Inside Malaysia's Gruesome Snake Skin Trade
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- Economy of Scales: The illegal trade that's hastening the extinction of the python.
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For over forty years Malaysia's forests supplied python skin to major Euro fashion brands in a trade worth billions of dollars. But that was before a 2004 EU ban forced Malaysia's snake hunters underground.
Pandian and his cousin Ganesan have been professional Python hunters for over 15 years, but they increasingly face a battle to make a living. "Before, we could catch ten a day", Pandian explains. "Now we just get one or two". Fears of extinction lead to the EU ban on Malaysian python skins. But it's proved ineffective and contraband skins still find their way to Europe. According to a CITES official, "they've simply re-routed the trade from Singapore". There might yet be alternatives to hunting and a few enterprising Malaysians have opened up pioneering farms to save both the trade and the wild species. But is it too little too late for the python?
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Why don't USA hire these guys to eradicate the Burmese Python in America?
My first thought exactly.
Exactly. Kill all the snake
@@fanta6285 Because these Asian countries are hunting already endangered snakes, whereas in America some snakes are overpopulating
I take great offence to this because I own a snake and all snakes bad or not deserve to live imagine getting trapped killed then skinned how would you like that huh?
@@unknownssoplayer2002 Wtaf? The dude is trying to say get rid of excessive snakes in Florida.
Don't blame these poor guys, they r just working hard to survive in the jobless country. Tell your mum and girlfriend not to buy luxury bags and goods like LV Prada Hermes, these are the main culprit of world-wide snake extinction.
which only the rich can afford
implying I have a girlfriend lmao
job-less... happy?
Jonathon Wight how do u know u live there i think not shut up and stuff your fats face with shit
Job less??...im from malaysia there a lot of jobs here...its either you want it or not...most people didnt take the job because they want to live in their comfort zone trust me
extinction? endangered? they obviously havent been to florida.
The4 RealDeal Isn't snake skin snake skin?
Reticulated pythons are the longest snake in world there apex predators karr of the jungle book is a reticulated python and there vital to ecosystems when will people learn to value the natural world
@The4 RealDeal It doesn't really make any difference what kind of python it is.
@@joshcox3941 When it's too late. As I feel it is now in some cases for some species.
@@freeanimals594 yeah thing is people can't just say ah it's too late because that basically allows the same thinking to be applied to all species everybody has to fight to survive and fight to save the natural world
“The curse doesn’t work here, only if you do it back home” lmao that logic 😂
Meme fiend hahaha!
he is a good dad. I'm not going to get into the snake debate in the comments.
I agree. I'd send him money if I could.
agreed
can come and donate to him...i hope you all can donate to support the cost to bring them to florida because there are un controlled population of python at there...im from malaysia
janjan55555 lmfao
@@janjan55555 damn you're savage
"i dont ask to be rich, only to be able to eat well and lead a normal life"
50%-about snake skins
and
50%-about human poverty.
And which one is the more pressing issue?
Well if people don't buy branded bags with snake skin or any other animal skin they wouldn't go out and hunt for snakes
Exactly!
where can i find human skin bags??
Leather still the best you can get
ThatAsianDudeWhoVlogs? Hunters also lose their job and income
Well said
Pythons are taking over in Florida everglade and are competing with the alligators for food.
can't blame the hunters... those who demands this goods should be blame.
So you can’t blame the suppliers? That makes no sense.
Anyone involved is to blame. People have to support themselves yes but, they can always learn how to do something. I mean the damn farms they are catching the snakes from are there. Go farm. Also the people who support the industry...cmon do you really care about a damn bag or shoe enough decimate an entire ecosystem?
That's like blaming drug users and not drug dealers. They're both equally to blame.
Everybody Hunters, suppliers , sellers , everyone is to blame.
Use your human skin not animals
As wrong as it is , they're trying to feed their family. It's easy to criticise from a a developed country but if you were in their position i'm pretty sure you'd do anything to feed your family. The ones at fault are the billion dollar conglomerates that feed the demand for these snakes.
