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Eastern Browns are every bit as cranky as Black Mambas dude. This example is a hand raised example.

@@kelvin869 I believe it.

​@@kelvin869 aren't eastern browns also more commonly found because of their adaptability, especially in places where humans may get too close (comparably)?

Yeah at least if an elapidae bites you it will usually be over quickly depending on species. And they're not as cranky I find. But most of the elapidae I handle are true cobras and those are very motion oriented making them easier to predict (at least I find it so). Viperae are fast and grumpy little shitheads (double that if they're arboreal) with some really really nasty venom. Some species can take anywhere from 2hrs to 4days to kill you and you'll wish you were dead long before that. It's like someone asked them what kind of venom they wanted and they just answered yes. I'd take a bite from a king cobra over a lancehead any day. Sure, I might lose a finger or two but the king has a pretty good survival rate. Lancehead will fuck you up and it almost always has some level of permanent lifelong effects.

Thanks for watching mate!

Thanks Jennifer

If only he was this good when his warmed up on Tuesday nights 😂

@@WickedWildlife Hahaaa 🤣 he's a snake. All mine are cheeky & naughty but not venomous thankfully 🐍💕🐍

Mines not always like this, was a pretty cool day and the video took longer then I had planned. You can often see him in his regular attitude on our livestreams each Tuesday night

@@WickedWildlife haha yeah easterns we’re the first venomous I started with handling wise and all that I think there stunning but would never own one give me a red bellied, collets snake or a death adder anytime 😍

Thanks mate!

Thanks mate!

Wow! As someone who wasn’t cut out for Uni that means an awful lot! Thankyou very much!

I’d consider the russels viper a candidate for being the most dangerous snake on earth in terms of bites to the general public

His abit cold here, yesterday was freezing but had planned to have video over and done with in half an hour, only finished the first take to find out I’d cut my head out of the entire thing 😂 So by the time I did it all again he was certainly ready to go home back to his warm tank, but his back to his normal self now 😊

@@WickedWildlife Good to hear!👍

Gday Val! Stoked to hear you are recovering, however slow that may be No snake will actively hunt people out to bite them so yes, sticking to paths greatly reduces your chances of the bite

It depends how you measure it, in terms of most dangerous to handle, then very possibly In terms of most dangerous to the public in its home range, then not really, The things that make it dangerous to handle (eg skittish nature, alertness and speed) are the very same things that enables it to disappear before you even see it On the flip side hundreds of people within the mambas range step on puff adders and die every year

His the biggest brown I’ve ever worked with!

Something is wrong about that brown. He behaves as if he's sick or drousy... Why does the head slant over?

@@Frank-bh3cm his abit cold by the time I got this filmed but other then that his just fine, can see him in my livestream 5 days ago in full swing

@@Frank-bh3cm I mean it is winter and he’s in Victoria which is near the bottom of Australia. You’d expect snakes, cold blooded animals to be a bit sluggish around these times.

I agree if your talking in terms of people handling them, but if your talking about the average Joe walking through the bush then other species bite and kill far more people even in the mambas natural range

It depends how you define dangerous, In terms of being dangerous to handle I certainly agree it’s likely the most dangerous snake in earth, due to its athleticism and length, however if we are talking about danger to the public, even in its natural range it bites and kills significantly fewer people then the cryptic species like the puff adder, because the traits that make it dangerous to handle (like it’s alertness and speed) also mean that most of the time it’s gone before you even see it

@@WickedWildlife That's interesting. you make a good point.

In some ways yes, the mamba is in my opinion likely the most dangerous snake to work with, but in terms of danger to the public the mamba is actually responsible for less bites and deaths than other snakes in its habitat such as puff adders. The traits that make a snake hard to handle, eg being fast, flighty and athletic, also mean it’s a snake well equipped to get out of our way, often before we even know it’s there

Very true

Thanks for th reply

It is a factor but not in the way most Australians realise Globally the snakes we consider to be “aggressive” bite far less people then the snakes that just sit still and hope you walk past. The black mamba is possibly the best example (and you can think of it like an eastern brown on speed) they are considered the most aggressive snake in Africa, but for every person killed by mambas you have dozens killed by puff adders, because the snakes that stand up, hiss and carry on are stepped on less often then the snakes that just sit in the bushes and hope for the best

@@WickedWildlife i understand what you're saying. Dangerous to fuck with, not so dangerous to live with. Two different categories and the latter affects the body count vastly more than the former. Maybe the browns wouldn't let themselves end up under my bloody feet like the black snakes did, but I wouldn't describe a black as a covert snake either. Anyway thank you for your reply. I will always have a soft spot for the old red belly black, for letting me grow up 😂

​@tosgem I totally agree about R B black snakes. I had a very large black snake come out of my Fire wood pile from behind and cruise past about a foot away from my thonged foot. I happened to have a stick in my hand that I placed between its head and my foot (probably no use but i mistakenly thought it was some protection) the snake just flared its neck a little because of my action and then just kept going. The reality is the snake was very calm considering and I am so glad it was a brown. We do have brown at the to and bottom of the street so I want our big black snake to stay and hopefully move any brown snakes on. We just shake the bushes when we let the cats out in our pool enclosure. I have to say R B Black's are stunningly beautiful up close.

It really depends on how you define it For example even in areas where black mambas live, more people are killed by puff adders, because they are easier to step on, Meanwhile mambas are significantly more dangerous to actually handle, but the vast majority of people are not actively handling these snakes If we are talking in terms of how dangerous they are to the public then the mamba is certainly not the most dangerous snake on earth

I somewhat disagree, how many people are affected or die often depends on a bunch of factors, of which toxicity is one (although not the most important)

I somewhat disagree, if we sent Australian snakes over seas they would certianly be more dangerous, but in terms of numbers the cryptic snakes like vipers cause far more bites

@@WickedWildlife right button, their personality besides the eastern brown a lot of Aussie elapids you really have to piss off to get them to bite you.

@@WickedWildlife call Sasha S about the eastern brown, even though they have tiny things they still have the mobility to reach up and bite it right in the upper body area. Black mamba fangs aren’t that impressive either as long as you wear protective clothing.