City full of venomous snakes in India, Spectacled cobras, Russell's vipers, snake rescues
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We are joining Surya Keerthi, a snake rescuer from India, Mysore and we go from one snake rescue call to another! From deadly venomous species, he mainly rescues Spectacled cobras (Naja naja) and Russell's vipers (Daboia russelii). We saw some of the biggest and most beautiful Spectacled cobras in India! Surya is mainly using plastic jars instead of snake bags and he will explain why at the end of the video. Snakes can hide everywhere, in a poor neighbourhood or in a classy big house!
Watch videos on Surya's channel here: / @suryakeerthi728
This is a fanboy moment for me! As a Mysorean myself i.e., being born and living in Mysore, Snake Shyam is a legend, a household name who has single handedly rescued and released well over 40,000 snakes and I vividly remember watching his Documentaries on Nat Geo when I was a kid... Surya, his son is also following the same path and I must say hes doing a great job despite facing so many hardships. No government support, people dont pay nothing. He has to work with his bare hands exposed, bottling venomous snakes is no joke and often times its a thankless job. Thanks to folks like you at Living Zoology, who are spreading awareness and educating people about Snakes from all over the world, people like Surya and many others get the exposure and hopefully this helps in making their lives better or at the least The Government or common people will come forward and help such rescuers and conservationists. Kudos to Living Zoology, I've learnt a lot about Snakes in general through your channel. Loved your Africa episode on Vipers and Cobras!
It is awesome to read your comment - from a Mysorean! We had a great time in Mysore! Thanks for watching our videos! As you say, we try to educate as many people about snakes as possible and hopefully the exposure Surya gets will help him to improve in his efforts!
How nice to see Suryakeerthi featured here. I have been calling his father Snake Shyam since 2006 from various cities for local snake catcher contacts. He guided me over phone to catch the first one in a jar. Suryakeerthi is a regular at my snake-attracting sister's home in Mysuru.
Oh nice! Great that you have a direct experience with them 🙂 Thanks for watching!
Wow, our own Surya Keerthi with Living Zoology! Two of my favourite snake people! So glad see you both wonderful snake lovers in action. Thanks Living zoology for this collab ❤
Great that you are happy to see this video! 🙂 🙏
Can you please give updates of his health please..
I understand that lady not wanting to have you all wearing your boots or shoes on while in her house but this is a potentially dangerous situation. Any layer of protection or clothing should be worn!
Yes, you have to respect local habits there but it would be better to have our shoes!
She would rather risk someone getting bitten on the foot by a venomous snake than have her carpet get dirty. That's just monumentally selfish.
@@PointNemo9 It was not about the carpet, in Indian culture people do not wear shoes inside their house.
@@ssraman79 And that is more important than someone potentially being bitten by a venomous snake?
@@PointNemo9Well that's why they were not asked to do so?
The hubby finally asked what in the world I’m watching because I keep yelling, “Stop tossing yourself around, don’t wiggle so much! I know you’re scared, but you’re going to hurt yourself, Buddy!” 😂
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That one eyed snake is the most dangerous kind in the world. 😊
This is my city! For those who don't understand Kannada, At 2.15, people around the guy who was digging, were asking him to hit it soft as it may hurt Cobra otherwise. That is the love and concern locals have for these snakes.
Great that we have viewers from Mysore! Thank you for watching!
Great rescues and proof that none of those Cobras although caught and agitated showed no inclination to "bite or chase" people. The caught and handled Cobras merely wanted to get away. Sad part is that with all the rodents in close proximity to those people/villages/homes the snakes will always be there. So new/alternative methods to antivenin are needed in the more rural areas. Perhaps plants or human inoculation resistance based.
Snakes in general, including Spectacled cobras are peaceful and shy animals. It was nicely visible in our video how they just want to get away from people.
That guy definitely knows what he does. Catching a Russel's viper with bare hands is out of this world. They can be quite nasty and biting unpredictably in every direction. And not only the snake can be nasty but the venom is nasty as well. Even when treated with anti-venin deaths are possible and happen. Although I was a "viper guy" when I kept and bred snakes but I never had the chance to work with a Daboia russelii.
Yes, Surya tries to work safely. We worked with numerous Russell's vipers and we can tell you that it is one of the most unpredictable and fastest vipers in the world in our opinion.
There are so many snake saver in india who does that. Its normal in India.
Wow! Great conservation project! I love snakes of all kinds. Such magnificient creatures! Good work!
