I'm Australian and grew up around Black Snakes and Browns ... but that bloke handling those snakes is bloody game I tell ya ... bugger that for a joke.
My first dog was a boxer, he was an affectionate baby loved babys, children "ect." But one day i came out into our back yard i was about 10-11 and my boxer was being weird jumping around like a kangaroo so i walked over to him and i saw a brown snake so i started screming sprinted onto tramp and straight away he started attacking it he actually dodged the bites and he kept biteing the middle of the brown snake and shaking it so hard and fast that he eventually tore it in half and killed it.
@MiKaKo22 So he didn't get bitten then. Very lucky he didn't get bitten especially if attacking the snake they move like greased lightning believe me.
@Gotcha29 Yeah they are pretty bloody fast, my mum kept checking him because she would'nt beleive me when i said he wasnt biten, He was very very lucky, and so was i because i should'nt have moved at all. And it wasnt unusual to go into the backyard to find a dead snake he oviously killed, because i live about 300m away from the murray and a forrest.
@AustralianWolf11 Everytime I've ever seen a death adder they aren't moving. They are an ambush predator so wiggle the small end of their tail to attract things to them. Big fangs can penetrate a work boot. Most people who get bitten tread on them because they tend to try to hide and don't move. I have seen them move very small distances, a few inches and they didn't really move like other snakes.
@sifeholunn There are a couple of different types of Taipan, the inland Taipan or the Fierce snake is said to be the most toxic, I think the Coastal Taipan comes in at number 3.
@4E047RHH Yeah well our government is kind of like a snake, they will fine anything that moves if they can. It's a wonder they haven't put a tax on breathing.....wait...they have....the carbon tax.
Stay out of their way and they stay out of yours. I live in a semi rural area and have almost stepped on hundreds of snakes, never once have I been bitten. I'm in THEIR domain so what right do I have to go killing them?
@4E047RHH You are allowed to kill snakes here in certain circumstances also Australian snakes may be venomous but they aren't dangerous there is less than 2 snake related deaths a year in the whole country also the taipan has never been responsible for a single death in recorded history so you have to take everything with a grain of salt
@judoisoww that is not entirely correct the east coast taipan has killed people. You are thinking of the inland taipan which is called the fierce snake. You should never say Australian snakes aren't dangerous because they certainly are. The eastern taipan, the eastern brown snake are extremely aggressive when confronted and that fact needs to be well known so people know what to do if they see one. Tiger snake and other brown snakes are also dangerous.
@Gotcha29 to clarify i meant the inland taipan hasn't killed anyone for various reasons which i think were well stated and implicit in the video- docile nature and the fact they live in one of the least densely populated places on earth. also i would like to correct what i said in saying that they aren't dangerous; i meant to say they aren't that dangerous when put next to vipers as vipers are capable of injecting venom far deeper than ausie snakes and arguably are more adapted to kill us.
@Gotcha29 also in the case of the inland taipan, brown snake and tiger snake they often dry bite as a warning before biting with venom unlike vipers and black mambas which almost always use their venom in their bite. all of these snakes have lethal venom regardless of how they rank in toxicity which is why in my oppinnion the behaviour the snake can sometimes be more important than it's venom australian snakes put venom in our lymphatic system which is far slower than our blood stream.
@judoisoww Yes well after working with an expert at Snakes Downunder in Childers for some time to get those close up pics I will let you test the theory of the dry bite.
@Efficks Definately not, that would be illegal in Australia. Ian Jenkins is a snake handler with decades of experience, some of his snakes he has raised himself, he knows the snakes very well and the snakes he handles know him very well. They know he is not a threat to them. He always has open fingers so they can slide on through, he always handles them with loose hands so they can do what they want. They could bite if they wanted to but they don't feel threatened.
@Efficks It needs to be said that you should not try it, or anybody else. Ian Jenkins is an expert snake handler someone else trying to handle a snake like that would probably get bitten.
For any Australian snake you stand completely still, Australian snakes react to movement so if you stand still you become part of the scenery and not a threat to the snake. I can't speak for snakes outside of this country only for the ones in my country.
@YhwhKhai Ian Jenkins the guy handling the snakes in my vids shows people how snakes react to movement so I have to believe him because I've seen what happens, he stands completely still and the snake goes about it's business around him, when he moves, the snake reacts.
@TMJC4229 Yes it is the world's 2nd most venomous based on venom toxicity. The Eastern Brown accounts for the most deaths from snake bite in Australia. It's venom does not cause pain so many people don't know they have been bitten until the effects of the venom occur.
@YhwhKhai Not really, unless they see the snake bite them, the eastern brown has small fangs so if you are walking through long grass you might think you have been scraped by a stick. Venom is painless which is why the snake accounts for the most deaths in Australia.