And the drug dealer argument isn't really the same, since they don't have the same opportunities to find work as someone in a developed country. Tired of people viewing others from their shoes...put yourself in their shoes... where they're from a village and have no work and have to feed their family. In asian countries if you saw the poverty gap i doubt you'd say the same.
you want pythons ? go hunting in florida and clear some of them out of there, they are getting into places they shouldnt be !
you could catch em yourself and make a lot of money yourself!! it's an idea right? lol
its a great idea ! the only problem is that i live in texas and we dont have wild pythons here, and i dont see myself going to florida anytime soon, i stay pretty busy with my company, im the only employee i have ! but thanks for your comment !
+Kerry Ward oh I see my apologies , I didn't know
its cool, i was a great idea, and i wish i could go do it, it would be great money ! thanks again !
+Kerry Ward I'm sure there are some laws against it also even though it's an intrusive species. It would surprise me if someone could just start catching them and sell their skins to exporters. I can definitely see the government making you get some sort of permit at the very least.
I saw a documentary a while back on illegal activities in the Brazilian Amazon, and in the end the hard truth is that it depends on what you value more. Are you ok with the inevitable extinction/deforestation, or are you ok for some humans having to find another career?
Effectively, what is the greater good.
Finding another career? You mean, finding another way of living. This keeps food on their table. They do not have careers in the Amazon. We are spoiled and it shows through your choice of words.
Save the very lungs of mother earth ✊🏻 we must the oceans and the forests. Screw fashion and our little blippy existence... Many of us are artists mature is our muse we don't need to skin animals copying patterns is fine .
I believe Mr Lau can speak more then 3 languages? That's pretty amazing tbh.
Tamil, Chinese,Malay and English
In Europe its not uncommon to speak 4, 5 or even more languages!
@@NikkieRoxxx Difference is, all these languages do not originate from the same language family. The same can't be said for European languages like Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese.
As a herpetologist, this breaks my heart. They’re beautiful creatures that I’ve devoted my life to and to see them being killed for their skins in the fashion world, is disgusting.
Michael Ayala I couldn’t agree more, these amazing animals are going to be extinct
These Malaysians are hungry.... gotta feed the family some how
@@buckbeez5386 exactly, blame the buyers, these hunters are just trying to feed their kids.
Yeah me too
@@OfficialMuffiin Those damn hunters breed like rabits then they wounder how they gonna feed their tribe of kids
please send these people to florida
I was saying the same thing in Florida snakes everywhere.
Jesus Christ exactly, but I mean you're the almighty jesus Christ. Why don't YOU send them?
Eric M, in Tomohon, Indonesia. Python snake are food
Yup
Pls send Eric to me. 😍😍
Investment needs to happen in these countries to develop them and their economy where they don't need to destroy their environment and animals to make money.
+Wheelman Josh developed countries and corrupt goverments keep these countries stuck
Wheelman Josh Too many snakes also not good. People will get bitten by snakes
This is disgusting, I put my life into working with snakes and trying to change peoples opinions on these beautiful animals. Truly heart breaking
Yh well ur not struggling to eat or feed yourself and family right !! Yh feel disgusted when u eat ur Big Mac next time !!! Next time u wear a leather shoes or designer bags n clothes .. u feel disgusted bc who tf you think they selling this too ? Or y don’t u feel disgusted about the diamonds u wear or put a woman finger bc where do u think they come from !!! Like shut the fuck up …it’s ignorant ppl like u that piss me off !! Why not be mad at kids these python kills yearly or the animals that kill them -
These guys should be flown to Everglades and set them free - no more python problems.
Maiju E
You know what? I think you have a really good idea there. Not many would want to leave their families and countries permanently, but if a person with nous could arrange temporary visas and accomodation for workers, with so many allowed at a time, with other hunters to trade out, say six months on, six off, it could really supplement their income. I personally would be willing to donate to such a start up business.
Except Burmese python skins are uglier and less desirable.
@@WestParksREPTILES that is absolutely not the only species here by any means at all!!!! No way in hell
Can someone get him a visa to the Everglades
But i don't think they will let him travel back home with them
@@charleshenry305 it will be far more profitable for him because for 3metres length python he only earned 5euros while the Florida's wildlife pays about 30USD for each foot.
@@tintinsupz1864 that part!! And THAT is why I'm calling BULLS#!T on this entire story
I think the farm at the very end of the video might just be the solution. The problem is, even if you ban the wildcaught snakes and allow the bred ones, people will find ways to label wildcaught snales are bred ones from farms, unfortunately.
