Capture of a Gaboon Viper in Kakamega Rain Forest

A very venomous Gaboon Viper is captured in Kakamega Rain Forest in Kenya and transported away from inhabited area. Names of spanish filmteam which captured the snake: Juan Timms, Jorge Doblado and Raul Doblado from Grupo Atheris. No animals were hurt during recording. The capture was supervised by KEEP djungle guides.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Gaboon
• Viper
• venomous
• snake
• poison
• Kakamega
• rain
• forest
• Kenya
• Africa
• blue
• monkeys
• black
• white
• rainforest
• colobus
• KEEP

[euromessage]

As an experienced news cameraman I do not interfere in the actions in front of the lens. Yes, the spanish guys were stupid, and so was I who shot the video very close. But a little behind me were the forest guards and guids. They looked after that the snake was not injured but transported further into the rain forest away from the childrens playground.

[spiktan]

The snake is in its natural habitat and going about its business , why are they harrassing it like that.Just because its docile and not as aggressive as other vipers doesnt justify this intrusion because this does not seem like scientific research to me

[euromessage]

The snake was very near a path where kids and women were walking. It was moved deeper into the forest. There were several independant parties around, a filmcrew, scientific researchers, forest guards and guides - and me. The forest guides looked after that the snake was not harmed by the film makers. Erik

[theapollomoonlanding]

They need to kill all those snakes and monkeys and build farms.

[euromessage]

If they do what you want the rainforest will soon disappear and earth will turn into moon. Also man will disappear. I do not think you want that. The snake is not your enemy. Do not be afraid. Snakes help us control the rats. From Erik who filmed the snake.

[guineaswine]

see... the monkeys are smarter than humans

[tomjohnoman]

Kakamega is a very interesting place. It is now a small and isolated rainforest surrounded by dry savannah and grassland. But it used to be part of the ancient rainforests which used to blanket the majority of Africa before the last ice age. It was left behind and is now a place for very unique animals to branch out from their distant cousins.

[CalvinTeeKai]

Humans Are Wrong Because its in its habitat. And Those Snakes Who Come to peoples houses and it isnt its fault.All humans have cleared forest and now there too less habitat left

[pacevedo9]

Poking and bothering the poor snake like some curious kids... Dumbasses

[WolfKotenberg]

pardon my ignorance about catching/ handling venomous snakes but why is it normal to grab such animal by the tail ? Does this have a calming effect on the snake ?

[mrdylanmagic]

but i do admit this guy was an idiot

[mrdylanmagic]

@TheTemest we all have our opinions

[TheLittleWorldofGaz]

My god...it's massive!