Thank you very much! 🙏 It is great that these snakes were saved!
yuck i hate all snakes
Obviously English isn't the primary language in his work environment, but since he's on YT, he should bill himself as 'The Snake Jarrer'... His technique really is quite interesting and intriguing...
Snake Jarrer is an interesting suggestion :D
I'm not sure but it seemed that the snake catcher was more careful and focused when he was working with the Daboia than when he was catching the cobras. 🤫
Exactly, the Russell’s viper is unpredictable, prone to bite and you usually cannot grab it by the tail. Spectacled cobras are quite predictable and mostly start hooding when they are nervous.
Russell's viper has caused far more number of deaths than cobras. They are damn unpredictable.
Okay, guys. A while ago you had some snake catcher running around in flip-flops catching mambas in woodpiles with rusty nails all over the place and now you got a snake catcher talking on a phone grabbing a cobra. Are you trying to give us heart attacks?? We have people in the US who literally cannot walk and look at a cell phone without killing themselves and this guy is catching cobras with one hand and using a cell phone with the other? I was half expecting him to pick up a cobra and just put the thing in his pocket and walk away like it was nothing new. He did have a great line about the calmer you are the calmer the snake will be. Truer words were never spoken. This guy is good. My guess is he broke his leg in a scooter accident. correct? Any way, I am just giving you a little sass about this catcher. I would have been a nervous wreck watching him rescue the snakes in person. Another great video from you both. The way the snakes behaved in this video, I am not sure that they are really the bigger threat to humans over the rats they are hunting. That one took the opportunity to run when no one was looking, like I would have in the same situation. I really enjoy your rescue videos, especially of the mambas and cobras. Oh, and maybe warn us when the catcher is going to be using a cell phone or wearing flip-flops when actually grabbing the "highly venomous and dangerous" snakes :P. That was my last bit of sass. Enjoy your summer and thank you for another great video. You two are doing great work educating us all.
Sorry to give you a heart attack with our video! :D Surya still needs to be more focused and think about safety, but he is young and he will improve. Considering the conditions he works in he's doing very well. Yes, he was injured on a scooter. The way he works shows nicely how peaceful snakes are. Enjoy summer too, thank you for your great support!
Glad to see you visiting India and see rescue with Surya
Thanks, it is always cool to visit India!
Surya Keerthi is our pride ❤❤so is his father Snake Shyam ❤
Thank you for watching! These guys rescued so many snakes!
I am doing some research on the Caspian Cobra. I am looking for many photos, especial of the back of the hood open. Any help would be appreciated.
We haven’t seen the Caspian cobra yet, so we can’t help unfortunately.
Our Sury Kirthi....Mind blowing 😊
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Incredible, "Living Zoology"! And Mr. Surya!
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This is Awesome!! I love your videos 💗💗💗
Thank you so much!! 🙏
Hello both of you.. Please can you teach me how to identify Russell's Viper and a Common Krait? Like from marking and color and which is more dangerous between these two? because these two and cobras are very common in eastern part of India.
Thank you for watching! We will make a series of videos about snakes from India, stay tuned!
6:51 What kind of Russell's was that I'm asking because in my Village it is common to see this viper Is that much more poisonous like cobra or common Krait ? Btw thanks to the whole team for visiting our country and we will always welcome you ❤
The Common krait and the Spectacled cobra have a bit more toxic venom than the Russell's viper, but all 3 are capable of killing a human with a single bite. Visiting India is always nice!
Sir honestly you are doing an amazing job by educating people about these beautiful animals you just try an amazing job I sir yeah I also try to do that by educating my friends and I also make videos about snakes sometimes and even post on Facebook I not close to you are doing a great job sir ❤❤🎉
Many many thanks! The difference between scary and beautiful is knowledge!
@@LivingZoology yes 100 percent you are right
Wow, he's awesome. This is one of my favourite videos.
Glad you enjoyed it!
That Saffa was cool as a cucumber when that cobra came rushing out for freedom. That Indian dude with the protective boot on was an absolute pro and so was the rest of the team.
Thanks for watching! Great that you like our video.
There are available any monocled cobra in mysore area...?
There are no Monocled cobras in Karnataka.
@@LivingZoology But in our Bengal all type of cobra available.
With our surya keerthi sir very happy to seen together ❤
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Great job, great video, fascinating creatures
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ನಮ್ಮ ಸೂರ್ಯ ಕೀರ್ತಿ ❤
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im not sure but i think i heard @shuaybz (from forest friend snake rescuees) in the background. Was he there?