I find it hard to believe pythons are endangered. I also think the US can do more to ban their import, trade and selling in order to protect the Everglades and other places in America where reckless owners release their pets into the wild.
Lies again? Wrinkled Skin
@@NazriB I don't understand your comment.
Yes, here in the US you can buy retics online for pets, at herp stores.... they're common here so I don't think they'll go extinct per se.... I'm sure it's a way for governments to create another BS lie to make profit off of. God knows they say they don't condone such things, while behind their back they're accepting the money made by such trades. If they were to become that close to extinct in the wild, they would start farming them, and breeding the many reticulated pythons they have here in the US, (hard to believe they would be hard to breed considering here in FL where it's tropical, and people release their "pets" once they can't safely feed a huge hungry snake that mistakes it's handler for a rabbit lol, ouch. THOSE SNAKES ARE THRIVING IN FL EVERGLADES and are competing with our gators!!!! Not just retics, mostly pythons, but also anaconda, monitors, and tons and tons of iguanas etc. Heck, they do so well, a biologist told me that herp dealers actually release all kinds of reptiles here to let them breed and become plenty in order to farm them without having to care for them. This was fairly recently so while it would suck to have this beautiful snake, become extinct....I can tell you for certain, that they're becoming more and more of an issue here as non native species!!!! And let me tell you this also, people are paid to hunt them here so that they don't kill out the gators and other animals they hunt easily here. So if their numbers are small here relatively, compared to their natural habitat, and they're legally hunted, does that make sense to anyone???? Not me. I think that Mr. Lao is correct about it being BULLCRAP!!!! He may not be correct about white people (yes I'm white) being so clever. We may know how to bully other countries less fortunate than us, we clearly believe lies sold to us like candy!!! Most don't even question what they're told!!! Why?? Does that even make sense? GREED WILL KILL US ALL OFF AND WE ALLOW IT DAILY. WE SAY THANK YOU ACTUALLY!!! WHY? Because we've been brainwashed for enough generations that it's become the norm and no one wants to rock the boat. Research things more if you care. Do not accept ANYTHING or ANYONE'S word for truth.... The truth is there if you care to look... you don't even really have to try people....okay... rant over...oh wait!!! Everyone who says the killing of the snakes is cruel.... yeah it may be. I love animals and snakes. I could not do it I don't think.... unless I was starving like some of these hunters and their families are. Over here, there's a much worse practice. Look up how a slaughterhouse is ran!!!! Are you kidding me???? Like a dead bolt through the head for animals that get eaten here and that's after they're panicked, crushed bones and ribs on the trip as they're packed in as tight as they can get them, and worse. Where's the spotlight for that???? Now people love snakes, but what about cows? Baby cows? Pigs? Goats? They die a much worse death and the life they live up to that point is SO BAD. Just proves people have lost it. No reasoning whatsoever.
They should at least breed them instead of taking them out of the wild.
Platzhallter anyone who does this
Platzhallter what did i just say
Platzhallter says the one who can't spell afford
+Rowlf the Dog “Orlando” plantation workers will kill and probably feast on, same thing. btw locals hate python for killing their livestock or pets. young children are no match for a 10 footer.
+Rowlf the Dog “Orlando” And this would grantee perfect skins every time.
I'm confused because normally when supply is limited prices go up. I think the Asian markets they sell to are just so greedy they arent giving the true value of skins.
What the snake slaughter guy said is true. Killing a chicken, a snake or any other animal/mammal is cruel. There is no difference.
This is tragic for everyone concerned, the snakes and the humans. There's not a happy end for anyone here.
why people insist on wearing the skin of a beautiful animal when there is manmade faux material easily available is something I don't think I'll ever understand. what a bloody shame for these snakes
Some peoples just just like to kill hopeless animals for their own satisfaction. We must stop them
Nothing like the real deal..
rich people buy stupid shit we may never understand.
@Vinny Mac no we don't
Alix Jamieson It is because people sell them. If nobody sells them, nobody can sees them and so nobody can buy them. Can you buy something that you don't see.
