In real life I've seen things that would give a grown man PTSD, those experiences are great writing material for a DnD characters back story.
Not to say what I saw exactly, I would suggest never treading onto abandoned Discord servers, the people who raid those servers have serious mental health problems to say the least; the wisest thing to do is to not say a f^cking word and nope out immediately.
Paladins
Also monks
I used to be deathly allergic to ant bites until one day I had a severe reaction and was left barely conscious and near death when I received aid and I guess that was enough to jumpstart my immune system to make the proper antibodies.
Loser
Yay?
Don't try this at home kids?
@@alexandersolis5228 cringe
Thank you for sharing, never had any allergies in my immediate family so there was an air of mystery to the phenomenon. All I really knew was that documented cases had been on the rise during the 20th century and still is. Always wanted to think that there may be, for some, a viable alternative to acceptance and medication.
This guy was a great friend of my grandpa! He mentored my grandpa in milking snakes. Really awesome guy
my uncle called it milking the snake but why was I blindfolded
That was highly inappropriate of your grandfather to tell you about such things!!! Shame on him!!
As an Australian, he's got my respect
It think we accidentally got Haast and what were supposed to be your possums.
Same some Australians are scared of spiders like me even though I’ve lived in Australia my whole life
@@FruitaFuka well, y'all do have some terrifying freaking spiders so that is fair.
Australia is Florida's bigger scarier older brother
I want his gaming chair it must be incredible, bill is clearly built different
I mean you ain't wrong
his gaming chair is just to powerful
My dad actually knew this guy. I may have met him as a little kid. I would have loved to chat with him as an older person.
did you try letting snakes bite you like he did?
The definition of "why be immune when you can be invincible"
*"Do not try at home"*
Me: of course i wont try it at home, there are no snakes in my garden, its obvious that i will try it in the forest
Bill: *inject venom in his veins*
Bill: *turns super saiyajin*
I went to school with this guy's grandson, we always heard stories growing up, but never certain til later in life.
Man the explanation of the famous mithradtes makes me want to read the book I have on him. He's a really interesting figure. Sadly forgotten but shouldn't be.
I was waiting for the entire episode for an iocane powder reference, and there it was right at the end.
Inconceivable!
I was bitten by Southern Pacific Rattlesnake, not while out rock climbing or hiking, but at a store. It bit me then slithered away to rattled. I was in shock since I have been around rattlesnakes countless times in the outdoors with no incident.
I followed my own rules of saying calm and relaxed while joking with the paramedics. Due to me joking and laughing no one thought I was actually bitten at the store and people were just looking in confusion. I felt bad when we got to the ER/ICU since I was joking and people were in pain. I imagine them saying what the h***'s wrong with this guy, why is he laughing while on the gurney! Laughing and joking are my coping mechanisms for pain it also helps keep me relaxed.
After getting on to the gurney we made our way to the hospital where they ask me to open my mouth and stick out my tongue! Why? Turns out the easiest way to tell if you have been bitten and injected with venom your tongue will vibrate/twitch. Since there are not many external indicators. (dry bites do happen)
The doctor and medical staff asked if I can move myself over to the hospital bed and I said sure, but ended up collapsing once getting off of the gurney. I didn't realize it but most of my body was paralyzed.
By the time I started receiving anti venom one hour had already passed, but time flies when cracking jokes.
10 viles of anti venom later (which was 100k dollars alone) I slow was able to start moving again.
My foot is somewhat back to normal, but I will get pain sometimes. Most of the swelling went away 7-8 months later.
You’re one lucky man. Glad you made it!
Time to build a tolarence
@@theflashgirl2057Americans after getting a 100k bill for the antidote:
"Nice defense mechanism, hope nobody likes it."
This man is the embodiment of
“improvise, adapt, overcome”
"AYO THE POISON DIDNT WORK, CAN I BORROW YOUR SWORD?"
Grandpa tried the same thing with cigarettes.... I miss grandpa 😭
When I was in school in Miami, Bill Haast came to our school and told us about his work.
imagine how much longer he could've lived if the snake bites shortened his lifespan
what, so ur saying he would live longer if a snake shortens his whole life?
