The most calm, composed and ethical snake. This snake knows if you gonna hurt him/her or not....not threatened by anyone.... Respect to the great BUSHMASTER
This gorgeous creature is extremely well behaved. My favorite snake is the Gaboon viper, the color pattern is absolutely beautiful. But now after taking a better look at this Bush Master I think it comes in second place. Great video and love all the great information. Thanks mate.
My favorite New World snake. The Bushmaster has such a noble face and intelligence you can see in their eyes Red Headed Kraits and King Cobras are my other favourites
That's exactly what's wrong with this video! Yes these animals are very important but yes people should have a sense of fear and respect for the animal and the idea that getting close and touching them is ok is spreading a very dangerous idea!
I can't believe how calm this gorgeous but extremely venomous snake is being. I've been handling North American snake's for 44 plus years, I also have had numerous constrictors from around the world. The only venomous snake's I've handled are the gorgeous copperheads from Virginia to Kentucky, and a few Cottonmouths. I never hurt them I only studied them and released them back to a safe place far away from humans. Although I'm fortunate enough to have a wonderful friend that collects venom for medical use, mostly North American snake's. Over the years he has taught me the safest way to handle a venomous snake. My dream was to hold a Easter diamondback rattlesnake, he helped make that dream come true. I actually held his two meter diamondback, what a rush. He's a herpetologist and has been doing this for along time. Watching him collect the venom from his collection is amazing. Coral snake's,rattlers and copperheads and Cottonmouths are his main snake's for collecting venom although he does have 3 or 4 venomous snake's from different parts of Africa. His Gaboon viper is definitely my favorite I've never held it, but I hope to soon.
@@robbarnes9047 utube is great. Girls like you can be courageous. Love your girly vocabulary ma'am. Can you please send me and noun to add to my girlfriends vocabulary. Thanks.😘
Oh, she is so beautiful! "Dragon scales" fascinating comparison! I'm so content that you studied her to help the species and re-released her :) Beautiful shots of her on the white board. Thanks for sharing!
Solid solid work boys. In my mind exactly how you should be using your platform or whatever you wanna call it. Love the video. You can tell by how you talk about them how much you truly respect them. And well be it that respect their absolutely gnarly looking.
Beautiful presentation. The animal is marvelous beyond words! I was taken aback by the calm demeanor and just a little bit shocked by your freehanding and risking a very serious injury. Death comes to us all, but it's a game changer when you have to live with severe and permanent disfigurement by one of the most toxic venoms on Earth. Please be careful and continue to bring more love and enlightenment to your channel on this powerful serpent- Lachesis muta. . . The Bushmaster.
Despite having a phobia about snakes, i can appreciate the beauty of these creatures. I can appreciate that they have a role to play in nature, controlling mice and other rodents. I will gladly tolerate them in the wild, where they do belong. The moment they do set a belly scale on my yard though, where they can be a threat to my family and my pets, they run the risk of getting killed, not because i hate them, but for the danger they do pose to humans and pets.
what happend to its special tail? and why put a thermal heatseeker like the bushmaster up the face on some kids that could easily make a sudden move in fear of its precence and could cause a stike?
That is awesome! Good job guys :) I love these snakes so much that I have named my company after them. I spend my days looking for these incredible animals so the video you shared is eye candy to me! Seriously, well done:)
Finding Lachesis Muta Muta in Peru is becoming very difficult as the indigenous people consider it extremely aggressive and highly poisonous, both of which are not true. In Peru as with probably most of the lands that harbor bushmasters they are killed on sight and soon they will be going down the road of the extinct. I live north of Gainesville Fl. and finding a diamondback now a days is all but impossible. Leave snakes alone .
You lucky bastards, and what a great specimen you found. It has been an ambition of mine to explore the rainforests and rivers of South America since I was a young boy. I'm 64 now so it's unlikely to ever happen for me now. But your video gave me some real joy. I am from Australia and have many snakes and other reptiles to fossick around and find but I would like to see some of the other exotic species of the world.
I'll go with you if you finance my trip, I've been before and have the you tube videos to prove it, my channel is not this name. Had 3 Peruvian federal police on the amazon try to shake me down too. I had 2k us in my pocket, thank god I was witty enough to kept it. We can go to leticia Colombia with a place to stay cheap support or iquitos Peru without support.