Proud of u man..u jaga family dengan baik..u a very gud man..semoga u di murakan rezki bro
Rezeki pukimak ko bunuh binatang
I would rather 1 million pythons be killed than one of those children of the hunters die from starvation…
"I can't afford to feed my family!!!"
Has 3 kids
Is contraception/ vasectomy available where they are?? Having sex is natural and is part of life.
im a malaysian and if it wasnt for the companies that pay them for the skin this wouldnt happen dont blame malaysians blame the us and big companies
Researchers say the growing demand for handbags and other fashion items in Europe is fueling imports. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Traffic International, about 500,000 python skins are exported annually from Southeast Asia, with the overwhelming majority of those skins ending up in the European fashion industry. Luxury brands cited in the report are as high profile as Prada, Gucci, Hermes, Dior, Burberry, Giorgio Armani and Chanel. (European companies)
Not saying some don't end up in the states but get your facts straight. Also anyone that takes part in the trade is guilty not just the buyers which are overwhelming European jackass. There would not be any buyers if there were not any sellers.
both/all are complicit
Liam Kirk totally agree everyone is complicit, obviously there are some who are more guilty but that doesn't absolve the hunters. Even though the luxury goods industry has a higher degree of damages. But don't just put it on western societies, Japan is the highest per capita importers of luxury and don't get me started on China not just the luxury goods, but also traditional medicine. Before you call me a racist, I am of Asian descent and I'm not a racist but I am a realist.
Blame all government people will never do anything bad to any animals or any creatures if their is a fair livelihood enough for family needs! Learder's of the world now are focusing on improving war machines, war forces politics, provide lot of budget in all of this, intead of helping provide their people needs.
Damm Delta %
Family man have it the hardest but the satisfaction you get when you see your kids and wife happy priceless.
These people are not Malay,they are Indians,the are speaking Tamal,this what they do,when they let these people in to their Country?..
Why not more thumbs up guys? If you watched this then give it a thumbs-up, even if you don't agree with what they are reporting. It looks like they put a lot of work into this. I'm glad I found this channel. You guys do awesome work!
Wipe out the snakes and watch the eco system make extreme changes.
Maybe exotic jungle rat furs will be the next big market in Europe.
Disgusting and sad. I feel bad for the hunters, because they need to eat and feed their families. Rich people buying Python and leather goods are to blame. What's wrong with people?! How can you support this disgusting trade?
+Frankenstein XO A) humans didn't "invent" leather. It's skin. B) Clearly fairness is objective. C) It's certainly not fair for the snake, and they're the ones getting ripped off the most. D) Do you mean non-leather? Because that doesn't make sense otherwise.
In short you lack empathy and IQ points. Bye.
+Frankenstein XO faux sake skin/leather is just as good and almost as durable. Your feet just stink.
+Frankenstein XO you obviously need animal skin to make you look human. low life..
+Frankenstein XO I don't eat pigs, or any other animal so I agree it's unfair to take others lives. & The fashion designer shouldn't make hand over foot when the most vital factor is the hunter. Snake skin isn't entirely different from leather. It's all skin. Processed skin. However technical you're trying to be, it doesn't matter - it's all the same. You'd probably make a great pair of shoes too but for some reason there's laws against that.
+Summer0234 lol! ide wear those shoes any day.
We have a lot of pythons in south Florida and they are a pest. Send some hunters to catch Florida pythons.
Does the place belong to you ? Snakes are not pests.
Cheezus H. Grist the pythons in florida are an invasive species not natural to the area so yeah they are pest.
are there many of them?? how many?
Cheezus H. Grist yes , they are starting to multiply in the area over the years. People released them into florida after getting too big to keep as pets and some escaped from their pet homes into the wild.
Cheezus H. Grist snakes are pest when theybare killing every other native animal mainly the african rock python do some research idiot.
The older pythons retired, jumped on a plane and moved to S. Florida, along with dozens of exotic lizards, fish, frogs and snails.
Our state flag should be updated, instead of Sacagawea, to a decked out Seminole wearing Paris fashion, python skin purse and shoes. All the little exotic invasive species at her side
😂
I always wanted a pair of python skin boots to go with my zircon encrusted tweezers. That way I can raise up a dental floss farm.
