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

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  • čas přidán 3. 10. 2020
  • 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.

Komentáře • 255

  • @Andygeofri
    @Andygeofri Před 3 lety +16

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

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you very much!!! Check out our video about 3 species of mambas! m.czcams.com/video/hG4Wvp0U18A/video.html

    • @Freelandrew
      @Freelandrew Před 2 lety

      Dendro in Greek means Tree and aspis means shield. Dendroaspis is greek origin name.

    • @rickjason215
      @rickjason215 Před 2 lety +1

      There is a CZcams channel where a guy named Jason captures and releases Mambas by himself, in homes.

  • @Michaelkaydee
    @Michaelkaydee Před 3 lety +16

    Kenya is just so beautiful with such amazing wildlife... great footage this.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +5

      It really is! We enjoyed our time there a lot!

    • @Michaelkaydee
      @Michaelkaydee Před 3 lety +2

      @@LivingZoology come again on holiday... no work... I'll host you

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @Michaelkaydee
      @Michaelkaydee Před 3 lety +3

      @@LivingZoology hahaha... a working holiday then 😁

  • @easternbrown
    @easternbrown Před 3 lety +17

    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)??

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +9

      Thank you very much!!! :) No, he is holding a spare bag, the bag with mamba is inside his backpack :)

    • @derekallan1341
      @derekallan1341 Před 3 lety

      I also wanted to comment on this. He is luck not to have been bitten.

    • @kimberlyfrost4730
      @kimberlyfrost4730 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @glengrieve544
    @glengrieve544 Před rokem +1

    Great 👌 content and beautifully presented thank you for your time and effort

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před rokem

      Many many thanks! Great that you love our video!

  • @souravkaran6511
    @souravkaran6511 Před 3 lety +16

    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

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you very much!!! We really enjoyed filming this mamba! Love to India! We hope to come back there soon!

    • @humanhomesolutions9782
      @humanhomesolutions9782 Před 2 lety

      ​​​@@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

  • @teetaylor6525
    @teetaylor6525 Před 3 lety +5

    So calm. Unusual in the snake community. How refreshing!

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      Many many thanks!!! :) Glad to hear that you enjoyed watching.

  • @danthemanx999
    @danthemanx999 Před 3 lety +5

    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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +3

      Glad you enjoyed it!!! Thank you! Yes, in Central Kenya there are not so many snakes because of high altitude.

    • @JayW254
      @JayW254 Před 2 lety +2

      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

    • @danthemanx999
      @danthemanx999 Před 2 lety

      @@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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 2 lety +1

      @@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.

    • @JayW254
      @JayW254 Před 2 lety

      @@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.

  • @kennylefou7688
    @kennylefou7688 Před 3 lety +3

    This channel is better than animal planet!

  • @davidwilson8800
    @davidwilson8800 Před 3 lety +2

    Once again another awesome video I have yet to be disappointed and look forward to the next one

  • @ARNash-uh2dj
    @ARNash-uh2dj Před 3 lety +5

    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 😍😍😍

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      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! :)

  • @chiefg3023
    @chiefg3023 Před 3 lety +3

    You guys make the best videos.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

      Thank you so much!!! That is so good to read :)

  • @africanexplorermagazine
    @africanexplorermagazine Před rokem +1

    Nice I see you visited Bio Ken Farms? Been there several times. Good fellows

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před rokem

      Yes we did! We cooperated with them during two Kenya trips :) czcams.com/video/vHtm5wAZgL0/video.html

  • @benjaminshahthakuri4355
    @benjaminshahthakuri4355 Před 3 lety +4

    Man honestly i love all your videos
    This is next level 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
    I can watch all day long

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you so much!!! It means a lot for us :)

  • @RG-ja34sep
    @RG-ja34sep Před 3 lety +5

    That mamba looks longer than 2 meters. Amazing how this snake always seems to be smiling!!

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      Yes, mambas are always smiling :) We also though that it is longer but it wasn't.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      @John C. Yes, we originally thought that it is bigger!

  • @joncache509
    @joncache509 Před 3 lety +1

    Very very professional

  • @donaldkern9300
    @donaldkern9300 Před 3 lety +1

    Desertwolfarmory sent me :-)

  • @emilemontiere6128
    @emilemontiere6128 Před 3 lety +6

    Thats an amazing catch. Respect to you sir and thank you once again for an amazing video. Where in Kenya were you?

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +2

      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.

