Deadly venomous Black mamba in the wild in Kenya, snake rescue in Africa, most venomous snakes

2020 ж. 3 Қаз.
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Black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis) is one of the most venomous snakes in the world. It is also one of the fastest snakes in the world and the longest venomous snake of Africa. But is Black mamba so deadly? It is the most feared snake of Africa, but it the reputation deserved? Black mambas are shy and alert snakes and they try to avoid conflict. In this video you will see natural footage of Black mamba in the wild and also snake rescue call. We joined Bio-ken snake farm in Kenya and rescued a big Black mamba from a house. It is always good to call professional snake catcher if you have dangerous snake on your property. Do not try to kill or scare the snake. Many bites happen during these situations! Black mamba has a very potent neurotoxic venom.

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  • This is fantastic footage. Never seen dendroaspis p. filmed like this before! Thanks for sharing this.

    @Andygeofri@Andygeofri3 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you very much!!! Check out our video about 3 species of mambas! m.kzhead.info/sun/m6tth9qoZ4dna3k/bejne.html

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • Dendro in Greek means Tree and aspis means shield. Dendroaspis is greek origin name.

      @Freelandrew@Freelandrew2 жыл бұрын
    • There is a KZhead channel where a guy named Jason captures and releases Mambas by himself, in homes.

      @rickjason215@rickjason2152 жыл бұрын
  • This is a superb video showing off a magnificent creature. One question, is the guy at the end holding the bag in the palm of his hand with the mamba inside (at 14:30)??

    @easternbrown@easternbrown3 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you very much!!! :) No, he is holding a spare bag, the bag with mamba is inside his backpack :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • I also wanted to comment on this. He is luck not to have been bitten.

      @derekallan1341@derekallan13412 жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology Whew! Thanks for clearing that up for me....I was sweating bullets just watching him carry that bag so haphazardly.

      @kimberlyfrost4730@kimberlyfrost47302 жыл бұрын
  • Kenya is just so beautiful with such amazing wildlife... great footage this.

    @Michaelkaydee@Michaelkaydee3 жыл бұрын
    • It really is! We enjoyed our time there a lot!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology come again on holiday... no work... I'll host you

      @Michaelkaydee@Michaelkaydee3 жыл бұрын
    • @@Michaelkaydee We should learn how to relax! :D Haha, but we love animals, so each trip is work, but we love it! :D

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology hahaha... a working holiday then 😁

      @Michaelkaydee@Michaelkaydee3 жыл бұрын
  • Great 👌 content and beautifully presented thank you for your time and effort

    @glengrieve544@glengrieve54411 ай бұрын
    • Many many thanks! Great that you love our video!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology11 ай бұрын
  • This channel is better than animal planet!

    @kennylefou7688@kennylefou76883 жыл бұрын
    • Wow, thank you so much!!!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Once again another awesome video I have yet to be disappointed and look forward to the next one

    @davidwilson8800@davidwilson88003 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks again! :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Great Video❤️ I am always amazed how fast a mamba can strike over and over and I love how you reacted to all comments in this comment section 👍 love from India

    @souravkaran6511@souravkaran65113 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you very much!!! We really enjoyed filming this mamba! Love to India! We hope to come back there soon!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • ​​​@@LivingZoology we have a few green snakes in central Kenya called 'Muraru' that young kids chase and play with...some are found in green places near the river or in the tea bushes or coffee bushes...are they poisonous coz I have never heard of any fatalities with these small green snakes? how do we differentiate between poisonous green snakes in Central Kenya and the non poisonous ones in coffee , tea or other bushes in cool areas? please respond

      @humanhomesolutions9782@humanhomesolutions9782 Жыл бұрын
  • Fantastic footage. Am glad I live in Central Kenya where there're virtually no snakes. Just the 'incidental' green snake that pops in your face when you're picking coffee. I am also thankful for the one or two mongoose I see in the compound.

    @danthemanx999@danthemanx9993 жыл бұрын
    • Glad you enjoyed it!!! Thank you! Yes, in Central Kenya there are not so many snakes because of high altitude.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • Those green snakes are mamba family too. They are actually green mambas and are also very poisnous. We used to chase them on trees when i was young tryjng to kill them not knowing how poisnous they are. Smh

      @JayW254@JayW2542 жыл бұрын
    • @@JayW254 Are they really? They're just a couple of foot long and appear quite shy and non aggressive. The local name is 'mūrarū'. People often confuse them with green mamba.

