You should invite Clint’s reptiles down under

It's the 4th most venomous now tests have been completed on the Western Desert Taipan, which is rated at at 3. The Coastal Taipan is also found in the top North of WA.

Questioning the introduction of the cane toad Bufo marinus, released at Gordonvale 1935 after 15 months of practical research at Meringa Sugar Experiment Station. Gordonvale Qld. i know cane toads were supposedly released to iradicate the cane beetle, but have always wondered were cane toads introduced to eradicate taipans, as the Pacific Island Kanaka cane cutters were truely frightened by these snakes that they frequently saw in their daily work.

@@iansingsiansings2101 we actually have a few videos on cane toads The spear to have had little to no effect on fresh water turtles, intact several turtle species may have increased in number as the goannas (who feed on their eggs) where killed by toads

Also, in Norman Park Gordonvale, there is "Cane Toad World" theme playground with several giant toads and one huge snake made of concrete for children to climb and play on. It seems strange to me that Research Scientists could study the toads for 15 months and not realise their ineffectiveness on the cane beetle and not know of the potential to impact on their predators.

They are pretty incredible snakes Your lucky to have seen one in the wild

@@WickedWildlife went to cairns specifically to see one. Got lucky and saw 5. Lol

Thanks for watching mate!

That’s a long time to hold your breath!

Robert Z D thanks mate! I do my best to fact check everything I say since information becomes outdated very quickly in the scientific world

Thanks!

His certainly a very cool snake

Pls dont contact me 2 come pick ur pineapples anytime soon .

@@robertphillips3078 Free pineapples here if you are interested Robert. Help yourself mate.

@@jasonalf686 Nah Jason l will pass thx all the same . U pick'em & post 📫 em down . Remember 2 pls send them Air Xpress

john schlesinger he was on this occasion, but like most taipans he can go either way on a given day 😂

They are pretty incredible snakes Personally they are one I’m not sure I could justify keeping if it wasn’t for shows with where we live and all

J's Betta Room I agree, while I be kept venomous snakes for a long time this is one species I personally wouldn’t be keeping if it wasn’t for the educational benifits, but they are amazing snakes

their venom specialises in killing mammals lol ... I'm not sure that qualifies them as "pets"

What is your metric for "snake of snakes"? aggression? LD50 venom toxicity? population? aggression x toxicity? large population x aggression x toxicity? etc etc etc

@@DaveWhoa What coastal taipans are the snake of snakes for is untreated mortality rate, making them literally the most lethal snake bite in the world (in a world without medical treatment). The black mamba (imo) comes a very close second with both around 100% untreated mortality rate for bites. Notice I'm saying "bites" and not "envenomation", as these two snakes also don't do dry bites, making virtually all bites an envenomation also. Compare to other land snakes that have drop-for-drop more potent venom: *Inland taipan (80% untreated mortality rate, most potent venom in the world and also 80% wet bites). *Eastern brown (15% untreated mortality rate, second most potent venom of land snakes but with many bites being dry or not deliverying much yield. They tend to start with dry bites then go to wet as they keep tagging, so if you only get tagged once by an eastern brown low on the leg, there is a high chance you've got a dry bite. But even if you get tagged twice, there is still a high chance you've only received a relatively very small yield). So based on what we know of untreated mortality rates, drop-for-drop toxicity doesn't tell the whole story when it comes to how lethal untreated bites or envenomations are, as other factors are also at play such as venom yield and venom viscosity. Of all the snakes in an "untreated" world, imo the coastal taipan is the snake a human wants to be bitten by the least. I only say "imo" only because it could be argued the black mamba has equal untreated mortality rate. But from the study I've done it seems the black mamba does have slightly more survivors of untreated bites, although essentially it's still 100% like the coastal taipan. Having said this, I believe the black mamba is the more dangerous snake to a handler than the coastal taipan, as while untreated mortality rate is similar, the black mamba blows the coastal way in these ways: It is larger and more aggressive, as well as decently quicker than the coastal, making it signficantly more liable to bite. The coastal still scores high size, aggression and speed, but the black mamba is number two biggest snake in the world, and at the same time the quickest snake in the world, and at the same time the most skittish/aggressive snake in the world. This means that, for a handler in an "untreated" world, the chances of being killed by a black mamba are decently higher than being killed by a coastal taipan, even though the coastal probably has the slightly more lethal bite. The coastal taipan is the snake of snakes when it comes to which snake has the most lethal bite.