Contact Dusty from Florida and you can buy some.
i blame that Chinese guy...that Mr.Lau ... if people don't demand for snakes skin, they wont hunt for it
+Joseph Nez don't be racist not all Chinese like that
+maximus ii blame those who buy snake skin handbags
+maximus ii blame your wife and mum for buying LV and luxury bags and goods, these are the big buyers of snake skins. if the buying stops, the hunting will stop too.
+maximus ii agreed. chinese in malaysia they just know how to get profit without thinking about nature flora and fauna
Md Lo thats a racist remarks. and the malay govt never allow other countries to throw rubbish in its own country for a huge fee? they never chopped off all the trees to build their $$$project? and they never get any cents from all these snake trades...wake up.
I just can't seem to wrap my mind around feeling sorry for a snake...🤔🤷🏾♂️
Well when you lose the snakes you'll be overrun with rats, who will eat the crops then you get to eat the rats. Ask Cambodia and Vietnam
KC L Lol he is not capable of thinking so far ahead. When he’s overrun with rats I don’t think anyone would feel sorry for him
@@thedarkness3371 I live in America where I can go buy rat traps. If you want to love on snakes, that's your prerogative. But, keep you not capable comments to your yourself!
Clayvoisier VSOP ok. You think you can stop rats, mice etc in check with just traps? You’d be a poor man fast. Mice and rats reproduce fast. Nature has in place all organisms for very good reason. Even parasites and mosquitoes have their ecological role. The more you destroy nature, the more unable you are to deal with the consequences.
Clayvoisier VSOP you forget that without nature you , nor any human would exist. Without the trees you not breathe. Without clean water you would perish. As more ignorant people such as yourself pop up in this world hurricanes, tornadoes, rising sea levels etc increase. Nature has been here a long time before humans and will be here after, after all we are just another parasite to this world.
you know i am not crazy about snakes, BUT this video made me really really sad! that beautiful snake, a female only 3 years old. she wasnt in perfect condition, and should have been let go. jeez he got 5 euros thats 10 bucks, split with a cousin=5 bucks, and then there is the gas??? about 3 dollars...so not worth killing that absolutley beautiful baby girl!
+Cindy Sue i have never ever bought anything made of snake or lizard skin. i dont wear fur. i do wear and use leather because i see leather as a bi-product. people do not kill a cow because it will make a nice couch. at least a lot more of the cow is used. but to kill any creature just for its skin to make some vain kook think that they look good? that is so bad, so evil! these are really beautiful snakes! such a shame. this guy is a dirty scuzball!
+Cindy Su thats cuz u cant afford to buy one.
+Cindy Sue I was just messing with you sis. Take it easy.
the same thing I thought. a waste of skin wasting skin
Should get them from Florida, the state bounty is a couple hundred per snake PLUS you can sell the skin, and pythons are invasive in Florida so it helps the ecosystem instead of hurting it
the fashion groups should be banned and put a ban on exotic skins
love how a lot of people oin here shout about how cruel python killing etc is , but what about cows chickens , pigs sheep/lambs are also killed? why is it that everyone feels for the exotic animals ,but when it comes to the more "domestic\farm animals" no one gives a crap, not even the animal activists!! how is a hunter trying to feed his family any different form a farmer who is also doing the same thing? at least no part of the python is left to waste! when you hunt or kill an animal , you honour it by not wasting it !
+AngelTashaUK Nothing wrong with python hunting at all as long as it's sustainable. people need to know that when they buy something they are responsible for all the gains and loss of all those involved including the animal. If you buy a meat or leather then you are are another signature on its death warrant. As a Canadian in Malaysia I saw a lot of the belligerence that is reflected in my home country. Because we still have beautiful lands we think we can get away without strict controls and sustainability work and a general awareness of waste disposal. It should become global common sense that all harvesting need to be done wisely. ancient hunters knew this in almost every culture...now we are ignorant. Get these harvesters proper training if you think they are inhumane... and give real numbers and work out global trade law so workers can have pricing and regulation that will allow future generations to harvest responsibly.
+mrkrud I'm not against animal hunting if its for sustaining your family as food! So I agree with your previous comment .
+Troll Master
Also. There is a difference in using the flesh, organs, bones and skin from a cow, or just the skin from a snake.