@Gotcha29 Oh wow that's crazy, but thanks for your response. So you can just drop dead on the spot without even knowing you were first bitten by a snake. Scary.
@HONORGUARD308 I have it on good authority from a snake expert that fierce snakes have been found in Queensland, not north Queensland but yes they have been found in Queensland. The fierce snake is also known as the inland taipan because it used to be thought they could only be found in the Simpson Desert.
@Gotcha29 i know the fierce is an inland taipan, i did not know they were ever found in Qld though, i find that intresting. And thank you for telling me about it.
great snake clips mate. I live in Melbourne but grew up in the country. Best thing you can even learn is to respect these beautiful beings. Most of these snakes wont care if you are around if you leave them alone.
I'm Australian and grew up around Black Snakes and Browns ... but that bloke handling those snakes is bloody game I tell ya ... bugger that for a joke.
Rikitocker 3 weeks ago
The snakes are amazingly beautiful when they swim across the murray though.
MiKaKo22 1 month ago
@MiKaKo22 As long as they are far enough away to admire.
Gotcha29 1 month ago
My first dog was a boxer, he was an affectionate baby loved babys, children "ect." But one day i came out into our back yard i was about 10-11 and my boxer was being weird jumping around like a kangaroo so i walked over to him and i saw a brown snake so i started screming sprinted onto tramp and straight away he started attacking it he actually dodged the bites and he kept biteing the middle of the brown snake and shaking it so hard and fast that he eventually tore it in half and killed it.
MiKaKo22 1 month ago
@MiKaKo22 So he didn't get bitten then. Very lucky he didn't get bitten especially if attacking the snake they move like greased lightning believe me.
Gotcha29 1 month ago
@Gotcha29 Yeah they are pretty bloody fast, my mum kept checking him because she would'nt beleive me when i said he wasnt biten, He was very very lucky, and so was i because i should'nt have moved at all. And it wasnt unusual to go into the backyard to find a dead snake he oviously killed, because i live about 300m away from the murray and a forrest.
MiKaKo22 1 month ago
doesnt the death adder sithers side ways not forward?
AustralianWolf11 1 month ago
@AustralianWolf11 Everytime I've ever seen a death adder they aren't moving. They are an ambush predator so wiggle the small end of their tail to attract things to them. Big fangs can penetrate a work boot. Most people who get bitten tread on them because they tend to try to hide and don't move. I have seen them move very small distances, a few inches and they didn't really move like other snakes.
Gotcha29 1 month ago
Great video.
Davewise1965 2 months ago
@Davewise1965 Thanks Mate.
Gotcha29 1 month ago
@Gotcha29 No problem.
Davewise1965 1 month ago
I thought the King Cobra and the Taipan were roughly equal in terms of toxicity? Guess it might depend who you ask. Nice camera work though.
sifeholunn 2 months ago
@sifeholunn There are a couple of different types of Taipan, the inland Taipan or the Fierce snake is said to be the most toxic, I think the Coastal Taipan comes in at number 3.
Gotcha29 1 month ago
Ok,,,,So large fines apply to anyone who kills an Australian snake,,,,I wonder if the snake gets a fine if it kills a human?
4E047RHH 2 months ago 2
@4E047RHH Yeah well our government is kind of like a snake, they will fine anything that moves if they can. It's a wonder they haven't put a tax on breathing.....wait...they have....the carbon tax.
Gotcha29 1 month ago
@Gotcha29 Yeah taxed on an unproven media hyped scam.
4E047RHH 1 month ago
@4E047RHH
Stay out of their way and they stay out of yours. I live in a semi rural area and have almost stepped on hundreds of snakes, never once have I been bitten. I'm in THEIR domain so what right do I have to go killing them?
1stochastic 3 weeks ago
@4E047RHH You are allowed to kill snakes here in certain circumstances also Australian snakes may be venomous but they aren't dangerous there is less than 2 snake related deaths a year in the whole country also the taipan has never been responsible for a single death in recorded history so you have to take everything with a grain of salt
judoisoww 1 week ago
@judoisoww that is not entirely correct the east coast taipan has killed people. You are thinking of the inland taipan which is called the fierce snake. You should never say Australian snakes aren't dangerous because they certainly are. The eastern taipan, the eastern brown snake are extremely aggressive when confronted and that fact needs to be well known so people know what to do if they see one. Tiger snake and other brown snakes are also dangerous.
