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That’s an extremely relaxed snake that is well fed and used to being handled I would say. The ones I get around here in the Adelaide Hills move like bloody lightning and can be quite aggressive.

One thing i love about them is that where im from (far south coast of NSW) is that they can be driven away by territorial black snakes. we had a black snake that lived in our yard but we used to leave her alone because she kept the rat/mouse population down and kept the yard safe from brown snakes. we had several encounters with this black snake and she was cool and calm as long as you stopped what you where doing and let her get away if you came across her.

Being a fisherman, I probably come into contact with more snakes than most. I've found almost all black snakes quickly retreat at the sight of a moving human and if I'm stationary they will sometimes go about what they are doing without even reacting while they are very close to me. Browns they are a little different, every time I see a brown, they are in less of hurry to move away and they always know I'm there even when I'm not moving. Some I've only seen when they are already in a posture where if I had not seen them and unknowingly moved closer, I believe they would have lashed out at me. Tiger snakes I've looked back from where I've walked to see a Tiger quietly coiled without reacting to me just having passed within 500-600 mm. interestingly, I once sat down on the ground beside a creek for lunch and a very active 600mm Tiger appeared beside me, I froze, it stuck its head in my pack that was against my thigh before it gave the sandwich in my hand a good inspection with its tongue then continued on its way. While I was working in the islands north of Australia there were many of what appeared to be Death Adders, none of which were longer than 300mm. They refused to retreat, and you had to always keep your eyes open because when I held something within 200-300mm they would strike out at very fast, like lightning.

There are lots of big snake stories but I shared my workshop with a brown snake once. We tolerated each other, he kept the rats and mice down and I was happy with that. I would occasionally hear the distinctive sound of him going across the concrete floor and it would take a while for it to register what it was, but it was always a bit disconcerting.

I live in Central West NSW and we have thousands of them. I have a "pet" one that lives under one of my sheds. Bob is enormous. I've grown up with EBs and seen them in all lengths and colours, but Bob is the biggest I've ever seen. He's tagged a few of my cats over the years (most of them surviving, due to the cats magical abilities and my nursing skills), but he steers clear of my dogs. I've seen the dogs catch him out in the open paddock, and Bob just wanted out of there. He knew if he stopped to bite, they'd kill him. I like to think he's also keeping other snakes out of his territory, so Bob is always welcome here.

That was one of, if not the best video on brown snakes we have ever seen. Very much appreciated. So, I thought I'd drop our story into the mix. We live on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia on a small rural property. We often see eastern brown snakes and we don’t harass them but are careful where we place our feet in the summer months. We used to rescue and rehabilitate native birds and had aviaries set up for the purpose. Anyhow, the area is exclusively grain cropping and that attracts snakes looking for rodents. Our aviaries were a popular area for the browns as bird feed enticed mainly mice. One day we noticed a small brown snake with its head caught in the aviary’s wire mess. It was an orange coloured little creature possible about three feet in length who we often seen around our property. While I was cutting the wire mesh, with a six inch piece of Polly-pipe over the snakes head, my partner was gently fending off another brown that was intent of mating/saving the caught creature we affectionately knew as Ms Orangey. As the free snake found getting close to his trapped friend the broom inhibited his path, he (Assumed it was a he) went around the other side of the aviary and came from another direction. This went on for some time and the free snake would not give up. He was remarkably insistent and never aggressive. Eventually Ms Orangey was freed and they both took off together, got married and had many baby snakes. The last part was possibly not true. :) Anyway, during the whole stressful encounter there was never any sign either snake was “out to get us” and it all ended well. These were small snakes compared to some of the ones around here and it is always fascination and respect when we are lucky enough to encounter them. Thanks for the vid.