      @danthemanx999@danthemanx9992 жыл бұрын
    • @@JayW254 This is a big myth. Many people think that every green snake in the trees is a Green mamba. Not true. Most of them are bush snakes, the only other deadly venomous snake which is green and lives in the trees is a male Boomslang. In Kenya, Green mambas are only in the coast and Jameson's mambas in Kakamega.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology I may be wrong calling them green mamba but they are alot of this green snakes living on trees along the river in Nakuru and it is true they are not a long as the black mamba.

      @JayW254@JayW2542 жыл бұрын
  • You guys make the best videos.

    @chiefg3023@chiefg30233 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you so much!!! That is so good to read :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • I always felt that African Mamba & Australian Taipan are closely related. There heads, there way of moving the striking positions are so similar. May be caught in continental drift... Jokes apart. Do tell if you find the similarities. As always awesome footage and that catch and washing the sand from snakes mouth was a noble deed... You guys ROCK 😍😍😍

    @ARNash-uh2dj@ARNash-uh2dj3 жыл бұрын
    • They are not closely related, but both belong to elapids. They are a nice example of convergent evolution. We hope to find and film taipans in the future, so we can then make a video with Black mamba together and discuss the similarities. Thanks, it was needed to be done so the animal was in good condition! :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Man honestly i love all your videos This is next level 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I can watch all day long

    @benjaminshahthakuri4355@benjaminshahthakuri43553 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you so much!!! It means a lot for us :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Thats an amazing catch. Respect to you sir and thank you once again for an amazing video. Where in Kenya were you?

    @emilemontiere6128@emilemontiere61283 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you for watching our videos! Very happy that you also enjoyed this one :) We went to different places, but this was on the coast North of Mombasa.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • Oh shit, I just walked around the mangroves in that area a few days ago. Had NO idea there could be mambas ....

      @abocas@abocas3 жыл бұрын
    • @@abocas you should pull up the black mamba habited range map:) it covers a lot of East, Central, West and South Africa. For some reason I think people think they are rare but they aren’t endangered or anything, they’re just hard to find because they are stealthy and have good camouflage. They aren’t even sure if it really lives in West Africa it’s so stealthy lol.

      @alexburke1899@alexburke18992 жыл бұрын
  • Wow! Skvělé video.

    @Mohiostrava@Mohiostrava3 жыл бұрын
    • Děkujeme moc!!! :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Superb footage how you captured the snake without it reacting to the presence of the crew. Most footage Ive ever seen of mambas they are very reactive to perceived threat. Great job to all concerned for capturing and bit killing at that resort. Great job

    @Mark13091961@Mark130919613 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you very much!!! The behavior of the snake is a reaction to the behavior of the film crew. We work very carefully and try not to scare the snake. All mambas we have been working with were calm and we were able to show that their reputation is not deserved. If you start to jump around the snake and scare it, it will sure defend itself.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • Living Zoology having travelled to the right place, how easy are they to find?

      @Mark13091961@Mark130919613 жыл бұрын
    • @@Mark13091961 Mambas are always difficult to find, we walked in a dense forests and bushes for 2 days and found nothing. We were lucky that one mamba went into this property so we could rescue it.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • Living Zoology ok thank you. Great footage, these are fascinating

      @Mark13091961@Mark130919613 жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology South Africa

      @aldenunion@aldenunion2 жыл бұрын
  • Nice I see you visited Bio Ken Farms? Been there several times. Good fellows

    @africanexplorermagazine@africanexplorermagazine Жыл бұрын
    • Yes we did! We cooperated with them during two Kenya trips :) kzhead.info/sun/qaytnZmveIydf2g/bejne.html

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology Жыл бұрын
  • Desertwolfarmory sent me :-)

    @donaldkern9300@donaldkern93003 жыл бұрын
    • Sorry? :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Very very professional

    @joncache509@joncache5093 жыл бұрын
    • Many thanks!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • So calm. Unusual in the snake community. How refreshing!

    @teetaylor6525@teetaylor65253 жыл бұрын
    • Many many thanks!!! :) Glad to hear that you enjoyed watching.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Second longest venomous snake after the King Cobra right? Correct me if I'm wrong. We find King Cobras in our backyard regularly in India (Western Ghats). They are very polite and won't cross any human path way. They give you ample chances and warnings before striking. Magnificent creature in the snake family. Very good video and the way it captures every motion of the Mamba is incredible. keep up the good work.