Bushmaster is a baby compared to the Fer de Lance. I spent a year in the Peruvian rainforest and managed to find only a couple of them deep in the forest. On the other hand the Fer de Lances were everywhere and a constant danger.
Yaknow, a lot of people consider compare bushmasters to the lanceheads in the genus Bothrops, but it seems as if there is a fair amount of difference. Lanceheads are super high strung and lash out at the first chance they get. Bushmasters seem to know their own strength, to understand the power of their venom. They seem unlikely to become defensive unless really pressed. They also have a regality to them that few other snakes have... the only thing like it, really, is the king cobra.
Tigerpuffer Completely true. Out of all of the snakes Im aware of, Bushmasters definitely stand out. When compared to, lets say, a Black Mamba....the Mamba has chased down and delivered multiple strikes to non-threats. Bushmasters definitely have a much more restrained and almost respectful personality. They are more than happy to give you space, knowing full well they have immense potential to harm you. King Cobras are much the same, but will absolutely square up, look you in the eye, and give you a closed-mouthed peck right to the forehead.
Very accurate, Tigerpuffer. The Bushmaster, L muta, is seldom encountered and one result of this is that facts are replaced by crazy stories and myths. Any snake can bite if provoked, but Bothrops asper is the cause of most of the snakebites (and deaths) in Latin America. More, in fact than all other snakes combined.
@@pkspalding yeah the Fer de Lance is definitely the most feared snake around those parts, if anyone has interest in snakes, check out people catching Fer de Lance's.. you'll be hard pressed to find the handlers fearing a snake more when in hands
Beautiful Bushmaster! Very sketchy to handle. Even with their girth they can turn on ur hook and backwards or side strike very fast like a gaboon viper
This is the type of video I enjoy seeing. The animal was not stressed out for the sake of a few pics for t.v. . These people are doing some much needed and genuine research. On a very unknown animal. The three genus Lachesis Muta Muta , Lachesis Rhombetta and Lachesis melanoma have very small and distinct geographical areas. In countries that can ill afford to study their own wildlife. I hope studies like this help keep these wonderful animals off the endangered list.
From Guyana never seen a Bush master untill i went to the Miami zoo. Nice video and the snake looks claim but from what i herd about them their very dangerous so i wouldn't go that close to it
Cuaimapiña is the name given in Venezuela to this viper, the term "cuaima" is usually used to define the Venezuelan woman for her strong character, which is commonly aggressive and violent in most of the population, or when they are just angry (which is the most common usage of the term), so this could give the idea of the character of the bushmaster.
Don't get me wrong this guy's heart is in the right place but his handling technique is either get him one of his teammates or somebody else killed. He's mistaking what the the Bushmaster is capable of doing if he wants to just like Al Cruz aka viperkeeper does with his venomous snakes. Fortunately this time no one got hit but he's holding on to a grenade with the pin pulled seeing how long he can hold it before it blows up, and if he's not careful he'll find out the hard way I love all reptiles but safety is paramount for the animal first and people second
I don't think viperkeeper is careless with his snakes at all. At least not compared with most other handlers. I have watched hundreds of his videos. He almost never free handles the snakes and he watches them very carefully. He also understands his own flaws and seeks to correct them as well as having extreme respect and understanding about the risks he takes.
The bushmaster has been known to remember who captured it and will wait for the right moment to get you even it takes a long time , it will wait and remember .
torontosorewristhex amongst some herp folks, L muta has a real reputation for placidity. No terciopelo would ever be this relaxed. There is an old story told that is actually true, and speaks to the laid back nature of the bushmaster. A couple hiking in Costa Rica encountered one crossing a path. Believing it to be a boa, they tied a shoelace around its neck and half dragged; half pushed the snake back towards civilisation. The bushmaster never seemed to object, as it were. Have heard similar stories from people who handle the large vipers
the Bushmaster can be very aggressive. My friends at forestry had one around their camp, they killed one of them and the other one went to the same location where they killed it and lay there waiting or them. when they got there the Bushmaster started attacking the vehicle.
