You guys do amazing work and the risk you take for what you do is very appreciated. Fun fact I once read...most cobra species, when threatened, can raise about 1/3 of their body to flatten out and go into their defense posture. Now imagine this....running into a 15-18ft King Cobra in the wild and it raising 1/3 of his body up on you! Just hope you're not within that 5-6ft strike range when they drop!!!
Extreamely dangerous work.also very spiritual work.as you guys are risking your life to save others through production of antivenom. Gods grace be with you.
Ah.... great fun. I was lucky enough to film all the venomous snakes being milked at the Bangkok Snake Farm. It is always awesome to see the handling skills of someone who knows their snakes well.
Wow, what a massive body of muscle! Jim is tops in the field at this job, man, strong and sure. Solid gold dripping into those vials, research and antivenins. Thanks, guys at the Kentucky Reptile House.
I’ve always wondered if you got ahold of some snake venom and used a hypodermic needle to inject it into someone’s vein. If it would be easy for them to figure out what killed them. It wouldn’t show up in like a test for cyanide or other poison.
That kind of testing is actually of interest to researchers, to identify the snake species involved in a bite to give the correct antivenom. It hasn't been fully developed yet, but it is a neat idea.
When snakes bite, even during extraction, they control how much venom they give. They are capable of envenomation after extraction, which could still have serious results if not treated properly. Jim was once placed on life support and an external pacemaker after extracting and then being bitten by a Cape Cobra.
Jim has been bitten, yes. He's had 13 bites in the 47 years that he's been doing venom extractions. The vast majority of days he extracts, he handles 25, 50, or 100 individuals without incident, but as he says, no one is perfect and that taking on that risk so many times almost inevitably leads to a bite at some point.
The snakes don't "empty" the glands during extraction, so they would actually be able to bite and inject venom immediately after. Making venom in their glands is continuous, similar to how we make saliva, and they also have to assess situations where they use their venom so they don't spend more energy than they have to.
Great sir. Your team members are not having any fear. How to catch 1) when a snake, it moves fast 2) If the tool is broken 3) Some snakes spit out for the distance of 5 to 10 feet the venom. How to handle these situation sir. Kindly reply
For snakes that often move fast (or snake that are very large), we make sure that we have enough space to keep a safe distance, and stay alert. We know that a snake can be moving in a way that we would expect, but they could also do something that we aren't expecting also. We check our tools periodically to make sure they are working well, but we always have a backup tool nearby. Although tools can break, the snake can also sometimes climb the tool, and we have to let it go to keep the right distance. Then we would grab the backup. For spitting cobras, we wear a shield that covers our whole face. We also wear long shirts and pants because we are exposed to venom so much, and we want to limit that exposure so our bodies don't become sensitive to the venom.
Wouldn't be surprised if you and Jim consider this the most difficult species (based on length/strength/intelligence) to get back into the enclosure w/o it getting a poke or scratch in on Jim.
Long bodied snakes do make it tough because their bodies can push off the walls when they’re released, but other species have other challenges. Some pit vipers and vipers have the ability to turn sharply as they try to strike, and also having more mobile fangs gives them some added flexibility.
How often can a snake be milked for venom? Also, is a snake immune to its own venom? For instance can it swallow its own venom from its fangs or what happens if it bites itself?
Venom is made continuously in the body (similar to our saliva), so it would be technically possible to extract from them daily. However, the stress that this causes (usually being handled by a larger animal is a predator-prey situation) would greatly reduce the amount and quality of the venom they output, and their overall health would decline. We wait a minimum of two weeks to ensure they get food, water and rest to keep them healthy. Snakes are immune to their own venom, so biting itself wouldn't cause harm by the venom. Snake fangs are lost and new ones grow constantly to replace them as it happens, so fangs do get embedded in prey and swallowed often. The keepers have to remember this when picking up feces so they don't get a pinprick covered in bacteria!
Jim is the boss of bosses. "He brooked no authority, he did what he wanted to do and he said what he wanted to say and, in the end, he gave you the" venom.
The snakes are in control of how much venom they give in a bite or extraction, and they never give the full capacity of their glands (which makes sense, they see Jim as a predator and don't know if he'll try again to "eat" them). They are capable of causing a serious envenomation after extraction. The physiological process of making venom in their bodies generally takes a week for some components, and up to two weeks for others.
We use a paraffin wax film over the funnel for snakes that have short fangs (cobras, mambas and taipans) to give them something to hold onto. The fangs of vipers and pitvipers are long enough to hold on the funnel, so we don't use it for them.
The first two were Puppy's children, then the third was Oliver, another large male that we have. Puppy is on display in another room, so he wasn't part of this extraction.
Jim doesn’t wear gloves because they limit the dexterity of his hands, and any item like that with a seam in the fabric has a weak point that a fang could penetrate.