    @stonecoldsteveaustin6389@stonecoldsteveaustin63892 жыл бұрын
    • Yes, after the King cobra :) We would love to return to Agumbe! Hopefully India will open borders soon. Have you seen our videos from India? kzhead.info/sun/pMuchZR7o6eJo5E/bejne.html and kzhead.info/sun/YKuQZ7pvepSthas/bejne.html

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
    • Wow, you are.so lucky to be able to see a King Cobra for real, don't have those or Black or Green Mambas in Canada.

      @MrBetc@MrBetc Жыл бұрын
  • Fantastic Job Guys. I really adore the work you guys do to help ppl because it is such a risky job. It gives me jitters and chills even when watching the video but you guys are so brave to be on the front 👍

    @ajaysuresh3781@ajaysuresh37813 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you very much for your support! Much appreciated!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • I think I am so pleased to find this video ... I spend much time in Kenya, north if Mombasa. I have a traditional house in an area about 40km inland from Malindi. Since we have intruded on the snakes, we get unwelcome visitors in and around the house. The villagers here kill them. And to be honest I am not about to share my house with vipers, pythons and cobras which are the predominant snakes around here. I have seen the odd black mamba but they are shy and most often move away. But my question is: do you know of someone to call to have the snakes removed/rescued/caught not too far from Mombasa-Malindi area?? Bio-ken snake farm .... I will see if I can Google it :-)

    @abocas@abocas3 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you for watching!!! Definitely call Bio-ken snake farm, they do a great job! :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • That mamba looks longer than 2 meters. Amazing how this snake always seems to be smiling!!

    @RG-ja34sep@RG-ja34sep3 жыл бұрын
    • Yes, mambas are always smiling :) We also though that it is longer but it wasn't.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • @John C. Yes, we originally thought that it is bigger!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Excellent video EXCEPT there were at least EIGHT stops where I had to click SKIP ADS! Living Zoology please do not ruin your otherwise excellent videos with greedy ads!

    @knutem2155@knutem21553 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you and apologies for too many ads. It is tricky with ads on KZhead as they appear much less with most people. They appear to each viewer differently according to country and other parameters. On the other hand, we need to keep the ads appear on our videos, otherwise we would need to stop doing this job and do something else.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • Ads provide an income for the video providers. It is helping :-)

      @abocas@abocas3 жыл бұрын
  • This is epic, I didn't know that the name black mamba comes because of black color in the mouth, thank you so much, I have enjoyed this video and am looking forward to share it with my friends.

    @alfazoologist9741@alfazoologist97413 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you so much! We are happy that you learned something new :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • Yeah, I have been confused with these snakes black mamba and house snakes, because they have pretty some color, so I found house snake , sometimes I think it's mamba after sometime observing it actually the eyes of house snake is different from that of mamba, mamba usually has black eyes right? so it's really difficult to differentiate immediately 😃😃.

      @alfazoologist9741@alfazoologist97413 жыл бұрын
    • @@alfazoologist9741 The head of mambas has a coffin shape. Also the eyes are different. The scales on mamba's head are very big. It is always good to be careful before you see the head of the snake!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology Thanks! it's also useful information because sometimes it takes me long time to understand the snake species most likely for some new species in my life.

      @alfazoologist9741@alfazoologist97413 жыл бұрын
  • Super video, opravdu se povedlo. A i s češtinou!

    @petrhavel950@petrhavel9503 жыл бұрын
    • Děkujeme!!! :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Very interesting video of the capture of a dangerous snake. Super. Paul👍

    @pavelboro@pavelboro3 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you very much for watching!!! :) Nebo možná spíše díky moc za zhlédnutí :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Super video👌🏻. Black, Blue n Green Mambas are there. Other than those 3 types do you get Yellow Mambas?

    @surensalgado945@surensalgado9453 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you!!! Western Green mamba can get yellowish.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Love how u handle the snake even if its so venomous👍👍...although can't the snake suffocate inside that bag and did they let the snake free to the wild after catching it

    @illuminate4969@illuminate49693 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you for watching!!! Snakes are totally fine in these snake bags. Snake went into snake farm where they will extract venom from it to produce antivenom for saving lives of people who get bitten.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Subscribed

    @piyush42962@piyush429623 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you! :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • When a Black Mamba strikes is it a singular strike or repetitive ones?