@@thecoconutman2646 nba youngboy would’ve lived longer better 🤡
100 is not long enough?
0:46 Good job selecting stock footage of a genuinely poisonous mushroom, presumably Amanita pantherina, when mentioning "other poisons." Idk if you just searched "poisonous mushroom" or what, but this is reasonably accurate!
His contribution to science was phenomenal.
Man's the gigachad of australia
Mithidates: [Poison Reistance: 105%]
Also Mithridates: "Hey, why don't I take DoTs anymore???"
Fire can solve that.
Unless...
He should have just used /effect poison 999 255 true
*Minecraft Reference*
@@chessandcubes
/effect @s fatal_poison 10 255
U dead boi
Brew: Most of us could list the number of snakes we've encountered on one hand
Australians: Ah yes, my hand has 40 fingers.
The realistic faces minus the noses is the most unsettling thing to me.
Noses don't exist in the Spilliverse
@@mollysministuff yeah I can see that lol
As a Floridian, I can confirm there is no saving us.
I remember when I was in high school in senior year, we went to what I could only guess was a snake museum, and I remember there was a pretty angry looking black rattle snake there, it was in a glass case but It kept striking the glass so when we came back out of the exhibit, the caretakers had put newspapers over his cage so he wouldn't see us... I can still hear the buzzing of the rattle and how startled I was because It was so unexpected... I couldn't imagine getting BITTEN by one!
"The more danger you're in the more you start to appreciate it"-Me after my 5th tornado
Florida man thinks he's a spartan super soldier and succeeds expectations
Somehow, the whole eating the poison fact made me remember that freaking slime from Tenshura, Kumoko from that spider isekai, and the r*pist healer from Redo of the Healer.
All three of those are on my watch list and now I'm scared...
@@Spolt_main The first two are great and safe watches. However redo of healer you shouldn't watch if you're sensitive or triggered easily. Most of the story seems to be about r*pe and revenge r*pe...
@@Teenage_Mutant_Ginga_Ninja Ok, thanks for the warning
There is a key difference between Haast and the ancient dude. One injected venom while the other one ingested poison. Considering the differences between venom and poison I would think pointing this out would be important.
Micro-dosing Venom: A Florida Man Story
I'd be curious if mithridatism induces a hormetic response like saunas and contrast bathing can
edit: spelling
Do you mean 'hormetic' referring to hormesis?
I love the princess bride clip at the end
If he hadn't poisoned himself so many times, he may have lived to 110 years.
I’m half convinced he lived that long BECAUSE this made the Grim Reaper scared of him
My initial reaction as a Floridian hearing Florida being trashed was to defend us. But thinking about it, thank you for your service, people need to stop moving here. 🎉
I think all the poisons in him just counteract each other in perfect balance.
don't think that's how it works, did you ever study biology? or chemistry?
chemicals don't simply just "conteract" each other it's a lot more complicated than that.
@@alphag4mer909 bro it’s a joke
@@alphag4mer909 r/whooosh
@@killertigergaming6762 r/imfunnybecauseiusereddit
seriously tho, who even still "r/whooosh"s people in 2021
@@alphag4mer909 i do
There was another Mithridates who was a famous victim of scaphism. Never a dull moment with that family…
He probably adapted to the venom and his body has made an anti venom thing like snakes
Truly Snakeman
You did some great snake research good job brew love your content keep up the good work.
nobody:
bill haast getting bit by a new snake: a fine addition to my collection!
My day is always better when there is a new Brew video!
Aaah, Mr. Haas!! I was lucky enough to visit the Serpentarium twice in the mid-80s. The second time was on a Sunday so we got to see him milk both of his king cobras…. while we paying customers all stood on a sidewalk around a rectangle of grass….. where he dropped the cobras (one at a time)…… with nothing between us and them except his reflexes…….. Those were the days! The most exciting attraction I will ever visit, bar none. I was sorry to see him leave to Utah but so grateful to have had the chance to see him in action!
When you finally get the poison achievement in a game.
My first idea was the princess bride scene then the idea that alcohol is poison and we can get more resistance to it
Grill: Is like a tolerance like me and YEET?