As a wildlife photographer, I have encountered many snakes out in the bush. All the Browns I have been in contact with have all retreated. One even hid between the bark on the trunk of a tree. Early one morning at a wetland, I crept up on a Red-bellied Black that was basking in the morning sun. I took photos before retreating to the vehicle. As I glanced back one more time, I noticed it had disappeared into the reeds. I felt privileged to have seen such a beautiful snake.

I can deal with Funnel Webs and Redback Spiders but what I find most scary about these Eastern Brown snakes is how well they camouflage and hide in leaf litter. They completely vanish when just laying on the ground in leaves. It has you always thinking about any little walk in the bush, where's the Brown snake in the brown leaves. I haven't had the luxury of finding one that's Orange day glow laying in the leaf litter.

Australian elapids are just beautiful. The other day I dragged my daughter out for a walk. She didn't want to go and made all sorts of excuses, including the possibility of snakes. I'd never seen snakes on this particular track, so promised her no snakes. Lo and behold, we come across a beautiful eastern brown on the edge of the track. I'm never going to live it down.

I see these snakes on my five-acre property on the outskirts of Sydney along with red belly black snakes. I've had the brown snakes stand up like a cobra at me but never threatened by a red belly who seem to slither away or slither by me. Great review and thanks.

The eastern brown snake is an impressive animal, they earn a lot of respect with their size and their venom and Rover is no exception. I knew about their size and toxicity, but I did not know how widely distributed eastern browns are! Great work Nick, I love this series on your channel.

In many parts of Queensland I've found the eastern brown to be the snake most likely for someone to come across. Given the toxicity of their venom it is remarkable the low frequency of reported bites, and it demonstrates the reluctance they have to using their venom in self-defence. They are superbly evolved for their specific lifestyle.

Wow! I didn't know they could be found in so many colours. Thanks for the video, always interesting and high quality content. Keep up the great work!

That explains why i almost stepped on a massive brown while running with my kite as a kid. I didn't see it until the last minute and stopped within a meter of it. It didn't move, which i thought was remarkable because i was always taught that snakes move away if they sense/feel people moving towards it

I take my hat off to you. Not just your knowledge, which seems endless- but your nonchalant way while handling these deadly reptiles. Thanks for another valuable and interesting lesson

Loved this vid mate! I thought I'd know all of them but the changing venom with age was new to me! Also, whilst I knew that they had a wide variety of colours I didn't know it was that vast. I'd love to see a fluro orange one! They'd be good on mine sites, Hi-Viz snake lol

These buggers are the only snake I fear. I have had wild encounters with most snakes but the only one I have ever been chased and felt genuinely threatened by as the Eastern Brown.

I was at my brother in law's property over the weekend just gone cutting away some grass when I saw a young eastern Brown Snake move away from me, hadn't seen one in the wild before. I enjoyed watching the video it was very informative about the snake, thanks for posting it.

Excellent, clear explanation of the facts. No BS. Thanks for that.

New to Australia so trying to become familiar with Australian Wildlife especially snakes. I have heard of the King Brown Snake, but you didn't mention it; so I research it and it appears "King Brown" is a common or slang name for the Mulga Snake and is not a Brown snake at all. If this is correct (which I got from the Australian Museum website) you might want to add to future videos for clarity. Thank you for your videos!!

Great informative video - thanks!

Another super interesting and informative episode. I’d love to see a Death Adder as they’re not often shown on these kinds of programme (people seem to want to see the big snakes like the Taipans, Browns etc but I love these little viper-like adders and think they’re super pretty👌

Great content mate. I've only watched a few of your videos at this point but you've already taught me a few things, even setting me straight on some misconceptions I had. Cheers. Subscribed!

Fascinating stuff.

I had no idea these guys are the second most venomous snake on the planet, I thought that was the Black Mamba, so I learned something new today. Actually, the only fact I really did know was that the Eastern Brown Snake has very small fangs. I heard that on a TV show about Australian snake catchers. Really good video mate, I thoroughly enjoyed this one.

Would love to hear more about how the venom works and how the mulga snake venom works with quantity over quality. Love the videos!