That specie is very calm. It is not aggressive at all. Never touch with your hands, only a little of común sense to manipulate it. Nothing more. An bring back her the same place you took her
That's cool letting the kids pet the Bushmaster. I hate when people are all scary about snakes. BTW, please export some pairs of these to the USA. I don't see them available here. Thanks.
Pet the bushmaster? Where did he let the kids pet the bushmaster? This is not a snake you pet like a constrictor, the venom in these snakes would kill a man. My buddy got bit by one of these recently and within an hour he was coughing up blood. He spent a couple of weeks in the hospital in extreme pain, and here you're taking about kids petting the bushmaster lmao!
You're not supposed to let the bushmaster bite you. I don't allow any of my cobras to bite me. When I get some bushmasters I won't let them bite me. Why can't you and others promoting fear of venomous snakes process this?
En Colombia se le conoce como berrugoso .casi siempre durante el día duerme, pero por la noche l salen , les gusta perseguir la luz son muy temidas y son difíciles de encontrar . Toca en la mera montaña
People do not understand how these snakes jaws dislocate so when you think you are holding it properly it does a shape shift and suddenly the fangs/jaws seem to fall apart and relocate and boom! you are bitten!
It's amazing how docile she is considering how dangerous her venom yield is. What a truly beautiful and magnificent creature!
The most calm, composed and ethical snake. This snake knows if you gonna hurt him/her or not....not threatened by anyone.... Respect to the great BUSHMASTER
This gorgeous creature is extremely well behaved. My favorite snake is the Gaboon viper, the color pattern is absolutely beautiful. But now after taking a better look at this Bush Master I think it comes in second place. Great video and love all the great information. Thanks mate.
My favorite New World snake. The Bushmaster has such a noble face and intelligence you can see in their eyes
Red Headed Kraits and King Cobras are my other favourites
I love the positive and fear free messages you radiated with this video. brilliant job!
That's exactly what's wrong with this video! Yes these animals are very important but yes people should have a sense of fear and respect for the animal and the idea that getting close and touching them is ok is spreading a very dangerous idea!
Wow! Beautiful rare, Bushmasterl. Do they radio track them to find the range etc..? They lay eggs which is different than all other pit vipers...
Absolutely glorious animal, great video, unreal photographs and a low-stress capture and release. Could not be more awesome. Well done, folks.
Just subscribed. Thank you for your advocacy for this wonderful, elusive creature.
Thanks for the video. I am going to be in Costa Rica next week and will try to catch one. I've always been amazed by their appearance.
I can't believe how calm this gorgeous but extremely venomous snake is being. I've been handling North American snake's for 44 plus years, I also have had numerous constrictors from around the world. The only venomous snake's I've handled are the gorgeous copperheads from Virginia to Kentucky, and a few Cottonmouths. I never hurt them I only studied them and released them back to a safe place far away from humans. Although I'm fortunate enough to have a wonderful friend that collects venom for medical use, mostly North American snake's. Over the years he has taught me the safest way to handle a venomous snake. My dream was to hold a Easter diamondback rattlesnake, he helped make that dream come true. I actually held his two meter diamondback, what a rush. He's a herpetologist and has been doing this for along time. Watching him collect the venom from his collection is amazing. Coral snake's,rattlers and copperheads and Cottonmouths are his main snake's for collecting venom although he does have 3 or 4 venomous snake's from different parts of Africa. His Gaboon viper is definitely my favorite I've never held it, but I hope to soon.
North American snakes are measured in yards!
@@robbarnes9047 Mexico is considered North America. Just saying. Einstein.
@@jefferywilliams5878 It’s called a joke. Fuckwit.
@@robbarnes9047 utube is great. Girls like you can be courageous. Love your girly vocabulary ma'am. Can you please send me and noun to add to my girlfriends vocabulary. Thanks.😘
Oh, she is so beautiful! "Dragon scales" fascinating comparison! I'm so content that you studied her to help the species and re-released her :) Beautiful shots of her on the white board. Thanks for sharing!
Free handling a bushmaster?😮 You're a braver man than me Gunga Din.
I can’t say enough of how beautiful these bush masters are! I like all snakes 🐍, but the key to these creatures is TOTALL RESPECT!