Sir,I admire what you do.I really mean that.But I wonder one thing : How could you use your hands for feeding yourself after thouch these creatures.Don't you feel nauseous
There is a chance that bacteria from the animal could transfer to us while we’re cleaning their enclosure or when Jim is extracting, but we clean our hands before eating regardless of what we do. If any venom gets on Jim’s hands, he uses rubbing alcohol to blot it off right away so his skin doesn’t become sensitive to it over time.
The stress of the situation (being held by a seemingly larger animal at the head, not being able to flee) does take a lot of energy from the snake and causes them to feel the need to bite and release venom. That being said, we limit how often each snake goes through this so that the stress does not take a toll on their health. We feed them the day after extraction as a way to tell if they feel comfortable doing normal behaviors like eating; if they were to stop eating, we would stop extracting during that time. We have never observed any overall effects to their health with our methods.
@@kyreptilezoo that’s awesome that you observe their behaviors right after and take that into account. Thank you for sharing this process with us and the information you share in the comments.
It seems like he squeezes the venom out of the snakes venom sac for more yield. Am I correct in assuming that? and if so, does that mean that if he were bitten immediately after, would the snake still deliver any venom or would it be a dry bite?
He's moving his hand as the snake compresses the muscles around their venom glands. When the snake contracts those muscles, he maintains the pressure they place on their glands (he describes it as "holding the faucet open"). That said, he can't (and wouldn't want to) force them to use those muscles, so they still control how much venom they give. The snake can still deliver venom after extraction- in fact, one of Jim's more intense bites was from a cape cobra who bit him with one fang after it was extracted.
The venom would have to be injected to have its full effect, and technically our digestive enzymes would break down the proteins. HOWEVER, it’s still a bad idea. Your body could see it as an allergen and react accordingly- we try to limit venom getting on our skin and into our pores to avoid that sensitivity. In your mouth, the membranes are thinner and there’s more exposure. If your body reacted, it would swell that area, which could mean your throat swelling shut.
We aren't sure what it tastes like- we try not to get venom anywhere on us as much as possible because you can develop an allergy to it over time. We imagine though that it doesn't taste very good.
Universities, researchers and pharmaceuticals can purchase the venom to study whether it can be used in medicines. Venoms have been used to make medications for blood pressure, stroke, pain, and as potential cancer treatments, among other things.
We crystallize the venom. We have a lyophilizer, which separates out the water from the venom. Jim doesn’t wear gloves because they wouldn’t be a 100% safe item to use (because there are multiple pieces of fabric sewn together, every seam is a place in which a fang could pierce through). It also limits his dexterity and makes it harder to feel the way the snake is moving.
After extraction, we lyophilize (freeze dry) the venom so it's in powder form, and then we send it to researchers and pharmaceutical companies that want to study it.
Because the venom is made up of proteins, stomach acid would denature it. However, the mucus membranes of the mouth (and any small cuts or openings) would absorb some of the venom, and there is a risk of the body having an allergic reaction which could cause the throat to close.
Snake venom is used in medical research! There are several FDA approved medications in the US that have come from venom. Snake venom is also the first ingredient needed in the process of creating antivenom.
Jim has had 11 accidents, but this is over the course of 45 years and thousands of extractions. As he has put it, “no one is perfect, and doing this is a numbers game.”
By training, we mean a process called conditioning. Conditioning is a process that gets an animal to do a certain behavior, usually by offering them a signal and a reward at the same time so they become motivated to do the behavior when they see or hear the signal. Because snakes don't have our sense of hearing, we use a visual signal called a target and feed them when they touch the target with their nose. Then we can place the target where we want them to go, instead of having to lift and move them quite as much!
How much is cobra venom worth? cause I wouldn't do that....if it was me i would kill it then take the venom but that probably wouldn't work thank you for your dedication
We sell cobra venom for roughly $100 per gram. We want our snakes to have long healthy lives, both to have a long-lasting resource for venom and also because these animals aren’t volunteering for extraction. We want them to be as comfortable as possible.
That's correct. The "true" cobras are in the genus Naja, while King Cobras are the only species of their genus, Ophiophagus (which means "snake-eating").
trivandrum zoo keeper who was expert in handling king cobra .was bitten and couldn't come out the cage, before that he fainted and died with in 10 or 15 minutes ...
He is trying to keep the snake’s nose against the funnel, but king cobras are very strong. The snake is twisting and flexing his neck to get free (it thinks Jim might be a predator), and then it bites down very hard once it opens its mouth. A lot of the strain that you see is the snake trying to push away and Jim is holding it steady. That’s why it takes at least 3 people to hold it, otherwise it has the strength to pull itself out of his grip!
Those Kings don't want to bite because they know as soon as they do they're about to get their heads squeezed for 2 minutes. Nevertheless that guy has some serious skills in necking those snakes. Edit: The 4th one on the other hand was ready to rock n roll LMAO! I hadn't gotten to that one yet.