The entire cow is used. Even what can't be eaten.
+AngelTashaUK i think its all cruel
+AngelTashaUK Right, no difference, because as we all know, cattle and sheep, pigs, chicken.... are also nearly extinct.
And THATS what most people that complain care about! Not the killing or hunting techniques, but the killing of critically endangered animals.
Noone would say anything bad about farming P. reticulatus for it´s hide/meat if they were bred in captivity (and not "farmbred" as they do with Tupinambis merianae in Argentina)!
But, as I said, hunting a species to extinction because of fashoin is absolutely intolerable.
Might as well go hunting for the last 3 northern white rhinos then, maybe I can sell their hide to some collector for a ridiculous amount of money.
Or maybe do this to Siberian Tigers and Giant Pandas....damn, I could only imagine how butthurt the whole world would be...
But most people don´t seem to think about it, but they would cry about the cute Pandas and Tigers, but when it comes to a Snake Species, they are like "whatever, I don´t like snakes anyway"...
We need to know that every creature on this earth is important, and no species should go extinct, because of us
I am aware that some species go exting without our "help", but mostly, it´s because of habitat destruction or unnecessary hunting.
In my opinion, this is why people should be educated about the importance and beauty of the creatures, "noone cares about"
Because no one want´s to protect what they don´t care about, and no one cares about something they have never seen or heard of.
But you are right, global regulations or bans (because the snkae skin bags are not necessary) would be a great start.
The Python hunters would have to get another job, I´m sure they would be able to do so
great docu !
I live in that country and i dont even know anything about this
I'm Malaysian. Respect him for his hard work
F... you troy ling , they should get your filthy skin and make rubbish bag out of it
They need to come to Florida and do this
Ok but what snake was in the thumbnail? That thing looks like a demon
Hannah Rosenthal lol. I thought that too!
Hannah Rosenthal it seems like king snake.
Yeah that's what you call "evil snake".
Lls
It's an anaconda
Possible to earn 500 euros a month with no qualifications? I'd say life in Malaysia is pretty good.
what is it with qualifications? most of us in malaysia who make 500K per year dont even have qualifications
Muhammad Taufiq Can I have some cash? =)
Ng JC They have qualifications man! 1. They are physically fit
2. They know how to catch snakes
3. Know how to drive motorcycle
4. Can work without supervision!
😂😂😂
theTruth that is so damn cruel 😂😂😂😂
this how hard life is most specially to those who lives in poverty.... they dont have the choice to have a money... they do it in illegal way for their fmily's sakes....... this happens to every country....including my country.... becaused of poverty people does works which is not legal for their fmily.....
Right
If snake hunting is illegal in Malaysia then these poachers should be stop.
Tell a starving man hunting is illegal ?
They could come to Florida and harvest the offspring of all the pythons released or escaped there, which are now destroying the Everglades.
Why can't they just do that?
Yes we need.help rounding them.up that are eating up all the native species.
I hope this goes the way of the dog-meat trade in Asia, as people are looking at animals as either companions, or as valuable and NEEDED parts of the ecosystem that they are in. I am sad for the "farmed" snakes as they will have a life that no wild animal should have to endure-permanent habitation in an enclosure. Never feeling the earth under it's belly, or to climb a tree. To live like a snake should. (and believe me, I am NO reptile lover, but I do love animals, and it breaks my heart to see this.)
the snake hunter with the 1 eye has a cute wife & a nice family , good for him.. ..;-)
Yeah I think she's pretty too
Wondering how much the buyer gets for the 5€ kategory 3 snake...
I was in Malaysia in May 2010.
so they ban the export from malaysia so the snakes dont face extinction, however they have banned state transport of the burmese pythons in America and are looking to do the same for retics all because there is a small population in parts of florida, retics and burms are also prolific breeders and there is a huge captive population worldwide as pets. I highly doubt they would ever go extinct, even if they were extinct from the wild there will always be enough captives that could be reintroduced.
Exactly!!!!! I live in FL And they're hunted legally, and in fact they're paid for once caught and killed here and still their numbers grow!!! Only herp people really know what's going on here....breeders have figured out that they can release them and other herps and they don't have the overhead, or the care involved and can go catch them pretty easily when they need to restock for online sales, or herp shows. I was told this by a biologist who's son does this so.... yeah. They'll be just fine I'm sure. It's just more of the same lies and greed to promote lining more pockets
they're Indians not Malaysians.