As a kids we’d come across the odd brown Snake in Victoria fishing along the Goulburn River. They always seemed to be keen to keep plenty of distance and move away pretty quickly. Tiger snakes seemed to be the ones to watch out for as they would coil up amongst the tussock grass and not move which made stepping on them a real danger. You really had to watch where you were walking.

Captured some footage recently of what I took to be an Eastern Brown on the Eyre Peninsula South Australia easily 2 meters plus . A beautiful specimen who let me come close enough to observe but not feel threatened . I felt privileged

So cool man, I never knew the venom changed as they aged that's some awesome information.

I remember seeing Steve Irwin handling one of these, and I can’t remember if it was this one or another species, but to show that it lacked hearing he straight up shouted ‘Hey Snake!’ at it! Gave me a good laugh 😂

In the Sth Australian Mallee region of Karte we have both the eastern and the strap snouted brown. I could summon up a strap snouted brown by knocking my tractors idle to almost just running and the thump and tyre bounce would bring one around. Other times you could just follow it around as it checked out Giant burrowing cockroaches holes about 1200mm deep . I have filmed one on several occasions.

Great information and love the reference to Eric W from the old Gosford reptile park in the 60’s/70’s. Beautiful species of reptile and looking so forward to seeing many in our 4x4 treks across Oz starting next year !

Great and informative as usual. Thanks so much for that. I live in a bushland setting in South West Vic, mainly copperheads and tigers but I do see the odd eastern brown. I've always found that when I bump into one if I back off and give it some space they quietly go their own way. Respect to you and also respect to our amazing reptiles.

I'm so glad I discovered your channel - so much interesting information really well communicated.

Thanks, that was really interesting. I've seen a few out hiking. Most of the snakes I see are tiger snakes in Victoria. After watching this I might change my hiking pants to jeans.

How can you handle a brown snake like that!!?!! On the ground and so calm!!! I knew the babies looked completely different, and that they are more dangerous than a red belly black snake, that's about all I had.

That was an excellent presentation. You know your snakes and you spoke very clearly , your knowledge of these reptiles is very obvious, Thank you very much for this helpful document Gary.

Surprised to learn of the variety of colours. Have only ever seen typical brown colourisation in Vic. Regularly see them, though they are quick to take off once they know you’re there. Always good to see, but from a safe distance! Really enjoy your channel. Great stuff.

I feel a bit worried about the different colour variations...because it makes me doubt my ability to correctly identify these Eastern Browns. 😕😕 While I am totally nice to snakes 🐍 I reckon that I might just treat any and every snake that I see as if it were an Eastern Brown.

My daughter stepped on one of these with bare feet in the dunes of Northern NSW. It was a terrifying moment. The snake moved to the side of the path but then took a defensive position. We got out of there!

Great video. Thanks Nick 👌🏻👌🏻

I had Tiger and Dugites in my garden in Perth.We didn't bother us and we didn't bother them.

The Eastern Brown is also capable of giving a rapid heart rate whilst watching someone hold it up and anticipating it biting him whilst watching a KZfaq video 😳😂

HE'S BACK! Haven't seen your videos in a while! What a treat!

I have lived here 26 years always seen snakes doing the work I do however recently had my closest encounter with a brown snake & has left me shaken & all shook up. Riding my bike barely moving I suddenly hit something. Stopped my bike thinking it was a rock as I looked down this 2 metre brown was below me just 1 ft away from my foot. The next thing I know is I down on ground as I panicked with my bike landing on top of me & also the snake. Those few seconds as I tried to regain my balance & get the hell away from the snake felt like eternity. I was quite literally terrified so much so that for a while afterwards I was an emotional mess. Luckily the snake when free from my bike kept on moving had I hit close to its head I think it would have bitten me for sure would have been no way to escape it. Great video

Excellent Utube Channel! You are Educating people about our extremely venomous snakes, 10/10 From myself who lived in the bush, farm country and I've learnt so much. This is very important Education that should be taught in all schools and anyone who works outdoors should have to do a course as part of OHS, Work Health and Safety Act ECT. This Vital Education Will Save Lives!