    @brucebellinger9783@brucebellinger97833 жыл бұрын
    • Black mambas tend to strike more than once.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Mamba I love u

    @srifilmstudio6285@srifilmstudio62853 жыл бұрын
    • It is a beautiful snake, right?

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • I like how this channel has been getting more views

    @frogglen6350@frogglen63503 жыл бұрын
    • We are very happy that we are reaching broader audience! :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Wow! it have been long time waiting for the black mamba from Kenya, I can't wait this, thank you so much.

    @alfazoologist9741@alfazoologist97413 жыл бұрын
    • And it is coming soon! :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology That sounds so good, waiting here dude.

      @alfazoologist9741@alfazoologist97413 жыл бұрын
  • There appears to be African snakes which are the same species i.e. the Puff Adder which vary in colouration from area to area. The puffy from South Africa is vastly different from the ones in West Africa. However the Black Mamba appears to be uniformly the same throughout the continent. Is this the only snake like this?

    @emilemontiere6128@emilemontiere61283 жыл бұрын
    • You are right that puffies are very different in their coloration and many other snakes too. In fact, also Black mambas are different, but not so much. If you compare the mamba we filmed in South Africa (kzhead.info/sun/m6tth9qoZ4dna3k/bejne.html) and this one, you will see the difference. Mambas in Kenya are more olive and also sometimes speckled! In general, there are species, which are very variable, some a bit, some very similar across regions. Vine snakes of one species tend to look similar for example.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Wow...that was very nice work!

    @herbhunter5520@herbhunter55202 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you very much!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for the information on these snake. All your information is correct. I didn't know they could flatten the neck out. If I'm correct some are green.

    @Angela.M21@Angela.M213 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you very much for watching this video! Maybe we can recommend another one: kzhead.info/sun/m6tth9qoZ4dna3k/bejne.html

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • The green ones are of course called green mambas (dendroaspis angusticeps). Unlike the black mamba, there are several species of the green mamba, eastern, western and jameson’s.

      @RG-ja34sep@RG-ja34sep3 жыл бұрын
  • Great Video always from you people 👍

    @markrumfola9833@markrumfola98332 жыл бұрын
    • Many many thanks!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
  • I have a ball python and I’m still scared of him. He gives me the evil eye and Im pretty sure he holds grudges. Won’t be surprised if I wake up to find him ruling the world and I’ll be his first meal. So, when I see a snake like a Black Mamba, a species that commands real respect, I get my perspective put in the proper order. To be honest I think Whiskers is mad about his name. I let an 8 yr old name the poor guy after something he doesn’t even have. I tried to appease him and call him whiskey when my son isn’t around. But our snake isn’t fooled by my attempts to placate him. Oh well, if you don’t hear from me check my snakes stomach for evidence of my demise.

    @Shylade@Shylade3 жыл бұрын
    • Nice story! :) We also have 2 Ball pythons at home! And they are the most cute animals you can imagine. We do workshops for children about snakes where they can pet these cool snakes. We see calmness in each snake species, with the venomous ones you need to be more careful, but from our experience even working with Black mambas is a very peaceful situation.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • Haha you made me laugh with this comment. Thanks. I have a male aberrant California Kingsnake that's little over 3months now. His name is Ziggy..😃

      @kennylefou7688@kennylefou76883 жыл бұрын
    • Landon´s Channel, dude i never done this before, but have you thought ab writing a book or something like that? You are very funny and that in a good solid nice way!

      @alexloepp@alexloepp3 жыл бұрын
    • Eeeks

      @karenhargis9824@karenhargis98242 жыл бұрын
    • Hi python lunch girl are you still around 😄

      @NashinDiani@NashinDiani Жыл бұрын
  • 14:32 Isn't that chap risking getting nailed through the bag holding it like that? Really enjoying your videos. Thanks, stay safe 🙂 Edit: Saw a similar comment below that you'd addressed explaining the situation. Still enjoying your vids though 🙂

    @Outlander929@Outlander929 Жыл бұрын
    • Thank you for watching! :) Great that you went through the comments to find the answer!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology Жыл бұрын
  • Excellent

    @joncache509@joncache5093 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you! Cheers!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • This video is great i did a report in 4th grade about black mambas so this was awesome to watch what id like to see are snakes that are rare you don't normally hear about or see like the video on the twig snake that was cool bc ive never seen anyone make a video about that snake jus a thoughy

    @GNiE-jw6jo@GNiE-jw6jo3 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you very much for watching this video! Maybe you will be interested in this one also: kzhead.info/sun/m6tth9qoZ4dna3k/bejne.html

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Where is Bio-Ken located? I'm moving to the Amboseli area but would love to meet up to go on snake hunts like this, if possible.

