Saw-scaled viper, one of the most dangerous venomous snakes in the world
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The Saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) is a small venomous snake which lives in the Middle East and on the Indian subcontinent. It has a very potent venom capable of killing a human. These vipers are often defensive and don't hesitate to strike when threatened. They produce a famous sizzling sound with scales on their flanks (with a saw-like structure). Different subspecies have very different size. In this video you will see the large Echis carinatus sochureki (filmed in Iran) and also the small Echis carinatus carinatus (filmed in India). - Домашні улюбленці та дикі тварини
This behavior of rubbing body parts together to make sound is called "stridulation." Crickets do it all the time. Another excellent video!
Great work as usual ! and thank you for the deeper discovering of this species . I knew it since long , but always overlook it , but this video triggered my curiosity and liking for this snake ! thank you again for the quality of the video and content ! ❤
The strike speed of those is highly impressive! Highly informative as always.
A little living landmine. Awesome work with video and sound. One of, if not THE, best footage of sawscaled viper that I ever saw.
Visually stunning. Beautiful. Very informative. Thank you.
Many thanks! Very happy to read this.
The Best and appreciate you being there.
Thank you very much!
As a general comment, I want to thank you for the content here: the videos on this channel are always of 'Sir David Attenborough' quality (and there's no greater compliment than that!). I couldn't begin to express how much I appreciate the lack of background 'music' on your videos, too - I wish more people would take a leaf out of your book in this respect! I watch the videos here as soon as they appear. Please keep up the fantastic work.
(I became interested in snakes, by the way, when I went to live and work in India and Sri Lanka for several years, and they used to come into my house: cobras, krait, but thankfully mostly Rat Snakes! :-)
Hi guys! Thank you for covering the Saw-scaled viper. My native place is in coastal Maharashtra and there are quite a lot of snakebite incidents involving them. One of the primary reasons is their extremely tiny size and the way they camouflage in the red-colored soil of that region. In the language Marathi, they are called Fursa, which might have originated because of the sound they make as a defensive tactic.
This channel and viperkeeper ROCK!!!!
Viperkeeper loves his Echis fer sure.
The snake can't talks,can't yell so nature gives to this creature the ability to makes sounds by rubbing its body to warn anyone not to come closer.
Marvelous!!
It is God, not nature
Still doesnt stop it causing more snakebite fatalities than any other species
@@user-wy8mf7hf1dshame he didnt do a better job then, check its fatality statistics
Its such a beautiful snake with cute eyes ,only attack when provoked or feel threatened ,and also the sound it makes as a warning is just amazing
Love the shots that show the serrated scales. Cool feature of this genus.
Stunning footage. Thanks for posting.
Amazing photography so lovely thanks loving zoology team lot of love India and Czech Republic ❤
So nice of you, thank you! 💚
Another marvelous video. I appreciated having the sounds from the scales. Well done!
This channel is THE best. Thank You for the highly informative coverage.
The strike is so fast! Great work. Keep it up.
You can probably tell from the sound that viper creates, that is marvelous, it's an inspiration to me maybe to create something like car tires with such thread of those scales and believe me that the car will be unbeatable.
I have many saw scaled viper in my farm in thatta district, sindh, Pakistan. One got in my car once and remained undetected for 5 days! Luckily no one in my family got bit! 🇵🇰❤️🇵🇰
Dear Living Zoology team!
Kindly make a specific video on Bungarus Caeruleus (Common Krait) which is a very very deadly snake in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka.
Thanks for another great video. I often wondered whether the statistics for lethality were representative, as the Russell's viper is a larger snake with a bigger venom yield. Good to hear that these little ones might cause less deaths. Scary nonethless...
What a killer snake. Excellent video, as always. I don't believe I've ever seen such golden eyes on a snake. Gorgeous
Hands down the best expose of the saw-scaled viper I've ever seen. I didn't know there were
species that could range in venom toxicity that profoundly. a 1/2 MG LD 50 compared to a
3MG LD 50 is the difference between life or death. Would you say the venom toxicity of that
40 cm little guy in Northern India was more toxic than that 80 cm one in the earlier part of the
video?
There are Vipers of the genus Echis found in Africa as well. A lot of deaths, along with the Puff Adder!
Great video! I know this is a huge stretch but it would be beyond awesome if yall were able to do a video about the Mangshan Pit Viper in South China. I'm not sure if foreigners can even go to the places Mangshans are located and it might be almost impossible to locate 1 in the wild
Great video as always. I also enjoyed the BTS at the end. The snake was so cute and tiny.
I love the lack of narration. It makes it more fascinating to watch. ❤
Thanks!
Fascinating facts and footage of this awesome snake, 🐍 the 20 minutes just flew by because I was so enthralled, thank you for bringing this snake 🐍 to the attention of your UA-cam channel viewers and subscribers. 👍
Amazing footage
Good jobs with the Echis!
Incredible channel, thank you for bringing this to us! We have some cool snakes here in Arizona, USA! I wish you all could do some tarantula content some day!
Thank you very much! Maybe one day we will come back! Arizona is awesome!
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They don't bluff when they strike; they bite and envenomate every time.
Beautiful but deadly, it's one of the 4 deadliest snakes in India & Pakistan.
Yes, it is a deadly snake! But the number of bites and deaths from this species is often exaggerated.
@@LivingZoology Make a video on Bungarus Caerulus (Common Krait).
@@ernestcyrus_wh We will…
Das stimmt aber nicht, in Indien tötet sie mehr Menschen als alle anderen Giftschlangen zusammen .
I have the same Barometric Pressure watch which youre wearing at 18:11
that first sawscale coloration looks badass af
We agree!
Awsm video n plz INCLUDE some slow motion clips
Spectacular video!
Many thanks!
I know they don't strike very far but they are fast and very defensive.
Yes, exactly! One of the most defensive snakes on Earth!
Scary And Amazing!!!
Asi es que te escapaste del Jardin del Eden y te veniste a vivir a este lugar???
Sorry, what are you asking? The translator did not help here much 😀
I've read articles that say it's responsible for 80% (80000/100000) of all snake bite deaths annually. Is this theory not a thing any more?.
Ive read the same. A quick google search returns the following quote -
‘The saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) may be the deadliest of all snakes, since scientists believe it to be responsible for more human deaths than all other snake species combined. Its venom, however, is lethal in less than 10 percent of untreated victims, but the snake's aggressiveness means it bites early and often.’
Nature is really interesting
I've never heard the term "dry venom"; can you explain..? I _have_ heard of a "dry bite"...
Another very pretty snake, especially the Indian (nominate) sub-species.
Is it a trick of the camera, or does it have a very, very fast strike?
Many thanks
Viperinae especially Bitis and Echis have an incredibly fast strike.
@@limoucheu8522 Thanks - it does look VERY fast.
Just so much more to admire and think on about creatures that are so, so misunderstood and feared for less than no reason.
It has one of the fastest strike rates! I’ve seen it strike.
By far from the most dangerous.
Hey, living zoology? Can you please make a video about sea kraits and scenes with their defensive posture. can you leave a reply if you will?
Don't we have saw-scaled vipers in N.W Africa too?
Saw scale viper mostly found in india
Efa piaskowa
Thanks for watching.
You actually traveled to iran?
It's also common in Egypt
That is a different species from the genus Echis. But it looks quite similar.
@LivingZoology yup, we have 2 subspecies, Echis pyramidium and Echis coloratus
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That thing should not be alive
excellent work as always
We appreciate that, thank you!
Thanks!