Another brilliant, informative video, well done 👍

WOW Nick that was an real eye opener, I had no idea they came in so many colours and potency. Thanks mate I loved that one ... Chees from SA 🦘🦘.

Just glad Nick survived making the video. Obviously knows his way around a Joe Blake.

This is exactly the type of channel i've been looking for inspiration!

You are the very maddest of the maddest lads.

Thank you, very interesting, I have many of them here in the Gold Coast Scenic Rim. I know that they do keep many rodents under control, but I have had 2 dogs bitten, luckily both survived thanks to my vet being close. I have noticed some very dark almost black, others a beautiful creamy colour with the darker marks on the head. Have some great shots of them, including 2 big ones making babies.

You're much braver than me, mate. I couldn't be lying down anywhere near that fella.

Live this video Nick. Very kind of your pet brown to try and give you a kiss at the end of the video. You are a legend. 💕💕

Blue ring octopus would be interesting.

They kinda look like pine snakes we get in the United States. Except they are highly venomous unlike the pine snake.

Thanks great vid

Did not know any of that about these snakes, a very informative and enjoyable video, well presented , concise to the point and no waffle, thank you

Awesome bro! But stressful haha

Amazing stuff mate, I didn't know their fangs were so short! Makes me a little more comfortable with the idea of them if I'm wearing some thick clothes but obviously still give them the respect they deserve. Do we have a good anti-venom for them and what are your odds of surviving if you basically stay calm, don't move around too much and get to a hospital pretty quickly?

I'm here after just nearly stepping on a huge one of these guys. Jumped about 3 feet in the air and my heart's still pounding.

I spent the whole video thinking 'JESUS CHRIST! WATCH OUT MATE!!!!'

You are obviously a professional and a bit of an emerging talent. You look very skilled, don't let complacency get you like some other greats.

They are very fast, I saw one take off at a speed that could overtake my best sprint. They are also known to be high biters (upper thigh) because they have an "S" shaped defense posture.

Excellent explanation , I do hope the snakes have watched this too, then we'll be safer

You know you'll get heaps of Eastern Brown love here Nicko! Rover is looking great, I hope Rowdy is too!👍👍

thanks for the info mate, especially the fang length. i moved to 5 acres near Maryborough VIC in 2001, i have seen 2 adults and numerous babies since. last time was opening a shed one morning, as i put the key in the door i spotted movement by my foot, about 40cm from my boot was a 5 foot E Brown, and she raised her head to look at me, i froze for a moment, then started talking to her and very very slowly backed away. she (it) had been sunning herself on the blue dust alongside the shed, i made sure the dogs were in the house and came back with a long handled rake, but she took off when i was 2 metres from her. i've been lucky, i like big breed dogs (great dane, wolfhound crosses etc) and the snakes generally keep a low profile. one of my current dogs barks at shinglebacks, blue tongues and bearded dragons, once i come see what she'sbarking at, the dog leaves them alone, so i'm forever in fear she will stupidly upset a EB one day. i wear jeans and boots on my property, so will rest a bit easier knowing i'm probably protected, but will remain vigilant. oddly while i don't fear snakes, i am arachnophobic.

What kind of snakes are common in between Townsville and Cairns

I seen a brown snake today. I was doing a concrete job and the Indian slabbies a few houses down about to pour the house slab and the snake was under the steel. They made a big scene. Is why I went to check it out. Melbourne Western suburbs

I am in South Australia, on farmland outside the town of Eudunda. I have a hobby of bird breeding and at times of low food availability I may find one after mice in the aviary. I have never had one attack me and so far always been able to quietly remove them to scrub far from home. I have on hot days had them drink from a water bowl at my feet and then move off. To stay quiet and move slowly is the best method of not being attacked. If you must remove it then slowly pick it up by the tail at arms length while gently swinging it side to side and place it into a sealable container or bag and release it else where. They are a protected species but are allowed to be killed if really in harms way.