Gotcha29 1 week ago
@Gotcha29 to clarify i meant the inland taipan hasn't killed anyone for various reasons which i think were well stated and implicit in the video- docile nature and the fact they live in one of the least densely populated places on earth. also i would like to correct what i said in saying that they aren't dangerous; i meant to say they aren't that dangerous when put next to vipers as vipers are capable of injecting venom far deeper than ausie snakes and arguably are more adapted to kill us.
judoisoww 1 week ago
@Gotcha29 also in the case of the inland taipan, brown snake and tiger snake they often dry bite as a warning before biting with venom unlike vipers and black mambas which almost always use their venom in their bite. all of these snakes have lethal venom regardless of how they rank in toxicity which is why in my oppinnion the behaviour the snake can sometimes be more important than it's venom australian snakes put venom in our lymphatic system which is far slower than our blood stream.
judoisoww 1 week ago
@judoisoww Yes well after working with an expert at Snakes Downunder in Childers for some time to get those close up pics I will let you test the theory of the dry bite.
Gotcha29 1 week ago
The ones being handled would have their fangs removed ?
Efficks 4 months ago
@Efficks Definately not, that would be illegal in Australia. Ian Jenkins is a snake handler with decades of experience, some of his snakes he has raised himself, he knows the snakes very well and the snakes he handles know him very well. They know he is not a threat to them. He always has open fingers so they can slide on through, he always handles them with loose hands so they can do what they want. They could bite if they wanted to but they don't feel threatened.
Gotcha29 4 months ago
@Efficks There are certain snakes he won't handle like that such as the death adder.
Gotcha29 4 months ago
@Efficks It needs to be said that you should not try it, or anybody else. Ian Jenkins is an expert snake handler someone else trying to handle a snake like that would probably get bitten.
Gotcha29 4 months ago
I live in the USA. I would love to visit Australia but I would be afraid to get off the plane. Lol
stoper4077 4 months ago
@stoper4077 You hardly ever see a snake in the wild, they tend to hear you coming and leave. Except for the death adder.
Gotcha29 1 month ago
For any Australian snake you stand completely still, Australian snakes react to movement so if you stand still you become part of the scenery and not a threat to the snake. I can't speak for snakes outside of this country only for the ones in my country.
Gotcha29 4 months ago
For the second snake you state to stand completely still and it won't see you, but can't it sense you're there with their tongue? I'm just curious.
Oh and why am I watching venomous snakes? lol
YhwhKhai 4 months ago
@YhwhKhai Ian Jenkins the guy handling the snakes in my vids shows people how snakes react to movement so I have to believe him because I've seen what happens, he stands completely still and the snake goes about it's business around him, when he moves, the snake reacts.
Gotcha29 1 month ago
Is the 2nd most venomous snake the eastern brown
TMJC4229 5 months ago
@TMJC4229 Yes it is the world's 2nd most venomous based on venom toxicity. The Eastern Brown accounts for the most deaths from snake bite in Australia. It's venom does not cause pain so many people don't know they have been bitten until the effects of the venom occur.
Gotcha29 5 months ago
@Gotcha29 But doesn't the bite itself cause some kind of pain where someone will be able to tell they've been bitten?
YhwhKhai 4 months ago
@YhwhKhai Not really, unless they see the snake bite them, the eastern brown has small fangs so if you are walking through long grass you might think you have been scraped by a stick. Venom is painless which is why the snake accounts for the most deaths in Australia.
Gotcha29 4 months ago
@Gotcha29 Oh wow that's crazy, but thanks for your response. So you can just drop dead on the spot without even knowing you were first bitten by a snake. Scary.
YhwhKhai 4 months ago
@Thrillkill5000 i also did in cairnes when i was kid on holiday there
numchacar 6 months ago
I was thinking about moving to Australia. On the other hand... maybe it's not such a good idea!
Touchofgrey53 6 months ago
@Thrillkill5000 i think you came across a coastal taipan not a fierce, the fierce do not live in north qld
HONORGUARD308 6 months ago
@HONORGUARD308 I have it on good authority from a snake expert that fierce snakes have been found in Queensland, not north Queensland but yes they have been found in Queensland. The fierce snake is also known as the inland taipan because it used to be thought they could only be found in the Simpson Desert.
Gotcha29 6 months ago
@Gotcha29 i know the fierce is an inland taipan, i did not know they were ever found in Qld though, i find that intresting. And thank you for telling me about it.
Have a nice day mate.
HONORGUARD308 6 months ago
@Gotcha29 When i was a kid i walked into a taipan in cairnes north queensland
numchacar 6 months ago
Great vid cheers
batbreath77 1 year ago
great snake clips mate. I live in Melbourne but grew up in the country. Best thing you can even learn is to respect these beautiful beings. Most of these snakes wont care if you are around if you leave them alone.
les047 1 year ago