I just saw a documentary on National Geographic TV about the “Big four” snakes of India. So I went down to the good old YouTube and found all four of them in motion. The four most dangerous snakes in India are Indian cobra, Russell’s viper, Saw-scaled viper and the most dangerous of them - the common krait. Enjoy! (more…)
King cobras are just amazing. They grow up to five meters in length and one cobra bite contains enough venom to kill 20 adults. That makes her the biggest and the most dangerous snake in the world. Click (more …) to enjoy two more videos. (more…)
A snake like Python Reticulatus or Green Anaconda is big enough to attack, constrict and swallow a big animal like pig (see the video), antelope, cow … They are also known as man eaters. It happens many times that an owner of a big constrictor gets a big hug. Many survive this event because they know what they need to do in the very moment they get constricted:
The snake will release in a second and that’s when you’ll get your chance to breath again.
A snake is not a domestic animal! It’s a dangerous wild beastwith very basic instincts. If you happen to smell like a pray you might easily become one. So remember! Whenever you are handling a dangerous constrictor make sure to have three things near you: Hot water, alcohol and a strong friend.
I really thought Steve Irwin was the greatest snake maniac ever. Until I saw this cobra attack video. Austin Stevens really goes beyond Steve. He gets bitten by a venomous cobra, rushes away to receive an anti-venom and then comes back the same day just to shoot some close-up photos. Amazing! By the way: I’ve just found some great snake bite first-aid tips. Please read them before any dangerous snake encounters!
In this video you can see a yellow anaconda attacking a little mouse. At first it sits quietly hiding its’ head but the next moment it snaps and you can see the speed and accuracy of a snake attack.
This clip is showing a West African Gaboon viper surprise attack. The little brown mouse, unknowingly sniffing the leaves didn’t expect a thing. Suddenly from nowhere the snake strikes. The viper’s been waiting his pray down bellow the leafs.
The largest-known snake in the world is the Anaconda, or Eunectes murinus, of South America. As we know snakes swallow their victims whole. It is a common misperception that snake’s jaw can be unhinged from the skull to allow something much larger than the snake’s girth to be swallowed. The jaws are actually connected by a ligament that stretches. Once the carcass is inside the snake it must be digested quickly before it rots in the serpent’s gut. If a snake cannot digest his prey before bacteria does, the snake will be forced to regurgitate it.
This clip shows a 6 m anaconda that swallowed a small hippopotamus and then regurgitated it. This is a perfect example showing what snakes can do with their jaws. Enjoy.
Boa constrictor can swallow just about any pray. Eating a human or even a hippo is not a problem. It’s a miracle what a snake can do with her jaws! Wow!
It’s a shame that this snake has a very small cage but her dinner is a reasonably big rat. Royal Pythons (Python regius) originate from western Africa. When they feel fear, they usually transform their body into a ball. This popular species can reach 120 centimeters (48 inches) in length.
At thesnakebite.tv we will confront you with a very common fear. Stay tunned! This first video in our collection shows a rattlesnake biting a shoe. This bite was recorded by a very special camera at 1000 frames per second. You can actually see the venom spraying the shoe.