Yes, you can even see him there when the cobra suddenly went out of the hole during the second rescue.
You should come to Bhadrak Odisha , You will get more venomous and dangerious Snakes like King Cobra.
Maybe next time! Thank you for watching!
Very nice sharing ❤❤!!
Thank you very much! 🙏
Top notch video
Thank you very much!
gorgeous beautiful creatures
They are!
Can't miss your videos
Thank you!
Great job that he is doing
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Amazing video
Glad you think so!
We love Snake Shyam sir and Surya kirthy bro....
That is great, thank you for watching!
Your channel is simply awesome. 🍻🍻
Thank you! Cheers! 🙂
Love from Rajasthan, India
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Num ooru
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Nicee interview
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Lots of Love ❤
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Great job in using the jar at that angle.
Yes, Surya is quite skillful with that.
great video
Thanks for the visit!
Just out of curuousity are you from Vietnam?; i like your channel so much i never find any asian who do a snake or animal video in such great ❤
Thanks for watching! We are from the Czech Republic!
My goodness those plastic containers are too small. I guess you use what you have. Beautiful snakes.
Yes they do their best! Thanks for watching!
This guy makes it look so easy. Some snakes goes in voluntarily and some says 'oh no. I am not going in there'. Skin these snakes, chop them into small pieces, put spice on them and barbeque them. Eat them.
It is better to rescue snakes than thinking about eating them...
A small request is Please stop using the jars and Bottles. Please Use a Big sack and a piece of Pvc pipe and Hook. Its much more easier and safe method. Thanks a lot Living Zoology for this brilliant session.
Surya explains why he does not use snake bags at the end of the video. He is trying to improve and we are sure he will find a way how to work more safely.
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Man's got guts to do that . Me I'm more of a mongoose person 😂😂😂
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Its not correct to say Mysore as city full of cobras. Yes. There are snakes, but most of them are found in areas on the outskirts of the city..
We saw with our own eyes that cobras are often found inside the city, not only on the outskirts.
Nice video, risky though. Especially catching a Russell's this way, they can spring and bite.
No doubt that Surya can improve with some aspects of his work, but he is saving so many snakes already!
@@LivingZoology Absolutely, kudos to Surya👍🙏
Wow that’s a lot of snakes
Yes, it is!
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WOW….Cobra whisper
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He could use the pipe and bag for the rescue rather than bottling the snake. Bottling is riskier than keeping the bagged snakes, we can use a box to keep the bags when we are on two wheeler. Here in Kerala, Forest Department has created a team of licensed rescuers (Team SARPA) and issued guidelines for scientific method of snake rescue. We have to follow the guidelines and bottling the snakes is strictly prohibited.
He is improving, we were discussing different techniques. We noticed he started to use wooden boxes where you can just guide the snake, that is closer to using a pipe and bag.
@@LivingZoology that's great👍👍
Surya has been doing it for years now and his father for decades. They get 10-15 calls a day and many of them are cobras. And unfortunately the government isn't providing them with any salary etc. They use plastic containers for a very short period of time from what I know and they also use wooden boxes as well. Bagging poisonous snakes and going around in a 2 wheeler attending so many calls in a day is impossible. That's why the use of plastic container.
no meintion of the 1.4 billion two legged ones?
Many other videos are focused on those 😀
They are all over in India.
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9:01 That was VERY VERY close. Dude's leg was an inch away from the snake's head.
Yes, these things happen there. They do their best to safely rescue the snake though!
OMG That must be a dangerous & scary city to stay Be worry sick on whether to wake up in the morning in one piece
Yes, there are many snakes, but luckily there are snake rescuers!
What happened to Surya Keerthi leg y u not uploading videos
He had an accident on a scooter.
More like Cobra 🐍 Central for beautiful snakes & praise the rescuers for careful work they play for removing them from any harm
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That snake handler is taking a chance getting bitten by the one cobra. He's pretty brave.
Thank you for watching! Surya can definitely improve in his methods, but he is saving snakes and that is important.
You would think they would understand that by leaving all of that trash and debris lying around their yards they’re just begging for a snake infestation.
Yes, snakes come close to people because of rodents which live in the rubbish.
Please get bigger jars or buckets for safety.
Unfortunately, Surya uses jars which people give him. It would be better to have his own larger jars of course.
Please tell us how is Surya health..
Good as far as we know! Thank you for watching!
Not a dull day on the job. Can you use shorter jars? 😅
He uses jars which people give him...It would be better to have his own equipment of course.