Cait O id love to do an actual documentary on David Fleay one day, he really is the father of Australian captive animal management

Wicked Wildlife That would be amazing! I knew that he was the first person to successfully breed Platypus in captivity at Healesville along with other native animals but I hadn’t realised he was also involved in the early antivenin program so thank-you for that info!

Mark Rumfola good morning mate👍

yes they are beautiful! and im glad we don't have them in Perth! lol

Thanks mate!

Thanks mate His not an easy snake to get great close up photos with 😂

Jomon abraham thanks mate

Sammy Mark I actually have it on my shelf but haven’t gotten to it yet I hope to soon but reading isn’t my strength (which is why I’m so passionate about video as a medium)

@@WickedWildlife You'll love it mate. It's fantastic! It goes through a history of what the Aboriginal people had to go through at that time, and the incredible work done by those fellas you mentioned to capture and successfully milk taipans. Truly fascinating! :)

Did you guys see Tim Friede KZfaq channel? Dingo Dinkelman did video on him as well..His micro dosing experiments allowed him to endure multiple consecutive bites from Black Mamba and PNG Taipan's..He has not posted in awhile,my guess being insulted as at the time,many did not believe him but even Dingo said,he is no joke..Another question:: The smaller fanged Elapidae species,they sometimes cannot get through a pair of blue jeans?? Apology for all the questions,no expert here..My range I have encountered a few venomous snakes harvesting ginseng in mountains,or out West in National Forest,but left them alone...Not out of fear,just I like to exist with, and not disturb.I can tell when an animal experiences fear and I do not like being wondered about.If they chose to say hello,I would oblige them,but only then..I always had other purpose I was busy with and risking being bitten far away from help,not smart as well.lol..Rabid Animals are more a threat in my range,or Buck in Rut,or Mama Bear with cubs.I think you Aussie's would be impressed walking out my back door after dusk.lol...I have perfect property.

As I would be impressed with your range as both are like night and day..Thickens and Rich Rich forest and ancient swamp land here..Endless Mountains region..(Pennsylvania)And Family land out west is Heavy high plains desert with mountains (Idaho)..Love em both...

Those early Australian herpetologists are among Australia's greatest unsung heroes . They knew full well that a bite would mean certain death , and more than one paid the ultimate price . I dips my lid to them.

Casper K. Hoping so! Would have reached it if I didn’t take a break from videos a few weeks ago but just needed a short rest

I would love to see a bushmaster in real life There’s none even in zoos here

@@WickedWildlife Nothing like them! Beautiful Snakes that you do not want to get too close to in the wild or make them feel trapped, because they have no fear and are aggressive. They will come right at you with out hesitation and even when there are avenues of escape, once they begin chasing, they do not quit. Personal experience BTW!!

KittoO I’m told there’s been some studies into their toxicity but they are waiting to be published Would love to cover them in a video but can’t see me getting acsess to one any time soon 😂

@@WickedWildlife No worries just keep doing what you are doing mate 👍

@@WickedWildlife I did read a piece about the western Desert Taipan and the tox report indicated that it was marginally more toxic than the Coastal. I believe these are only preliminary findings but if confirmed the Coastal gets relegated to fourth! Can't find the media piece to link for you. Either way, it's bloody amazing. Just noticed your recent video confirming this info. Really cool. Nick, do you reckon the Coastal would be pissed off if it found out?😁😉

@@lyndonmaddison5860 it’s actually true, in our shorts video last Thursday I talked about the fact the western dessert taipan now sits in between the eastern brown snake and coastal taipan

Thanks!

I havnt actually, although it’s on my book shelf, but I’ve probobly learnt from many keepers who have read it

Yeah right on. Black mamba would be the most dangerous to encounter/handle due to the combination of speed, size, temperament, and most importantly virtual 100% untreated mortality rate. But coastal taipan would be the most dangerous envenomation in the world due to literal 100% untreated mortality rate. I say "literal" because the aboriginal that survived was still treated in hospital so that's not actually an "untreated" case even though he wasn't treated with antivenin. There are cases to be found of folks surviving black mamba untreated, although it's rare enough one can say 100% untreated mortality rate, virtually 100%. And no dry bites by either of them. You get tagged by the coastal and you will die without medical help, no exceptions. Just about the same with black mamba unless you're one of the rare like 1/1000 or something survivors.