    • @abocas
      @abocas Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @alexburke1899
      @alexburke1899 Před 2 lety

      @@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.

  • @alfazoologist9741
    @alfazoologist9741 Před 3 lety +4

    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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you so much! We are happy that you learned something new :)

    • @alfazoologist9741
      @alfazoologist9741 Před 3 lety

      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 😃😃.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      @@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!

    • @alfazoologist9741
      @alfazoologist9741 Před 3 lety +1

      @@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.

  • @Mohiostrava
    @Mohiostrava Před 3 lety +3

    Wow! Skvělé video.

  • @ajaysuresh3781
    @ajaysuresh3781 Před 3 lety +2

    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 👍

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +2

      Thank you very much for your support! Much appreciated!

  • @alfazoologist9741
    @alfazoologist9741 Před 3 lety +6

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

  • @Mark13091961
    @Mark13091961 Před 3 lety +4

    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

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +3

      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.

    • @Mark13091961
      @Mark13091961 Před 3 lety

      Living Zoology having travelled to the right place, how easy are they to find?

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      @@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.

    • @Mark13091961
      @Mark13091961 Před 3 lety +1

      Living Zoology ok thank you. Great footage, these are fascinating

    • @aldenunion
      @aldenunion Před 2 lety

      @@LivingZoology South Africa

  • @abocas
    @abocas Před 3 lety +4

    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 :-)

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +2

      Thank you for watching!!! Definitely call Bio-ken snake farm, they do a great job! :)

  • @Shylade
    @Shylade Před 3 lety +11

    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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +3

      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.

    • @kennylefou7688
      @kennylefou7688 Před 3 lety +2

      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..😃

    • @alexloepp
      @alexloepp Před 3 lety

      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!

    • @karenhargis9824
      @karenhargis9824 Před 2 lety

      Eeeks

    • @NashinDiani
      @NashinDiani Před rokem

      Hi python lunch girl are you still around 😄

  • @Outlander929
    @Outlander929 Před rokem +1

    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 🙂

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před rokem +2

      Thank you for watching! :) Great that you went through the comments to find the answer!

  • @stonecoldsteveaustin6389
    @stonecoldsteveaustin6389 Před 3 lety +1

    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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

      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? czcams.com/video/qgcU0CluSpY/video.html and czcams.com/video/-GW7V7CbwRs/video.html

    • @MrBetc
      @MrBetc Před rokem

      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.

  • @pavelboro
    @pavelboro Před 3 lety +1

    Very interesting video of the capture of a dangerous snake. Super. Paul👍

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

      Thank you very much for watching!!! :) Nebo možná spíše díky moc za zhlédnutí :)

  • @surensalgado945
    @surensalgado945 Před 3 lety +1

    Super video👌🏻. Black, Blue n Green Mambas are there.
    Other than those 3 types do you get Yellow Mambas?

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you!!! Western Green mamba can get yellowish.

  • @srifilmstudio6285
    @srifilmstudio6285 Před 3 lety +2

    Mamba I love u

  • @laurajames9855
    @laurajames9855 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome rescue

  • @piyush42962
    @piyush42962 Před 3 lety +1

    Subscribed

  • @knutem2155
    @knutem2155 Před 3 lety +1

    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!

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you and apologies for too many ads. It is tricky with ads on CZcams 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.

    • @abocas
      @abocas Před 3 lety +1

      Ads provide an income for the video providers.
      It is helping :-)

  • @petrhavel950
    @petrhavel950 Před 3 lety +1

    Super video, opravdu se povedlo. A i s češtinou!

  • @GNiE-jw6jo
    @GNiE-jw6jo Před 3 lety +1

    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

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

      Thank you very much for watching this video! Maybe you will be interested in this one also: czcams.com/video/hG4Wvp0U18A/video.html

  • @herbhunter5520
    @herbhunter5520 Před 2 lety +1

    Wow...that was very nice work!

  • @markrumfola9833
    @markrumfola9833 Před 2 lety

    Great Video always from you people 👍

  • @illuminate4969
    @illuminate4969 Před 3 lety +1

    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

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      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.

  • @frogglen6350
    @frogglen6350 Před 3 lety +4

    I like how this channel has been getting more views

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      We are very happy that we are reaching broader audience! :)

  • @joncache509
    @joncache509 Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent

  • @beerthug
    @beerthug Před 3 lety +1

    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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      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.

  • @abdedrar5482
    @abdedrar5482 Před 2 lety

    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

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks 👍 You are right, handling Black mambas is potentially very risky and needs to be done very carefully!