Those bottles seems awfully small and not very convenient to use to trap the snakes. why can't he use a pail with a screw on lid?
Surya is trying to improve, he now has some bigger wooden boxes which work well. The only problem is that he rescues so many snakes that it is difficult to have so many boxes.
You guys are truly masters of cruft. Pardon my French, but also fucking brave af. Jest one mistake, next thing you know, and your life is a srtake. Not a particularity a fan of snakes,, but some species, such as the green rhino gaboon viper, is a work of art. Keep the badass content rolling, and take care.
Thank you very much! Great that you love our content!
Green rhino gaboon viper??? I've been studying snakes for over 50 years, and I've never heard of that species!
@@Steevee14 It was clearly some kind of mistake, he probably meant mostly the Rhino viper and the Gaboon viper 🙂
@@Steevee14 You been studying snakes for 50 years, and it did not click in your brain I meat the Rhinoceros viper, no offense but you are a quack. . Reading wikipedia and watching KZhead videos about snakes does not make an "expert."
@LivingZoology -no offence but the entire comment from the poster is riddled with typos and errors 😂
Someone get this guy a good flashlight 😂 I know he is a professional snake catcher but him using a phone flashlight is embarrassing.
Surya can improve with some aspects of his rescue technique, having a flashlight might be useful for him, we agree.
I predict you will also get bitten when closing the cap of jer . Anake bite ..always bite
Surya is learning and improving with his methods, nowadays he tries to use larger boxes.
City Dwellers now teaching the Villagers how to handle snakes 😁
You are talking as if all villagers are born snake catchers. villagers never used to catch snakes. Either they ignore or kill if the snakes intrude into their homes.
@@sv8211 Dont Assume things
@@567ghj_X - yeah.. What do I know about villagers? After all, I spent only the 1st 30 yrs of my life there..
There are actually many snakes in cities, not only in rural areas.
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my 3m meter long brown cobra never bit anytime... we are still good friends.
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I've heard Indians say that the biggest difference between spectacled and monocled cobras is that monocles tend to be more aggressive, sometimes even chasing people.
We hope to work with Monocled cobras in the future, so we can compare their defensive behavior with Spectacled cobras. Stories about aggressive snakes chasing people are of course only based on the misunderstanding of snake's behavior.
@@LivingZoology Stories of chasing are probably exaggerated. I look forward to your comparison as the differences between these two have interested me for a while as little information can be found on the matter,.
@@victorcarbino8736 monocellate cobras spit venom like some of the African species like mozambique spitting cobras, and they are both neurotoxic and Hemotoxic, as far as I have read
@@sampatsanthanam7733 Yes, I've heard some monocles can spit, but not all or even most. And I believe spectacles have more toxic venom. But what would hybrid look like? Is that even possible?
Snakes prefer to avoid humans so I suspect the chasing stories are somewhat exaggerated at best .
He should have a fee to catch snakes. He is a great conservationist who has been saving snakes life. People should pay him because this is a dangerous job.
Unfortunately, many people don’t pay even costs for fuel. We think that snake rescuers should be nicely paid for their great job.
No way I live in a place where snakes pop up in perfectly middle class habitations. That's just a deal breaker for me.
Living with snakes is normal for Indian people. Thanks for watching.
Snakes have great spiritual and cultural significance in India. Their presence is a sign of prosperity and wellbeing. We learn to live with them.
The jar is too small
Surya could use some larger jars, we agree.
I d want a bigger jar.
A bigger jar would help for some of the large cobras!
Lol. I am from Mysore. I didn't know it was a city full of snakes...
Thank you for watching! Yes, there are plenty of snakes!
Can you imagine getting that call... Can someone come over and catch this King Cobra in my house?!
Normal call for a snake rescuer 🙂
King cobras do not enter cities, only rural area and outskirts. They are 5 to 10 times bigger than cobras, and cobras are their main diet. And they definitely cannot be caught in a jar.
Come to Jalpaiguri district you'll know what's the real snake sizes we have here rather than those skinny dehydrated ones
Thanks for your great advice.
These snakes probably hate plastic by now ;)
Probably! Thanks for watching!
2.46😂😂😂😂
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If you're in India...then I'd like you guys to contact or collaborate with a very famous and experienced snake rescuer from the eastern part of India. Md Mirza Arif from the state of Odisha. He'll tell you about some unique facts and may be let you participate with his various wide range of snake rescue missions.
We already have plans for this trip, but maybe in the future! India is big and there are so many interesting areas to explore and people to meet!