They are not indian
I could swear that those dudes spoke Tamil, an Indian language! What are they doing in Malaysia?
Their tamil ancestors came to malaysia before 1957 and working with british colonial as an estate labourers. After that Malaysia gain independence from british, most of tamil & chinese labourers given automatic citizenship..malaysia is a multiracial country, malays settled here earlier as majority local origins..
I'm a Malaysian and honestly my grandfathers have killed these things cause they eat a goat that's a size of a toddler like nothin and it's not a problem hunting snakes here
if this family did'nt exist, 400 000 snake are saved
if European companies didn't tell all races to buy these, you will be in the elite, then the snakes will be alive.
+Edmon Quinto and if those 400 000 snakes weren't killed, thousands of families would die from starvation
+Edmon Quinto Other people would of kill them, business gotta go on.
+Edmon Quinto WHY? They are all in the Everglades as an invasive species, and a real threat, here, to every body. Keep them in the country that eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
shelly belly Iz just good skin, snakeskin is good tough, durable skin. Jst like alligator. tough hide. Unfortunatley you can't come to America. then you could eat LOTS of snakes and never go hungry. AND very easy to find. I'm sorry your country is being depleted of a natural species! They are all here in America, illegallyl, I WISH I could send them back to your country. Especially if starving people are involved. If an American ate snake meat and was never told, he would like it. Just don't tell. Excuse me while I go puke
Even when they know the skin is blemished they don’t put them back. I don’t pity their struggle. Since they don’t farm the pythons sustainably. They literally hunted the pythons to near extinction. They are taking it all today and leaving none for tomorrow. They reap what they sow
You're crazy!!! They're no where near extinct. Stop believing everything you're told and btw... farming is much worse. They're captive and miserable. You my dear, have so much to learn. I suspect it may take you another 5 lifetimes on this earth before you'll "get it" and for that, I pity you much worse than you actually do the snake, for the entire 2 minutes you pity it, and then later go eat a cow that was put through much worse than any of these reptiles
i like how people are squirming about how it is inhumane and cruel to kill pythons & monitor lizards when many of you all might have had a Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonalds or a Steak for dinner ~ Where do you think your Christmas Turkey came from ? Santa ? Hyprocrites
alicia low exactly
how is animal husbandry now SO brutal. bleeding hearts...
It's not only the rich people.I was in Italy last year and when I was shopping i saw some really good quality snakeskin belts which were only 120$.I think mostly everyone in the western world can afford that.And the skin was 100% genuine python skin and judging by the scale size it should have been around 5-6 meters tall.
You are dead lying man... *Tall :P
Jack Mara right on
bloody fkin westerners killing biodiversity of world
I live in Arizona. I can't afford a fucking belt for $120. That's how much my family's food cost every two weeks
A little consolation in wanting Category 1 exotic skin.. Just a small token of luxury stuff.. By all means.. Lots of other places are still available. In Malaysia.. I think its still widely banned.
They should go to the Florida Everglades
😭😭😭😭 I would donate something to those babies for exmas
Give these guys visas and let them go wild in the Florida everglades, there are over 100,000 pythons in the everglades these days and there is no end in sight for the invasive species.
They should also visit your place and make leather products out of you.
This Guy You're a human, you are supposed to eat meat you vegan nutjob.
+Leggo My Ego That has nothing to do with the fucking topic at hand. Being vegan and stopping bitches from killing pythons are 2 very different matters. Please, do some logic problems, and we can have another talk.
This Guy So you think there is no connection, and I was just able to magically deduce that you're a vegan. Talk about needing to do some logic problems, deductive logic is definitely not your strong suit.
This Guy yet you keep trolling, and while you can "deduct" all you want, it's clear you're not capable of deducing anything.
Why don't they just do what the southern states did when Alligators became endangered and farm them? It would be a lot more predictable and would produce more snakes. I can't imagine it would be difficult to do since pythons are already farmed for the pet trade.