Solid solid work boys. In my mind exactly how you should be using your platform or whatever you wanna call it. Love the video. You can tell by how you talk about them how much you truly respect them. And well be it that respect their absolutely gnarly looking.
She was remarkably chill
Nice to see spudman delivering spud into the jungle
it’s said that the bushmaster is calm, when handled with care and respect. the tourists got a real treat.
Amazing work and a wonderful video!
Good job guys. Is very difficult to find lachesis Mutu in the forest. Congratulation.
Beautiful presentation. The animal is marvelous beyond words! I was taken aback by the calm demeanor and just a little bit shocked by your freehanding and risking a very serious injury. Death comes to us all, but it's a game changer when you have to live with severe and permanent disfigurement by one of the most toxic venoms on Earth. Please be careful and continue to bring more love and enlightenment to your channel on this powerful serpent- Lachesis muta. . . The Bushmaster.
Despite having a phobia about snakes, i can appreciate the beauty of these creatures.
I can appreciate that they have a role to play in nature, controlling mice and other rodents. I will gladly tolerate them in the wild, where they do belong. The moment they do set a belly scale on my yard though, where they can be a threat to my family and my pets, they run the risk of getting killed, not because i hate them, but for the danger they do pose to humans and pets.
that's a beautiful snake. one of my most favorite among vipers. second only to gaboon and rhino vipers
what happend to its special tail? and why put a thermal heatseeker like the bushmaster up the face on some kids that could easily make a sudden move in fear of its precence and could cause a stike?
shut you pie hole
A very beaytiful snake. Seems to be calm, relaxed with being handled,and slow moving ? Great Job Guys !!!!
That is awesome! Good job guys :) I love these snakes so much that I have named my company after them. I spend my days looking for these incredible animals so the video you shared is eye candy to me! Seriously, well done:)
I am only now learning about snakes and trying to identify them on sight. Gives me a new appreciation of the various species that exist in Trinidad.
Finding Lachesis Muta Muta in Peru is becoming very difficult as the indigenous people consider it extremely aggressive and highly poisonous, both of which are not true. In Peru as with probably most of the lands that harbor bushmasters they are killed on sight and soon they will be going down the road of the extinct. I live north of Gainesville Fl. and finding a diamondback now a days is all but impossible. Leave snakes alone .
They are highly poisonous.
That's the single experience I long for, I can't believe this footage is Available.
That girl was very chill.
This needs more views!
I saw a bushmaster about the same size in the central Amazon Basin. Pretty awesome.
You lucky bastards, and what a great specimen you found. It has been an ambition of mine to explore the rainforests and rivers of South America since I was a young boy. I'm 64 now so it's unlikely to ever happen for me now. But your video gave me some real joy. I am from Australia and have many snakes and other reptiles to fossick around and find but I would like to see some of the other exotic species of the world.
I'll go with you if you finance my trip, I've been before and have the you tube videos to prove it, my channel is not this name. Had 3 Peruvian federal police on the amazon try to shake me down too. I had 2k us in my pocket, thank god I was witty enough to kept it. We can go to leticia Colombia with a place to stay cheap support or iquitos Peru without support.
4:52 is perhaps the best photograph of any snake I've ever seen. Beautiful snake indeed.
That is an amazing snake and an amazing video.
Nicely edited film, thanks.
What an amazing video!
Bushmaster is a baby compared to the Fer de Lance. I spent a year in the Peruvian rainforest and managed to find only a couple of them deep in the forest. On the other hand the Fer de Lances were everywhere and a constant danger.
In Brazil we call it Surucucu de Fogo 🔥 One of the most feared animals of Amazônia.
What a beauty! I wish I could've been there with you, what a rush of adrenaline! Amazing camouflage!!!! My favorite snake by far! CONGRATULATIONS!
That snake head seems perilously close to the kids. It's docile yes, but I still wouldn't chance it.
to close
Yaknow, a lot of people consider compare bushmasters to the lanceheads in the genus Bothrops, but it seems as if there is a fair amount of difference. Lanceheads are super high strung and lash out at the first chance they get. Bushmasters seem to know their own strength, to understand the power of their venom. They seem unlikely to become defensive unless really pressed. They also have a regality to them that few other snakes have... the only thing like it, really, is the king cobra.