@@LivingZoology welcome here
Snake venom is a very expensive commodity for anti serum . I'm sure he makes a good living out of his trade.
Surya is not selling venom, you need a special facility for venom extraction.
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I'm a fan of living zoology and it's content....but sad to say this particular snake handler in the beginning has set a bad example of the way he caught the snakes, I agree he's experienced and judging based on the video it's unprofessional method of catching - bare hands, bottle, kids around, using a mobile while handling, lots of young people will watch and there's no turning back from the bite.... living zoology you need to check your content.. there's plenty I appreciate from your channel but not this.
Working with this rescuer was a big eye opener for us. At the beginning we thought only about how bad are his methods. We slowly realized that the world is not perfect and we tried to understand the conditions in which this guy works. We understood the usage of jars, because his dad was bitten by a cobra through the bag. It is tricky to travel with many snake bags on a scooter in India. He is still very young and learning, we had discussions about using tools etc. We cannot change some things and we are NOT SAYING anywhere in the video that this is the technique which we promote. At the end, this guy saved several thousands of snakes in his life, he is not hurting them and he deeply cares about these animals. Free handling cobras is quite common in India and it is difficult to just come and say stop doing it. Yes, he should be more focused, we agree. He tries to educate people on social media, sometimes he has another person with him to document the rescue, sometimes not. We decided that our work is to show the reality, even if it is different from what we think is correct. The content is still educative in a way that it shows how peaceful snakes are, how they just try to hide.
The Big Four of India are as follows: 1 Carpet Saw Scaled Viper: Very aggressive leaps up and bites readily and has powerful hemotoxic venom. 2 Indian Speckled Cobra: Feisty and aggressive with neurotoxic venom. 3 Russel's Viper: Unpredictable one of those that may lash out for no reason at all and armed with hemotoxic venom. 4 Common Krait: More laid back than the others but has been known to bit people and kill them in their sleep has strong neurotoxic venom.
None of these snakes is aggressive, they want to have nothing to do with people.
There is no such thing as an aggressive snake. All would much rather flea than have a confrontation with a human.
@@PointNemo9 But some tend to be more hostile than others!
@MrGriser That word still has a negative connotation, though, and still implies that there is something wrong with the behaviour of the snake. I would rather use the word "defensive", or simply say that they are more likely to bite.
@@LivingZoology I'll create a T-shirt with this sentence. 😊
Thats a whole lot of NOPE from me dawg
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Ohhhh it’s scary watching these snake captures..... I wish people would stop talking while he’s working with the snake..... he’s SO confident but the snakes come close to biting him!! Yikes
Surya surely can improve in some aspects of his rescues. But he is saving so many snakes so he needs support!
I remember in 1975 it was so normal that people would bring snakes inside restaurant and restaurant owner becomes furious about it in Mumbai
Why would people bring snakes into restaurants?
Cities like paris hv exterminated the snakes, but they face a huge rat problem, so is Newzealand! Its good not to mess with ecology, but find a right balance
There are not many snakes in France, so no problem with them in Paris. For your info, New Zealand naturally has zero snake species.
So sad with that trash and plastic flooding around
Yes, there is a lot of trash in many areas in India.
Please meet most famous snake Murliwale hausla of india.
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Your partner looks like lady Elon Musk 😂
If you think so 😀😀
We occupied their own place ,but they won't forget their past, so it's coming back to the city, 😥
Snakes often come to cities because there is lots of prey - rodents.
They straight up put that snake in a urine sample cup
They use plastic jars which are available.
Keerti
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Are Cobras sacred in India? If not why don't they eat them. They could solve their problem if the people were allowed to kill every Cobra they find. They could make them into a special delicacy. I've eaten snake and it's not half bad and if you cook them in a curry sauce they would even be delicious.
They are sacred to us in India. Besides, Snakes perform very valuable ecological services such as keeping the rodent population down.
@@saleelapatkar732 As well as the human population, killing at least 58,000 people every year. Snakes are not a good choice for a Rodent problem, when cats could do the same job and they won't kill people.
Cobras are sacred and all snakes are protected in India. Without snakes there would be an overpopulation of rodents, these reptiles are the best pest control. Cats cannot enter such tiny spaces and holes underground as snakes.
You need mongoose. They'll take care of snakes.
There are many snakes in Mysore! Too much even for mongoose 😀
In the first rescue, it is so shameful on the part of the house owners that they made snake rescuers to remove their shoes which was visibly something to prevent snake bites. Is human life less important than your bloody culture?
We had to respect the culture as we were only visitors in that house.