A golf student of mine passed from being bitten by an Australian brown.

Hahaha over all he was a very good boy considering what his capable of

You should check out the Broadhead snake and the diamond python. Both are from the same area also. They’re very very close looking, and some bites are from people picking them up thinking they’re the python.

What am I even doing here? NZ does have some cool animals over there, but I like our wildlife here 😂

dangerous animals are pretty much a non-issue for Australians. I've surfed all my life but never seen a shark. Ive used the toilet and worn shoes all my life but never been bitten on the bum or shoes by a spider. It's very sad how tourists have such a stupidly stereotyped vision of Australia.

I think it depends on how you classify “most dangerous” in terms of handling I believe your right, in terms of danger to the public, neither the mamba or taipan compare to the vipers

Hahaha I wish!

@@WickedWildlife btw i think only one zoo in South Australia has living specimens? and they're the only maker of a WDT antivenom! [edit] hopefully they've sent some to WA before the coronavirus border lockdown lol

DaveOz Adelaide Zoo have a pair I believe, but I don’t think they produce antivenom, if someone was bitten currently I think they would be treated with Taipan antivenom from CSL which is largely from coastal Taipan venom from my understanding

@@WickedWildlife I dont know one way or the other, but at museum.wa.gov.au/explore/articles/meet-western-desert-taipan it says "due to its danger to humans, an antivenene has been developed at the Adelaide Zoo"

DaveOz well there you go! I’ll look into it further but I’d say Adelaide zoo supplies the venom and CSL laboratory made the antivenin unless Adelaide have a herd of horses hidden out the back

It took quite a few takes to get him this settled

I've only seen a tiny bit of coastal taipan footage but based on this footage I'd say the eastern brown is more skittish but in both cases you're usually OK if you leave them be and give them space to move on. I live too far south to see Taipans but I've encountered a few browns. They just want to get away from you and if you let them they will.

I’ve done what I can, but with only two currently in captivity and little to no footage of them I was hesitant to do one yet Maybe one day more come into captivity so I can physically show people in a video

@Wicked Wildlife I saw a video from someone you know on the Central ranges taipan named Ross McGibbon great video. 👍 Cheers 🍻

@@richardhincemon Ross does amazing stuff!

Your spot on, I have another video somewhere (I believe in shorts) where I talk about this

Venom per bite is actually irrelevant when we are talking more or less venomous, r are taking about potency, and in any case, this species doesn’t produce more venom then any other land snake

If you’ve got taipans around your dunny at least your toilets in an interesting location 😂

Tutorialmaster17 no, the inland tiapan is considerably more toxic and then there is the eastern brown Coastal taipans ranks 3rd in terms of toxicity

Wicked Wildlife I get it now, the most poisonous is the inland taipan and brown for 1st, but the most dangerous is the costal

@@Tutorialmaster17 I'd consider the coastal taipan to have the most dangerous envenomation, black mamba second, inland taipan third, probably bushmaster fourth. Not sure how to rank the western ranges inland, might be in there but don't know. Beyond that I'm not totally sure due to not studying a lot of the snakes in the rest of the world. But assuming just Australia you'd go death adder for fifth, tiger snake, mulga, then eastern brown. Untreated mortality rate: Coastal taipan - Literally 100% Black mamba - Virtually 100% Inland taipan - 80% Bushmaster - 60 - 80% Death Adder - 60% Tiger snake - 50% Mulga - 35% Eastern Brown - 15% Red Bellied Black Snake - 1% or bit less I'm guessing there might be a bunch of vipers that fits in between the bushmaster and eastern brown but pretty sure the bushmaster has the most dangerous envenomation of all the vipers. In drop-for-drop venom potency you'd go inland taipan first, then I think a sea snake or two, eastern brown, then maybe coastal taipan, again with question mark over the western ranges taipan which I know eff all about. But if it's any relation to the inland taipan it might be right up there.

@@Tutorialmaster17 Yeah there Nick confirms above, coastal taipan is third after eastern brown for venom potency. That's third out of land snakes.

If people don’t search for snakes then scientists can’t research them and their venom, as well as the areas they’re inhabiting. If some of those things aren’t known then effective treatment may not be available to snakebite victims. Your advice is pretty condescending and doesn’t take into account the decades of experience that this guy has.

Damn dude that’s real luck. Especially because you’d be pumped up from riding, your usual time to get to hospital would probably have been halved.