  • @emilemontiere6128
    @emilemontiere6128 Před 3 lety +2

    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?

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +2

      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 (czcams.com/video/hG4Wvp0U18A/video.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.

  • @voodoodolly
    @voodoodolly Před 2 lety

    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! 💖👍🐍

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 2 lety +1

      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!

  • @Angela.M21
    @Angela.M21 Před 3 lety +1

    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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you very much for watching this video! Maybe we can recommend another one: czcams.com/video/hG4Wvp0U18A/video.html

    • @RG-ja34sep
      @RG-ja34sep Před 3 lety +1

      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.

  • @brucebellinger9783
    @brucebellinger9783 Před 3 lety +1

    When a Black Mamba strikes is it a singular strike or repetitive ones?

  • @temperanceblalock7514
    @temperanceblalock7514 Před 3 lety +1

    He is a strong and brave man.

  • @jammycheeran9242
    @jammycheeran9242 Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome 👍

  • @markrumfola9833
    @markrumfola9833 Před 3 lety +2

    Good 👍

  • @ChawnHeart
    @ChawnHeart Před 3 lety +2

    Hes soo deadly he had to check his own body to make sure it wasn't prey!

  • @Metalbass1979
    @Metalbass1979 Před 3 lety +1

    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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      On the coast! :)

    • @Metalbass1979
      @Metalbass1979 Před 3 lety

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

  • @joshuadesautels
    @joshuadesautels Před 9 měsíci

    "But first, let's stop to take a picture of all of us holding this incredibly dangerous snake."

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 9 měsíci +1

      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.

  • @nabuho1
    @nabuho1 Před 2 lety

    3 longest venomous snakes: Lachesis muta ,Dendroaspis polylepis and Ophiophagus hannah. Which is the longest?

  • @alexburke1899
    @alexburke1899 Před 2 lety

    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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 2 lety +1

      There are many fast snakes. But no viper is a match to some colubrids, sand snakes, Dahl’s whip snakes, etc.

  • @deangiusti1884
    @deangiusti1884 Před 2 lety

    Beautiful and deadly.

  • @ronnieotieno2542
    @ronnieotieno2542 Před rokem

    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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před rokem +1

      Thank you for watching! Thanks for letting us know about the local names of these snakes!

  • @coolcreamykiwi
    @coolcreamykiwi Před 2 lety +1

    I would not hold the bag in my palm like he did at the end!

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 2 lety +1

      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
      @LivingZoology  Před rokem

      @ZambaKE Yes, we noticed that ordinary Kenyans have usually a big fear of snakes!

  • @pbdye1607
    @pbdye1607 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice of them to wash the snake's mouth out but the wetter those scales get the slicker they'll get. >.>

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

      It was important because the sand in the snake's mouth can hurt the animal.

  • @Michaelkaydee
    @Michaelkaydee Před 3 lety +1

    That was one feisty snake

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

      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.

  • @billmckeighan9289
    @billmckeighan9289 Před 3 lety +1

    That is a big mamba!

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

      Actually, it was not so huge, under 2 meters. When we saw it first we though it is bigger.

  • @mulondokalemera7531
    @mulondokalemera7531 Před 2 lety

    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?

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 2 lety +1

      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.

  • @mr.anonymous5849
    @mr.anonymous5849 Před 3 lety +2

    Have you met Simon and souxie from snakes in the city

  • @victorcarbino8736
    @victorcarbino8736 Před 3 lety +2

    When did Louis Theroux become a snake hunter?

  • @petervanderbeek9518
    @petervanderbeek9518 Před 3 lety +1

    blazing fast

  • @joshbainbridge5086
    @joshbainbridge5086 Před 3 lety +2

    This snake is the second longest snake behind the King Cobra

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @joshbainbridge5086
      @joshbainbridge5086 Před 3 lety

      Living Zoology oh sorry that’s what I meant but forgot to put venomous

  • @joncache509
    @joncache509 Před 3 lety +1

    And careful

  • @markrumfola9833
    @markrumfola9833 Před 3 lety +1

    That is a big dangerous Snake 🐍

  • @africanexplorermagazine

    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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před rokem +1

      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! czcams.com/video/ZdZwCYP6sUU/video.html

  • @user-pt2zj8jp9q
    @user-pt2zj8jp9q Před 2 lety

    Mamba.king.snake.afrika.respekt.

  • @atkins8644
    @atkins8644 Před 3 lety +1

    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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

      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.

