Thank you for reacting!

Mr Ballen (aka John Allen) does interviews to discuss his story. He was a navy SEAL and he was blown up in an IED attack that knocked him out of active duty. Pretty interesting dude.

Oh wow!! You guys reacting MrBallen now?? He has some of the best content on KZfaq. I literally binged every single one of his videos over the span of 2 weeks, lol.

Third story reminds me of a joke: A guy was sailing by himself, when all of a sudden his boat started to sink. Once his boat sank he was treading water, thinking to himself God is going to save me from this. Another boat saw the incident and rushed over. The captain of the boat asked him if he needed help, the guy replied, no God will save me. The captain said, oh alright then. And drove off. Another boat came by and asked the guy if he needed help. Again the guy said, no God will save me. The captain of the boat said alright and drove away. A third Boat saw the guy treading water so they went over to help him. And once Again, when asked if he wanted help, the guy said no, God will save me The guy ends up drowning and goes to Heaven. Once he gets to Heaven, he asks God why he didn't save him. God replied, I tried, I sent you three boats!

No, the Sentinelese didn't eat John Chau. They dragged him up above the tide line and buried him on the beach, there was a lot of discussion about how to go about retrieving him. As far as I'm aware he's still right where they left him.

When it comes to industrial safety, MrBallen's stories are probably more effective than any government video.

I've heard the story of Ramry Island so many times. It sounds fucking horrific. I always think back to a passage from two people who were on a safari in Africa. "If a lion begins chasing us, I don't have to outrun the lion, I only have to outrun my friend."

Please do more Mr. Ballen. You guys would love The Most F*ed Up interrogation. It's go good and blows your mind. Also the September 11th one is really good

I used to spend less than an hour a week on KZfaq until I discovered Mr Ballen. Because of him, I started watching reaction videos. And today, it's come full circle.

Hell yeah! Love Mr. Ballen

If I had to replace the batteries on snake island, I would absolutely require 1 - Full protective gear, 2 - Backup with me, including medical persons, and 3 - Various possible antidotes immediately available.

MrBallen is an awesome channel, glad to see you guys getting around to some of his videos

Need to do his 411 missing people series, those are among his best.

Ramree Island hasn't been infested with the crocodiles since the early 1980s (according to Wikipedia) - only a scattered few remain, after poachers and hide hunters have basically wiped them out.

Def need more Mr. Ballen

I’ve been watching MrBallen for a while. Good stuff.

Yeah, Mr. Ballen was a Navy Seal, which is considered the most elite fighting force in the U.S. Love his channel too. Glad you blokes are reacting to his content.

I love Mr. Ballen, happy to see y'all react to him!

There's nice sounds, satisfying sounds, ASMR, and then there's MrBallen. Even when he's describing a very graphic scene, it's still something of an auditory masterpiece.

Love mr ballen. Found him a few years ago and love his content.

He's an ex-Navy SEAL

Yes!!! You guys need to watch more Mr Ballen he's awesome.

I love Mr Ballen. He's so good at story telling.

Mr ballens the best, you guys should do more with him

Yes! More Mr.Ballen please!!

Mr Ballen is amazing. I subbed to his channel like 3 months ago and watched so much of his stuff!

MrBallen was a Navy SEAL. He is an *amazing* story teller.

Would love some more MrBallen reactions

Mr Ballen is the man! Great storyteller and also a badass Navy Seal.

13:03 thats like...if you're running from a bear, you don't have to be faster than the bear. You just have to be faster than the slowest person running from the bear.

You guys have to react to his personal ghost story. It's so good.

Two of my favorite channels in one! MrBallen is great, I hope you do more. This particular series is my favorite of all!

Feels good to watch you guys, all the over here in Nashville! So many differences and so much similarity. Brits and Americans, united for sure. Keep up the awesome content, mates! And y’all come to visit Tennessee when you can. Cheers! 🍻

I've loved Ballen's stories for years. Great source for shared material.