    @Metalbass1979@Metalbass19792 жыл бұрын
    • On the coast! :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology Cool! I do go to the coast to occasionally, so I may see if I can pay them a visit sometime.

      @Metalbass1979@Metalbass19792 жыл бұрын
  • Awesome rescue

    @laurajames9855@laurajames98552 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
  • Awesome 👍

    @jammycheeran9242@jammycheeran92423 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks 🤗

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • to handle this kinf of snake is really so risky and it takes not only to be pro but to so ffff fearless, good job guys, nice documentary and great rescue as usual

    @abdedrar5482@abdedrar54822 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks 👍 You are right, handling Black mambas is potentially very risky and needs to be done very carefully!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
  • "But first, let's stop to take a picture of all of us holding this incredibly dangerous snake."

    @joshuadesautels@joshuadesautels7 ай бұрын
    • Photos of handling never come first. They come at the end when we already know the personality of the snake and we can assure that everything will be safe.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology7 ай бұрын
  • Good 👍

    @markrumfola9833@markrumfola98333 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks!!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • 3 longest venomous snakes: Lachesis muta ,Dendroaspis polylepis and Ophiophagus hannah. Which is the longest?

    @nabuho1@nabuho12 жыл бұрын
    • The longest is Ophiophagus hannah.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
  • African culture is beautiful. The way they can build a barn like that, from only sticks, and dried grass. The tribal huts are also a sight to behold! If only I had the income to support a trip to Africa! 💖👍🐍

    @voodoodolly@voodoodolly2 жыл бұрын
    • You are right, African culture is very interesting! We like those roofs made of dry grass :) Hopefully one day you will be able to see Africa!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
  • Looking as if the specimen has battle damage on body or start of pea tumour? Note the scale damage in spots,maybe from Animal attack??

    @aldenunion@aldenunion2 жыл бұрын
    • Many wild snakes have injuries or damaged scales. As you say, it might be from a predator or fight with the prey.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
  • Have you met Simon and souxie from snakes in the city

    @mr.anonymous5849@mr.anonymous58493 жыл бұрын
    • No, this was filmed in Kenya and that series is about Durban in South Africa.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology oh ok

      @mr.anonymous5849@mr.anonymous58493 жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology guys you know your doing a very god job

      @mr.anonymous5849@mr.anonymous58493 жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology just keep doing it

      @mr.anonymous5849@mr.anonymous58493 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you!!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • He is a strong and brave man.

    @temperanceblalock7514@temperanceblalock75143 жыл бұрын
    • Yes, he is!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Beautiful and deadly.

    @deangiusti1884@deangiusti18842 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you for watching!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
  • Cool video, but kind of humorous as well. 'Waterboarding' one of the deadliest snakes, then learning how to tie a knot on the job was less than....a heart attack, lol.

    @beerthug@beerthug2 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching! The team wanted to clean the snake's mouth which is correct. There are different ways how to bag a snake and we wanted to show how guys in Kenya do it.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
  • Fastest snake I ever saw is a sidewinder rattlesnake in the Mojave desert. Good luck outrunning one of those lol. Super good camo too I set up my tent 3 ft from one because I didn’t see it next to the rock.

    @alexburke1899@alexburke18992 жыл бұрын
    • There are many fast snakes. But no viper is a match to some colubrids, sand snakes, Dahl’s whip snakes, etc.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
  • That is a big mamba!

    @billmckeighan9289@billmckeighan92893 жыл бұрын
    • Actually, it was not so huge, under 2 meters. When we saw it first we though it is bigger.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • I am from Western Kenya in our language we call black Mamba 'rachier'. Green Mamba can called be Alum Alum(meaning its green or has grass color) but I think we just call all green snakes this way.

    @ronnieotieno2542@ronnieotieno2542 Жыл бұрын
    • Thank you for watching! Thanks for letting us know about the local names of these snakes!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology Жыл бұрын
  • Hes soo deadly he had to check his own body to make sure it wasn't prey!