Me: Well we are talking about poison
“Let’ssssssssss get into it”
Ahhh I see what you did there
When the dungeon has poison debuff all over but you have 100% poison resistance.
0:19. Snakes can use garden scissors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So Florida Man's origins were New Jersey Man. Gotcha.
I've also heard this same kind of poison immunity can turn into anaphylaxis if they stop taking their snake venom for awhile.
He could have been the Guinness world record of longest living person ever
1:43 - 2:08 ...sounds like my average Friday night after I get home...
“most of us can count the number of snake encounters we had on one hand” *4.5 million people that own reptiles as a hobby in the u.s alone*
I've seen legitimately 100s of snakes because of where I live in Australia
I was chased by a coral snake one time. A cotton mouth struck at me climbing up the creeek bed.
oh but when I put poison in my veins i'm a "herion addict" and "under arrest"
Well done with the video!
Hid childhood flashbacks from the 1920s look a bit, uh, modern.
Can you imagine walking through the jungle on vacation and then seeing this dude running by with a tube shooting out his blood?
"It's not really an immunity then. More like an intolerence."
New way of thinking.
3:27 Ye..ah-.. Tell that to Disney park employees. "Never" leaving sounds more like a hellish nightmare. 😰
Snakes have venom, not poison 😂😂
There actually is a select species of snake that IS poisonous
@@MalDD64 Literally only 2 species that I could find. Rhabdophis keelback snakes and a species of garter snakes in Oregon that retain toxins in their livers from ingesting rough-skinned newts. As far as I can find, Bill Haast only ever used venomous snakes and their venom.
@@DeshraD Correct!
@@MalDD64 more and more snakes are found to be poisonous.
@@stanleyhape8427 oh that's interesting which ones
2:18 He turned from Senku's dad to Veldora real quick
children watching this: oOOoOoO wHaT dOeS tHiS vEnOm dOoOOoO?!
You probably should have written "venomous snakes" instead of just "snakes" in your disclosure. Many nonvenomous snakes are perfectly safe to handle.
Mithridates VI : Finally, a worthy successor!
so this guy basically made a vaccine for different levels of snake venom?
2:05 Hey you, you're finally awake
My Grand mother is alive and well today at 99 year's of age,and she Never had snake bite, from what i know, she Never believed in any flu injection's,she believed in natural immunity, and enough fruit and vegetable's daily, so it can be done
Hey, venom and poison are different words for a reason. You brought up a guy who injected venom and then talked about eating poison the rest of the video without clarification.
Venom is harmless unless it makes it into your bloodstream. Eating venom is harmless.
Except for the people that have died from ingesting venom.
@@stanleyhape8427 yes, the people with ulcers in which the venom got into their blood stream by.
When I think of a fictional example of extreme toxin resilience/tolerance I always think of Killua Zoldick from Hunter x hunter now that's some poison resistance.
The Serpentarium is where I buy all my brearded dragon's food and junk.. In California though. But that font looked that same.
You're aren't born as a florida man, you BECOME a florida man
0:19 unless you live in the tropics near a mountain.
imagine being the world's most venomous snake and you bit him, he'll just walk it off with no side effects
Fun fact: floridians have a passive buff that give them +10 immunity. The snake venom consumables Bill was using allowed him to level up his immunity until he was op, solid build.
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This seems interesting.
Brew is the type of person who says coffee makes him sleeps easier
If you aren't an addict, you won't get it. I tried quitting and had a lot of difficulty sleeping.
In 1966 or so I stumbled upon the bio of Bill Haast and I wanted to milk snakes. My herpetological passions were released. Milking snakes is retrieving venom.
"tis but a scratch"
5:10 Anyone can drink snake venom, it won't do anything to you that way.
How did he survive without a nose?
when i was young little i, cooked up a story about a women who used to give small doose of poison to their new born child, and when that child grown up that child could just scratch anybody and poisoned them!
maybe i cooked that story when i was in 4th or something
Honestly its kinda impressive on a financial level if I can even get a hangover. Tolerance do be like that.
As a Alabama man who goes to Florida a lot, I can confirm that Florida is the US’s very own Australia.
We even have our own Melbourne.
My Grandpa did too, its called Alcoholism