Yes!!!! I love mr ballen and I love office blokes!!! So happy to see this video

14:05 "I'm not getting down. Look at the size of that Crocodile" - Ya. About that. You should probably watch MrBallen's "Never Swim in This Australian River". Saltwater Crocodiles are extremely aggressive and are known to actively hunt humans. And they can jump from water. That d*mn tree ain't gonna save you.

Love you guys. Been awhile since I binged some Mr.Ballen. I'm sure I've seen this one but I'm ready to enjoy it again with you fella's

Pls do more Mrballen videos and regularly!! So interesting and his storytelling skills are top notch!

Please do more MrBallen!!! 🖤🖤🖤

MrBallen is Ballin'!

I would go to island #2, only because it's just the swamp bit in the middle which is dangerous, not the airbase or the other part where the other Japanese troops were.

As i saw you react to mrballen i was super excited...i really enjoy watching your reactions and you should really do more mrballen reactions ! I request "This psycho inspired scream" and "Top 3 stories that sound fake, but are 100% real Part 11"...i would totally appriciate that thx for your content !

Two of my favorite channels in one video 🥰

I’ve seen all of his videos. Believe it or not, his and this channel are pretty much all I watch on here anymore.

Ramree Island for me, crocks can't climb trees. No snakes with a 48 hour death sentence, and No people eating island! Climb a tree at night and have LOTS of ammo!

PLEASE GO ON A MRBALLEN BINGE !!

Yeah you did Ballen! I have to do him in doses. I’m not a scaredy-cat but his take on the stories give me the creeps for weeks! He’s great:)

FINALLY!! Glad you guys found him at last 😀😀😀

Happy Halloween you three! Cheers everyone

React to more of his stories! Worth it!

Endless amazing content on his channel. You really should continue with this.

More MrBallen! He's an absolute legend!

as your resident snake nerd commenter and subscriber - lanceheads are an absolute no joke snake. Because they eat birds their venom has evolved to be super potent to act fast so they dont get away

Mr. Ballen is an ex navy seal.

Woo! More Mr.Ballen please!

Lets goooo! mrballen is a good channel you guys will like

Mr. Ballen the GOAT! Been a fan of Mr. Ballen a while now. Been an Office Blokes fan for a while as well.

He was a Navy SEAL

More of Mr Ballen please.

He's a great story teller. I've seen tons of his stuff.

Hope you react to more Mr Ballen stories.

It feels good to be one of the people who recommended Mr. Ballen on here, and then seeing that it worked :D

If it was so impossible to live on the snake island, how did they build the lighthouse on it?

LOVE MR BALLEN STORIES. Bring some more on. I like “what I saw in my bedroom……story about BALLEN as a kid. Frightening 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥

I initially thought pirahnas was going to be in swamps. Oh my huge man eating crocs😨

If the fisherman was all by himself, and died alone in his boat, how do they know he went there to pick bananas? They weren't on his boat, he left them. Seems tall tale-ish

Should do more MrBallen

I think you meant "eREPTILE dysfunction" 😂@7:41

I recently discovered his channel. I like his videos. He really is a good storyteller.

who the heck let that lighthouse keeper bring his family to that island, man that's insane

I like that he’s respectful of the people affected by the stories

That MrBallen episode about someone camping and something coming running up back and forth is super creepy. I think it's one of the halloween scares stalker stories for this year. Forgot which.

More Mr. Ballien for sure fellas

Mr. Ballen reactions! Yes!

I Love his channel

I commented and suggested mrballen thank you for reacting to it office blokes you guys are the best

So glad you've done a MrBallen video you guys him and Count Dankula are the main channels I watch

Guys finally you reacting MrBallen he is amazing love him

Mr ballen is the best. I am addicted to his stuff.

Love Mr. Ballen! Been a fan of his for a long time!