    @ChawnHeart@ChawnHeart3 жыл бұрын
    • 😀😀

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Nice of them to wash the snake's mouth out but the wetter those scales get the slicker they'll get. >.>

    @pbdye1607@pbdye16073 жыл бұрын
    • It was important because the sand in the snake's mouth can hurt the animal.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • blazing fast

    @petervanderbeek9518@petervanderbeek95183 жыл бұрын
    • Yes, Black mambas are fast.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • I would not hold the bag in my palm like he did at the end!

    @coolcreamykiwi@coolcreamykiwi2 жыл бұрын
    • That is an empty bag. He has the bag with the mamba in the backpack 🙂 We did not realize that it would look like he is holding the bag with the mamba when we were editing the video, sorry.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
    • @ZambaKE Yes, we noticed that ordinary Kenyans have usually a big fear of snakes!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology Жыл бұрын
  • That was one feisty snake

    @Michaelkaydee@Michaelkaydee3 жыл бұрын
    • Actually, this mamba was very calm! :) It is also a lot about how you work with the snake, we try to be respectful so snakes are not stressed and defensive.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • That is a big dangerous Snake 🐍

    @markrumfola9833@markrumfola98333 жыл бұрын
    • It was just under 2 meters long.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • Great job always

      @markrumfola9833@markrumfola98333 жыл бұрын
    • @@markrumfola9833 Thank you! :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • they live in southern somalia to.

    @AsadAf-rs1mm@AsadAf-rs1mm7 ай бұрын
    • Yes, you are right.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology7 ай бұрын
  • With due respect to your guts, however handling mamba like this is still extremely dangerous for the strength and the speed the mamba strikes. One slip of mistake that the end of someone life. To let go of the mamba head is like no return.

    @atkins8644@atkins86443 жыл бұрын
    • You need to be careful, of course. And don't do anything what might be risky before you see the personality of the snake. We did not come very close before we worked with the snake a bit.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Mamba.king.snake.afrika.respekt.

    @user-pt2zj8jp9q@user-pt2zj8jp9q2 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you for watching!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
  • And careful

    @joncache509@joncache5093 жыл бұрын
    • Of course!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • This snake is the second longest snake behind the King Cobra

    @joshbainbridge5086@joshbainbridge50863 жыл бұрын
    • Black mamba is the second longest VENOMOUS snake after King cobra. There are other non-venomous snakes which are longer than these two.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • Living Zoology oh sorry that’s what I meant but forgot to put venomous

      @joshbainbridge5086@joshbainbridge50863 жыл бұрын
  • So , someone finds a snake a little too close to their home and they call someone like the people who caught this mamba, correct? Do the snake catchers charge a fee for catching the snake? If so, how much does this service cost? If they do not charge for catching the snake, do they get paid for the venom? How does the business side of catching snakes like a black mamba work? I cannot imagine they are doing it solely out of the goodness of their hearts. Plus, they do have to buy gas and eat. I have always wondered how this works.

    @jazzbariman@jazzbariman3 жыл бұрын
    • All snake catchers and organizations saving snakes we worked with are really doing this because they want to help snakes and people. Some get paid the fuel, some have a small fee. In this case we paid the fuel and took these guys into our car, mamba was around 90 km from the place where we stayed. They are from Bio-Ken snake farm. They do a great job in education about snakes, snake rescue calls, venom extraction, etc. We are not sure from where they get their funding, but they really operate on the level that they try to solve the human-snake conflict.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology I have just always wondered about this. These people are really putting their lives at risk in a great many ways with these snakes, yet they are not getting any compensation for it. I get the need to educate. This is vital. The ecosystem of Africa would die if these snakes were wiped out. The entire continent would be waist deep in rodent droppings. I know the companies making the antivenins are making money. I just wonder if that money ever gets to the people supplying the venom. A live healthy, happy black mamba will produce more venom that an unhealthy stressed mamba any day. Speaking as an Ameican, guys like you and your firends in this video are doing more good in the long run for the African ecosystem than a good rain fall, but you are also worth your weights in gold. Animal Planet and NatGeo channels should be paying you for your content here, to follow you around, and actually do good programing educating people like me here in the US. Your channel is fascinating. These snakes are incredible. I do not think I would fear them if I ran across one in the wild because of you. I would, however, give them a huge amount of space and respect. Thank you again for another great video.