Nice to hear that there were actually info given, colour, venom/age, that I didn't know. Very interesting. Thanks for the lecture 😉

So surprised he mentioned the Eastern browns propensity to fight due to "evolving on open plains where they can't run and hide". Maybe it's different for the Eastern browns where I live because I haven't observed this aggression, infact the opposite, they seem to want to do nothing more than slither and hide at the first opportunity. I unfortunately have a lot around my farm. Lots of Grain and hay = mice = snakes. I would have at least half a dozen encounters annually, every year for my whole life and I'm nearly 40. And I'm yet to see even a hint of aggression always they just want to get away from you. On more than one occasion I've even spotted them too late to avoid stepping on them and the snake uses it's lightning reflexes to avoid getting stepped on rather than biting. Ditto while on the bike. Whilst touching wood I hope it's karma because I never shoot them and have even gotten professional snake catchers to remove and relocate repeat offenders from around the house (and inside and the house. I've even taken one injured from bird netting to a wild life sanctuary. On top of my personal experience, most people i know in the area have a similar experience with them.

I see these guys a lot while out mountain biking. They scare me because sometimes they lounge across narrow trails and you can come upon them very quickly before you have a chance to spot them. Recently rode up on one and didn't have time to stop, and my tire went right past his head. I just pedaled as fast as I could and hoped he didn't try anything!

You're brave man, I'm scared watching this snake on a screen. I don't know how you do it but thanks for sharing.

just found this channel, brilliant, lotsa facts, good comentary and no bs filler.

Is it incorrect that the sea snake is more deadly than the brown snake?

My advice from someone who has lived in outback south western down’s region of Queensland-stay as far away from any brown snakes as you can.

Good stuff mate. I know enough to give browns a wide berth and full respect. But did learn at least 5 things about browns I did not know. So cheers for that.

Awesome video nick always very informative, cheers for posting a new video on snakes been re watching alot of you’re old videos lately

Do you have a Death Wish...

Excellent video Great community message and vital education Thanks Nick Australia

Loving your Channel mate And one lays down in front of a brown snake gets our (whole family) respect I've finally manned up n caught first red belly without gloves recently ( Was cool morning and he was not much bigger than a baby) Thanks mate 👍

Thanks for the awesome video mate. I have plenty around my area but now feel less fear of them, cheers!

Before this video I did not know that there banded Eastern Browns Snakes. (they are so cute!)

Thanks for sharing

That is a very chill snake.

I have watched a couple of dingo's videos and he is a lunatic,,i think its only a matter of time before he be bitten he turns his back on cobras, mambas ,, so shouldn't be too long, luv ur videos great work keep it up

Great info, thanks mate - just moving into a house the previous tenant said 2 baby browns had been removed from!

This bloke is a legend with a wealth of knowledge 👏🏼

Great video, thanks !

Great information, I've lived in Australia for 20 years and encountered around 12 snakes , I'm am always unsure what species they are. Never met any aggressive ones , thus far !

Came across your channel today. Subbed immediately. I knew most of these facts, and I knew that Eric Worrells name was going to come up. I've lived close to the Reptile Park at Somersby most of my life, and visited there many times. ✌️🇦🇺

Bro how does this exceptional video not have hundreds of thousands of views...Im sure you dont do this for the money but you deserve plenty of it

Was walking in the Lane Cove National Park a few years back and nearly stepped on one of these. It was perhaps four feet away and lying across the track. I managed to grab a couple of photographs before it slowly slinked off…. Magic!

Great video, thanks

Onya mate, enjoying your work. Thanks.

Nice one Steve.

Nearly stood on a king brown West of Kalgoorlie scared the hell out of me

Good info,thanks