Tigerpuffer Completely true. Out of all of the snakes Im aware of, Bushmasters definitely stand out. When compared to, lets say, a Black Mamba....the Mamba has chased down and delivered multiple strikes to non-threats. Bushmasters definitely have a much more restrained and almost respectful personality. They are more than happy to give you space, knowing full well they have immense potential to harm you. King Cobras are much the same, but will absolutely square up, look you in the eye, and give you a closed-mouthed peck right to the forehead.
Very accurate, Tigerpuffer. The Bushmaster, L muta, is seldom encountered and one result of this is that facts are replaced by crazy stories and myths. Any snake can bite if provoked, but Bothrops asper is the cause of most of the snakebites (and deaths) in Latin America. More, in fact than all other snakes combined.
@@hughjaynus3341 Gosh-I don't know that much about snakes. Was not aware that a Mamba would chase down someone.
@Mikey Cripps Mikey-That's what I thought too
@@pkspalding yeah the Fer de Lance is definitely the most feared snake around those parts, if anyone has interest in snakes, check out people catching Fer de Lance's.. you'll be hard pressed to find the handlers fearing a snake more when in hands
What a stunner that snake is! Wow.
Beautiful Bushmaster! Very sketchy to handle. Even with their girth they can turn on ur hook and backwards or side strike very fast like a gaboon viper
You can come find a lot more of those here in Costa Rica! we have lots of Bushmarsters :) they are fascinating but SCARY AS F... !
the bushmaster is a gaboon viper, a rattlesnake, and a water macosin all rolled into one the most beautiful and deadly snakes
Brilliant video guys, what a snake! Take me with you next time please ^_^ Would LOVE to play with/collect info on some amazonian herps!!!
Such a magnificent snake.
so if you catch this snake and measure its length, you already know a lot more about it? Or do they not know what else to do?
Knows exactly where and how to hold and how to lift her. The snake knows that she is not in danger. Experienced snake handler.
Australians doing what they do best.
This is the type of video I enjoy seeing. The animal was not stressed out for the sake of a few pics for t.v. . These people are doing some much needed and genuine research. On a very unknown animal. The three genus Lachesis Muta Muta , Lachesis Rhombetta and Lachesis melanoma have very small and distinct geographical areas. In countries that can ill afford to study their own wildlife. I hope studies like this help keep these wonderful animals off the endangered list.
ice bear No it Wont and never going to happen as long as humans keep breeding nothing will survive in the end 🤙🏻🌴
From Guyana never seen a Bush master untill i went to the Miami zoo. Nice video and the snake looks claim but from what i herd about them their very dangerous so i wouldn't go that close to it
Cuaimapiña is the name given in Venezuela to this viper, the term "cuaima" is usually used to define the Venezuelan woman for her strong character, which is commonly aggressive and violent in most of the population, or when they are just angry (which is the most common usage of the term), so this could give the idea of the character of the bushmaster.
SUCH A STUNNING SNAKE
Snake was calm because it could possibly sense the guy's harmless vibrations.
Don't get me wrong this guy's heart is in the right place but his handling technique is either get him one of his teammates or somebody else killed. He's mistaking what the the Bushmaster is capable of doing if he wants to just like Al Cruz aka viperkeeper does with his venomous snakes. Fortunately this time no one got hit but he's holding on to a grenade with the pin pulled seeing how long he can hold it before it blows up, and if he's not careful he'll find out the hard way I love all reptiles but safety is paramount for the animal first and people second
I don't think viperkeeper is careless with his snakes at all. At least not compared with most other handlers. I have watched hundreds of his videos. He almost never free handles the snakes and he watches them very carefully. He also understands his own flaws and seeks to correct them as well as having extreme respect and understanding about the risks he takes.
The bushmaster has been known to remember who captured it and will wait for the right moment to get you even it takes a long time , it will wait and remember .
That is one beautiful snake
👏😁.nice..job n like your video dude...
"we have a bush master in the bag" 🤗
Ohh man .. amazing size much more bigger than Russell viper .. is this the biggest one in viper family
That is one big hoss of a pit viper.