      @jazzbariman@jazzbariman3 жыл бұрын
    • @@jazzbariman We really appreciate what you just wrote. We are happy that we have the chance to show our work here on KZhead and since 2020 one of us can have this as the full-time job. We are working in Living Zoology since 2015 and we always put our time, money and lives into this. Every shot, every photo can theoretically be deadly. But we still did it and will do it. We feel the urgency to educate about these animals, about nature and different ecological topics. It is something you do because you feel that this is what you should do because you are giving your heart into it. We would also not ask money for rescuing a snake. If some big TV would be interested in helping us spreading valuable information, we will be happy. For now we are living our dream with having this channel and reading such amazing comments as yours :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology When I was younger, my family had two dogs, sisters. I would find one sleeping, looking all cute. I would go up to pet her. My mother would see me going into pet the dog. She would tell me, "Leave her alone. She's sleeping." I hear her voice to this day in my head when doing the same thing to my cats. I hear my mom's voice over your videos. She is telling me these animals are sleeping, hunting, whatever. Leave them alone. My mother was the kindest woman on the planet. She was loved by all human and animal. She was a protector, a caring woman. I hear her talking when I watch your videos. I am not overly or remotely spiritual. But, weirdly, I hear her loudest in your videos of the black mambas. Keep up the great work. For some reason, I think my mom is in your videos. If you knew me, you would find this as bizarre as I do. Great channel. Thank you for responding to my questions and reading my thoughts. You are doing great work.

      @jazzbariman@jazzbariman3 жыл бұрын
  • Very dengres black mamba

    @savejhaqeeqat4174@savejhaqeeqat41743 жыл бұрын
    • Yes, Black mamba is very venomous but there are much more dangerous species in terms of fatalities in Africa!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • Old information Black mamba you cantry information please please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

      @savejhaqeeqat4174@savejhaqeeqat41743 жыл бұрын
    • Old venomous snake name

      @savejhaqeeqat4174@savejhaqeeqat41743 жыл бұрын
    • @@savejhaqeeqat4174 Which informations you would like to know? :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • Watshap mobile no sand comment please 🙏🙏🙏🙏

      @savejhaqeeqat4174@savejhaqeeqat41743 жыл бұрын
  • 👍👍👍

    @KhaiNguyen-nn5ue@KhaiNguyen-nn5ueАй бұрын
    • Thanks!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoologyАй бұрын
  • Handling with mouths of sneak with hand is wrong specially at the time to release

    @motherearth6393@motherearth63933 жыл бұрын
    • Mambas are special, very fast and most catchers use this technique and they catch the snake by the head. We personally would probably go for putting the snake directly into the bag. But Bio-Ken in Kenya has great experience and does a great job!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • When did Louis Theroux become a snake hunter?

    @victorcarbino8736@victorcarbino87363 жыл бұрын
    • We needed to google who it is :D So Matej looks like him? :D

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology A bit, but less nerdy

      @victorcarbino8736@victorcarbino87363 жыл бұрын
    • @@victorcarbino8736 Ok :D :D

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • Interesting video of catching a mamba in Kenya, but I was surprised by the way the person holding the mamba walked off. It looked like he was holding the bag with his hand underneath supporting it. t was concerned snakes might bite through the bags.

    @davidhowse884@davidhowse884 Жыл бұрын
    • Thank you for watching! He was holding an empty bag, the mamba is in his backpack. Here we have a more complete footage where it is shown how the mamba is put in the bakpack: kzhead.info/sun/dpmnhtebipynpoU/bejne.html

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology Жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology Phew! Glad the catcher got home safely! Thank you for your reply and extra footage.

      @davidhowse884@davidhowse884 Жыл бұрын
    • @@davidhowse884 Some other people asked about this, we should have included the part when they put the bag into the backpack :D Very welcome, thank you very much for your comment!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology Жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology Living Zoology has produced some fascinating video. Regarding snakes, I think I'm glad UK just has the relatively small and relatively less venomous adder, two of which I have come across in a lifetime of hill walks.. I will just watch the video footage of the dangerous species around the rest of the world. I am sad so many people die from snake bite worldwide. I am impressed by those who love and respect the species, seeing its place in the tree of life. I have on another channel seen Jason Arnold catch many mambas in Durban South Africa.

      @davidhowse884@davidhowse884 Жыл бұрын
    • @@davidhowse884 Thank you very much! We also have only one venomous snake in the Czech Republic - the European adder. So we have only one option - to travel around the world and search for snakes there :) But snakes here are also cool! We have worked on this documentary for 6 years: kzhead.info/sun/oM6QfqePhIZ4nZE/bejne.html

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology Жыл бұрын
  • That water manoeuvre, with the guy holding the snakes' head like that, is one I would never have done. Secure it and bag it as quickly as possible. What if he had lost his grip?