I feel bad for the guy, he's out there busting his asa aqs fof his family. I good idea for him! Start having foods
They are mostly hunting them for food, unlike poacher who are targeting a single thing, like rhino horn or elephant tusk, east asians make use of every thing from skin to bones
Who gives a shit about snakes? Wtf are they doing for the environment?
They used to hunt 10 snakes a day & get surprised when they're not catching anymore 🤦🏾♂️
They live around coconut trees and banana plants and have chickens and ooh I almost forget that they actually live in the jungle and they barely have anything to eat? fucking excuses man, but lets see how they are gonna do when all the pythons are gone over there.
I feel bad for the snake but they are an invasive species as long as they aren’t making them extinct it’s fine
When you stop the buying the killing stops😩
I'm Malaysian, I feel really sad for the he pythons
Lmao when I was really young my dad had one of these skins rolled up. Never knew what happened to it, but I think now I may know where it came from.
Send them here to Florida, we need them and the abundance of python is great
I have 7 pairs of snake skin boots and 3 are python skin...I love them!!
🤣🤣🤣 you make me laugh.
Whatever. Do what you gotta, Malaysia.
There is an island full of them, so you're never gonna be in short supply.
Those people crying about their extinctions needa take care of the homeless humans first. Tell them.
They should allow this in Florida. pythons are not supposed to be there
*Malaysia, truly Asia" they said.
I'm selling my ex-wife's skin...
Ben Gonzales lol 😂
Someone already had their fare share of that hide....
Why does everybody hate Snakes in the comments?
We don’t hate the snakes. The Pythons don't belong in Florida and the natural wildlife is being destroyed. So they are paying hunters to kill them.
How many people on here have had real hardship like the people in this video? After living in Guatemala I can say they really do not know if they will have means for food the next day. Places like this don't have welfare or safety nets. If you don't like it blame the market and the companies lead by people living in mansions not these people living in little huts.
Yeah no one wants to say anything to that do they??? Unreal.... shows how entitled and ungrateful most are here where we don't know what hunger truly is.... and lack empathy
Beautiful insight into the lives of the hunters.
So they are "endangered" in Malaysia and "invasive" and can't be stopped in Florida? Send the market to Florida? But the real issue here is the supercheap labor that produces the skins, isn't it? Seriously though companies need to develop a sourcing market in Florida where they can harvest all the want.
Perioddddd
Why get the snakes overseas when you can get the pythons in the Florida Everglades.
You do realise that not everyone lives in the U.S.....right?
Florida *is* "overseas" for every person shown in this documentary. Including the European fashion houses buying the leather.
They want reticulated python's the ones in Florida are Burmese pythons their skin is not fancy enough
No we have many species and the retics are really doing well here
On businessman perspective, what Lau did is right, breeding python instead of killing wild python is right. And to me, standing in his shoe, the problem is how to shorten the period of time of python growth? genetic modification, and the python food supply chain is also a big business. imagine a mouse farm supplying mouse to them. What volume of business are we talking about? Anyone interested?
damn his wife is beautiful
These people from third world country blames their killing innocent animals on keeping their family alive but no one told them to have 5 kids that they can’t provide for...
To all the ppl that are saying stop the kill of snakes I bet u won't say it if ate ur kid and ur beloved pet
That wouldn't change my mind
They don't even have the rights to kill snakes
Me too. I wouldnt change my mind .
When you bring emotions into something, you naturally want revenge and not what's best.
Yeah but a python is non-venomous so the child won’t be seriously injured
His luck seems to be changing...
Until he’s taken all the snakes out of that area too...
This isn’t sustainable. Breeding programmes should be in place to at least replace the ones they take from the wild.
This is making me cry. I love snakes so much, and seeing these beautiful creatures mistreated is heartbreaking.
London Purvis...I too bro
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!
London Purvis how many snakes do you have..?? 😁
K
I hope they realize that they could make a lot more money off of these skins
They need those people in Florida 😂
He's not lying, what makes a snakes life more important than a cows life?
for these snake catchers, two(2) places are suitable for them.they are:
1.snake island(brazil)
2.florida(miami, usa)
if they have to go to the above places, they should go there with safety measures as both are deadly places.besides it creates employment opportunities not only to these snake catchers but also to upcoming/new snake catchers.anyways lots of love from india.
They should Domesticate them to get more leather without endangering wild populations