My favorite snake is the Alaskan albino snow snake. U don't see it until it to late! It blends in with the snow perfectly...
Holy sh$t! I was not expecting it to be that big!!!!!!! That thing could definitely ruin your day!
Greatt video!!
Wow! Brave dudes.
this bushmaster looks so calm.. a fer da lance de would not be as calm
I've filmed and moved several of them. They're anything but calm usually. lol
torontosorewristhex amongst some herp folks, L muta has a real reputation for placidity. No terciopelo would ever be this relaxed. There is an old story told that is actually true, and speaks to the laid back nature of the bushmaster. A couple hiking in Costa Rica encountered one crossing a path. Believing it to be a boa, they tied a shoelace around its neck and half dragged; half pushed the snake back towards civilisation. The bushmaster never seemed to object, as it were. Have heard similar stories from people who handle the large vipers
I would not even try to handle a fer da lance
thx for the video. i live in suriname. here we call it makka sneki
Best pattern ever beautiful
I am brazilian and in my country we have a lot of bushmasters!! We call surucucu
Guys u should come to suriname we saw one a few days ago it was really beautiful
2:50 The jaguar of the reptile world. DAMN.
This snake is called Matabuey in Costa Rica. The translation means cow killer and the myth says that they can eat a cow. You know, legends
Beautiful
That’s a huge bushmaster
In trinidad its called the zanana mapippe deadly silent killer but incredible creature
love all snakes,bushmasters are so beautiful?
I am from South America Guyana,I saw one that was 12 feet long
the Bushmaster can be very aggressive. My friends at forestry had one around their camp, they killed one of them and the other one went to the same location where they killed it and lay there waiting or them. when they got there the Bushmaster started attacking the vehicle.
You guys should not be dangling a bushmaster so close to that crowd or any croud.Somebody could have gotten nailed and killed easily!
That specie is very calm. It is not aggressive at all. Never touch with your hands, only a little of común sense to manipulate it. Nothing more. An bring back her the same place you took her
@@beeman596 "specie"
@@cebruthius that kind of snakes? . what is the problem? i dont understand. i speak spanish normally
@@beeman596 Both singular and plural are spelled "species"
@@cebruthius I did not know. Thanks
We have bushmaster in my country Trinidad and Tobago. We call it mapepire zanana
We have them here in Trinidad!
Damn, that is big. Bigger than a rattlesnake.
U can have that job!!!!😒..but my hat goes out to you guys😀👍..stay safe out there.
Nerves of steel to handle silent, certain DEATH!!!
They seem docile?
How do I become a volunteer?
Es muy parecida a la lachesis trigonocephalus
good video here in Ecuador is know it as verrugosa,,,
That's cool letting the kids pet the Bushmaster. I hate when people are all scary about snakes. BTW, please export some pairs of these to the USA. I don't see them available here. Thanks.
Pet the bushmaster? Where did he let the kids pet the bushmaster? This is not a snake you pet like a constrictor, the venom in these snakes would kill a man. My buddy got bit by one of these recently and within an hour he was coughing up blood. He spent a couple of weeks in the hospital in extreme pain, and here you're taking about kids petting the bushmaster lmao!
You're not supposed to let the bushmaster bite you. I don't allow any of my cobras to bite me. When I get some bushmasters I won't let them bite me. Why can't you and others promoting fear of venomous snakes process this?
Thy seem kindve gentle
Didn't think they got that big. WOW!
En Colombia se le conoce como berrugoso .casi siempre durante el día duerme, pero por la noche l salen , les gusta perseguir la luz son muy temidas y son difíciles de encontrar . Toca en la mera montaña
The bushmaster is a serious snake, you don't want to muck with them.
People do not understand how these snakes jaws dislocate so when you think you are holding it properly it does a shape shift and suddenly the fangs/jaws seem to fall apart and relocate and boom! you are bitten!
imo the scariest looking snake
Bushmasters move in pairs.
Very beautiful with diamond shape down its back but very very deadly
Definitely!
We have lots of them in Trinidad
They always give me gas.
They are very delicate and should be left alone or in the hands of proper breeders
that's a big specimen...
That thing is beautiful..can you imagine how gorgeous the snakeskin boots would be from this thing?