  • @aldenunion
    @aldenunion Před 2 lety

    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??

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 2 lety +1

      Many wild snakes have injuries or damaged scales. As you say, it might be from a predator or fight with the prey.

  • @AsadAf-rs1mm
    @AsadAf-rs1mm Před 8 měsíci

    they live in southern somalia to.

  • @davidhowse884
    @davidhowse884 Před rokem

    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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před rokem

      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: czcams.com/video/C5nVscSjqsM/video.html

    • @davidhowse884
      @davidhowse884 Před rokem

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

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před rokem

      @@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!

    • @davidhowse884
      @davidhowse884 Před rokem

      @@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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před rokem

      @@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: czcams.com/video/mjWNCWMTBjY/video.html

  • @davidwilson8800
    @davidwilson8800 Před 3 lety +1

    If a person doesn't learn anything from your videos they simply were not paying attention

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +1

      Thank you so much, we hope that people learn at least something! :)

  • @savejhaqeeqat4174
    @savejhaqeeqat4174 Před 3 lety +1

    Very dengres black mamba

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

      Yes, Black mamba is very venomous but there are much more dangerous species in terms of fatalities in Africa!

    • @savejhaqeeqat4174
      @savejhaqeeqat4174 Před 3 lety

      Old information Black mamba you cantry information please please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @savejhaqeeqat4174
      @savejhaqeeqat4174 Před 3 lety

      Old venomous snake name

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

      @@savejhaqeeqat4174 Which informations you would like to know? :)

    • @savejhaqeeqat4174
      @savejhaqeeqat4174 Před 3 lety

      Watshap mobile no sand comment please 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @KhaiNguyen-nn5ue
    @KhaiNguyen-nn5ue Před 2 měsíci

    👍👍👍

  • @motherearth6393
    @motherearth6393 Před 3 lety +1

    Handling with mouths of sneak with hand is wrong specially at the time to release

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety +2

      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!

  • @000001willy
    @000001willy Před 2 lety

    This mamba is definitely longer than two metres.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 2 lety

      We thought so too initially, but when we looked closely it seemed to be just under 2 meters.

  • @sirtango1
    @sirtango1 Před 2 lety

    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!

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you for watching! Nothing would probably happen, mambas don't eat other snakes.

  • @jazzbariman
    @jazzbariman Před 3 lety +1

    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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

      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.

    • @jazzbariman
      @jazzbariman Před 3 lety

      @@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.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

      @@jazzbariman We really appreciate what you just wrote. We are happy that we have the chance to show our work here on CZcams 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 :)

    • @jazzbariman
      @jazzbariman Před 3 lety

      @@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.

  • @pesos1274
    @pesos1274 Před 3 lety +1

    It can bite through the bag.. why are you holding it like that.. smh

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

      He is holding it carefully in the same position as it was before when it was outside the bag.

    • @pesos1274
      @pesos1274 Před 3 lety

      Im talking about the guy holding the snake when they are taking it away at the end of the video..

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

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

  • @walataqulu7505
    @walataqulu7505 Před 3 lety +1

    woowwww they are BLACK !!!

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

      Mambas are not black, the inside of their mouth is black, hence the name. Hopefully your comment is about the snake.

    • @JayW254
      @JayW254 Před 2 lety

      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.

  • @subhanjayasaputras8111

    Mamba is this BLACK DOP wkwkwkw

  • @christinecoates6518
    @christinecoates6518 Před 2 lety

    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!!)

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 2 lety

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

    • @suesmith3744
      @suesmith3744 Před 2 lety

      @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 …

  • @Matlock901
    @Matlock901 Před rokem

    they crazy trying to save such poison snake. if its bite you got very little time to live.

  • @timbrowder2059
    @timbrowder2059 Před 3 lety +1

    Wait this is racist

  • @naokir59
    @naokir59 Před 3 lety +1

    Boring no narrator

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před 3 lety

      Unfortunately, we cannot pay the narrator for each short video. But we are producing long narrated documentaries, such as czcams.com/video/Rq2k4Tzu198/video.html There will be one about venomous snakes of Africa coming next year.

  • @ericastier1646
    @ericastier1646 Před rokem

    You should have killed that snake. It will kill a person later, it came to human habitation it will return.

    • @LivingZoology
      @LivingZoology  Před rokem +1

      There is no need to kill the snake if it can be professionally rescued.

    • @ericastier1646
      @ericastier1646 Před rokem

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