    @mulondokalemera7531@mulondokalemera75312 жыл бұрын
    • Working with venomous snakes always brings a possible danger. You need to trust people you work with. And most importantly, we do this work because we love these animals. That snake had mouth full of sand and it needed to be cleaned at least a bit.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
  • It can bite through the bag.. why are you holding it like that.. smh

    @pesos1274@pesos12743 жыл бұрын
    • He is holding it carefully in the same position as it was before when it was outside the bag.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • Im talking about the guy holding the snake when they are taking it away at the end of the video..

      @pesos1274@pesos12743 жыл бұрын
    • @@pesos1274 Oh, he is not holding the bag with the snake. The snake is in the bag in his backpack.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • In Kenyan Villages, rules of engagement when you are in the vicinity of a black or green mamba or any snake in general is get a big ass stick and some rocks. It's unfortunate but most villagers don't know how to handle these creatures.

    @africanexplorermagazine@africanexplorermagazine Жыл бұрын
    • Yes, most villagers are afraid of course and want to kill snakes. We had a great chance to educate locals several times during our rescues! kzhead.info/sun/jciTp6eRh2ipiI0/bejne.html

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology Жыл бұрын
  • If a person doesn't learn anything from your videos they simply were not paying attention

    @davidwilson8800@davidwilson88003 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you so much, we hope that people learn at least something! :)

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • This is totally ridiculous I know,but I have a phobia about venomous snakes!!The Black Mamba is one of them.Seeing that I live in UK I,m not likely to encounter one!!(Hopefully!!)

    @christinecoates6518@christinecoates65182 жыл бұрын
    • It is totally fine to be afraid of venomous snakes. You can try to overcome this fear by watching our videos :) It is safe!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
    • @Christine Coates. I have a horror of Black Mambas , that coffin shaped head and black mouth makes my skin crawl … I don’t feel this way about any other snake🤷‍♀️‼️. I live in the UK myself …

      @suesmith3744@suesmith37442 жыл бұрын
  • Mamba is this BLACK DOP wkwkwkw

    @subhanjayasaputras8111@subhanjayasaputras81112 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you for watching!

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
  • This mamba is definitely longer than two metres.

    @000001willy@000001willy Жыл бұрын
    • We thought so too initially, but when we looked closely it seemed to be just under 2 meters.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology Жыл бұрын
  • They say opposites attract. So I would like to see what happens when a black mamba and a cottonmouth of the same size meet for the first time!

    @sirtango1@sirtango12 жыл бұрын
    • Thank you for watching! Nothing would probably happen, mambas don't eat other snakes.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology2 жыл бұрын
  • woowwww they are BLACK !!!

    @walataqulu7505@walataqulu75053 жыл бұрын
    • Mambas are not black, the inside of their mouth is black, hence the name. Hopefully your comment is about the snake.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • I don’t think this person is talking about the snake. He/she must be talking about the people. Maybe he/she has never seen black people handling snakes.

      @JayW254@JayW2542 жыл бұрын
  • Wait this is racist

    @timbrowder2059@timbrowder20593 жыл бұрын
    • Why and what?

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
    • 😂

      @thomassimon1882@thomassimon18822 жыл бұрын
  • they crazy trying to save such poison snake. if its bite you got very little time to live.

    @Matlock901@Matlock90111 ай бұрын
    • Snakes have their place in nature.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology11 ай бұрын
  • Boring no narrator

    @naokir59@naokir593 жыл бұрын
    • Unfortunately, we cannot pay the narrator for each short video. But we are producing long narrated documentaries, such as kzhead.info/sun/hdVrm5iMsadnbHA/bejne.html There will be one about venomous snakes of Africa coming next year.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology3 жыл бұрын
  • You should have killed that snake. It will kill a person later, it came to human habitation it will return.

    @ericastier1646@ericastier1646 Жыл бұрын
    • There is no need to kill the snake if it can be professionally rescued.

      @LivingZoology@LivingZoology Жыл бұрын
    • @@LivingZoology A wild animal that attacked a human developed a pattern. It can pose a danger from developing a habit lacking fear.

      @ericastier1646@ericastier1646 Жыл бұрын
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