*sigh* so I hate to do this because I love scary stories but the Snake Island one is very exaggerated. The story of the dead lighthouse keeper's family almost certainly did not happen (although there is a lighthouse on the island which did have resident human caretakers from 1909-1920), the dead fisherman in the boat is definitely a complete fabrication (you could not see plentiful bananas from 93 miles away even if banana trees did grow on beaches, which they do not) and the Brazilian Navy patrols the waters around the island not to keep people off the island for their own safety but rather for the safety of the snakes which are critically endangered. There are no documented human envenomations by the golden lancehead, the resident venomous pit viper on the island. The island, officially named Ilha da Queimada Grande, is actually the *only* home of the golden lancehead which was isolated from the mainland when the water levels rose 11,000 years ago, hence its endangered status. Because of the isolation, the snake's venom evolved to be extremely potent for the prey there and because that prey does not include any mammals, it's speculated that the venom's danger to humans is lessened. Does that mean it is not dangerous to humans? No, it absolutely is and you really would not want to be bitten by one. When the golden lancehead's venom was analyzed it was comparable to a related mainland pit viper species, the jararaca. Unlike the golden lancehead, the jararaca is responsible for a ton of snakebites: 52% of all snakebite victims in Brazil were the jararaca. Left untreated, a victim has a 93% chance of recovery. Treated, the fatality rate drops to just 0.7%. Still, that's a 7% untreated fatality rate and since the lancehead's venom is more potent than the jararaca *and* very far from any kind of medical assistance, it's a force to be reckoned with. This video really exaggerates its deadliness but its still perfectly capable of killing you. The big scary takeaway, which the video got totally right, are the sheer numbers of the golden lancehead on the island. For a relatively small piece of land, there are an estimated 4,000 snakes there. That's about one snake per 10 square feet which is just...entirely too many snakes per square feet. In general, seeing a snake's population be large enough to be measured in square feet at all makes me unhappy lol

So Brazil have banned people from going to Snake Island because of the danger, eh? Seems to me the Amazon would be an extremely dangerous place to go as well. Hell, some of Brazils cities are probably more dangerous than Snake Island. And if it's really that bad, how are the researchers managing to do their research in safety? Rather than believe that Brazils leaders are concerned for the safety of their citizens, i'd be inclined to look elsewhere for a reason why people are not allowed on the island. The interest the Brazilian navi have for the island seem to indicate that there is more than just snakes there.

I'd go to the crocodile Island, in something safe to be there, and throw out a bunch of whole, raw chickens, to give thanks for doing us a solid one, then leave, ahahaha.

You're reacting to Mr.Ballen.....YESYESYESYES!!!!

I would show up wearing armor.

Ohh shiiit you found Mr. Ballen! He's amazing!

LOVE HIM!

MrBall is a medically retired US Navy SEAL

The Japanese soldier who was alone and unaware that the war had ended was in the Philippines.

sentinalese got word of the british early LOL

my 2 favorite youtubers!

Just read about Ramree. The crocs were hunted to near extinction.

MrBallen is a retired Navy SEAL and I agree, he's a great narrator and storyteller. Great video for Halloween!

This problem can be fixed by setting the island on 🔥

"I like it when poachers get it". You do realize that without those people who catch venomous snakes, we would not have the ability to make anti-venom? They're not poachers. They serve a valuable purpose by catching and keeping venomous snakes and collecting their venom, or by selling them to people who collect their venom.

How could they have demonstrated any more clearly that he wasn't welcome? Talk about not being able to take a hint ... "These people haven't even discovered fire yet, but they really need to discover the white man's god". There's a couple of vids on North Sentinel Island which go into detail about what's known about them, and what's surmised - and what happened to others who landed or were shipwrecked there.

#1, if someone were to design my literal worst nightmare 🐍

I discovered Mrballen last summer. He is fantastic. Great storyteller. He was a Navy Seal that got injured in Iraq (I think Iraq, coulda been any Mid Eastern country). No idea why the US military sent Navy Seals to a fricking desert, but anyway, a great channel full of amazing content.

America needs to use that immigration policy

Thanks. Addicted to MrBallen stories.