It takes a couple minutes because Jim has to wait for them to give their venom. He doesn't squeeze and force it, but when their muscles move he moves with them. They tend to stay tensed up for the first several seconds.
@@kyreptilezoo I genuinely appreciate the explanation and I'm not criticizing, however, I've watched it more than once and not including anything to do with the venom glands, none of the first three snakes wanted to bite. They were kind of having their faces smooshed into glass so there wasn't much of a choice. Again, not criticizing, got to do what you've got to do I guess and it's likely pretty minimal discomfort for the snake to get something from it that's so important.
Understood! It is stressful and a choice we have to make whether getting the venom is worth that stress. Kings are strong so it may be worthwhile to them to resist longer and try to get away first, instead of other snakes that do that “last resort” bite right away. We always feed the next day to see if they’ve relaxed enough to eat, so we can keep track of how they’re doing right after.
Figured out why he puts the snake between his legs.. when the snake feels the balls are made of steel they go into submission and fight no more!!
😂
Thank you for another sneak peak at the daily routines. I could watch you guys do this all day.
You guys do amazing work and the risk you take for what you do is very appreciated. Fun fact I once read...most cobra species, when threatened, can raise about 1/3 of their body to flatten out and go into their defense posture. Now imagine this....running into a 15-18ft King Cobra in the wild and it raising 1/3 of his body up on you! Just hope you're not within that 5-6ft strike range when they drop!!!
Extreamely dangerous work.also very spiritual work.as you guys are risking your life to save others through production of antivenom. Gods grace be with you.
Mad skill this gentleman has
Dude you got mad skills!!! I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you!!❤️
That second extraction, man! That snake had a pretty big yield. It was a good little steady stream
Ah.... great fun. I was lucky enough to film all the venomous snakes being milked at the Bangkok Snake Farm. It is always awesome to see the handling skills of someone who knows their snakes well.
Great extraction video and those are some nice looking King Cobras
Wow. He is fast!
Wow, what a massive body of muscle! Jim is tops in the field at this job, man, strong and sure. Solid gold dripping into those vials, research and antivenins. Thanks, guys at the Kentucky Reptile House.
Wow what a remarkable venom yield from just one snake. Amazing
Nothin like working good sized Cobras! Stay safe and blessed
My mans been bit before his right pointer finger is gone, its rot off from a bite. He is a champ
He actually lost his right pointer finger in a weight lifting accident- it was crushed and had to be amputated.
Its great to see you posting again on a regular basis!
Crazy pant pumped a leathal dose!! Well I guess they all do but his was massive in quantity
I’ve always wondered if you got ahold of some snake venom and used a hypodermic needle to inject it into someone’s vein. If it would be easy for them to figure out what killed them. It wouldn’t show up in like a test for cyanide or other poison.
That kind of testing is actually of interest to researchers, to identify the snake species involved in a bite to give the correct antivenom. It hasn't been fully developed yet, but it is a neat idea.
I've heard that the Russell Vipers venom can't be detected in a blood test. Idk about other snakes
I don't know how much he makes, but it's not enough
Hands Down TWO OF THE COOLEST PEOPLE!!!!
Let me just say now Jim is a bad ass 💪💪💪
I’ll say. He’s got huge cojones. Didn’t even hold them down with the hook, just grabbed that one from behind the head in mid air. Amazing.
Never thought I’d enjoy watching a white man and snakes so much😂😂💯
Can a snake bite kill after the venom has just been extracted?
When snakes bite, even during extraction, they control how much venom they give. They are capable of envenomation after extraction, which could still have serious results if not treated properly. Jim was once placed on life support and an external pacemaker after extracting and then being bitten by a Cape Cobra.
Respect the king.. He eats cobras and vipers for breakfast..
If you look closely, those drops of liquid you see on the floor, are the skills literally leaking out of jim.
This lady’s commentary gives me good sleep. In a good way. 🙏🏽
This guy should be making a few hundred thousand a year for this job. Scary job!
And insurance out the wazoo to boot. Maybe a cash and vacation bonus added to each year, just for being so dadgum good.
Sick skill man
I was just wondering, has Jim ever been bit? I'm sure you get that question a lot.
Jim has been bitten, yes. He's had 13 bites in the 47 years that he's been doing venom extractions. The vast majority of days he extracts, he handles 25, 50, or 100 individuals without incident, but as he says, no one is perfect and that taking on that risk so many times almost inevitably leads to a bite at some point.
@@kyreptilezoo Was he saved from the anti venom every time?
Damn these guys are really professional
Jims got Balls of Steel . Brave Gusty Guy How long between "milking " does it take for the Snake to have "full Glands "
The snakes don't "empty" the glands during extraction, so they would actually be able to bite and inject venom immediately after. Making venom in their glands is continuous, similar to how we make saliva, and they also have to assess situations where they use their venom so they don't spend more energy than they have to.
How quickly do the venom replenish..¿
It seems a rather thick, viscous venom.
Great sir. Your team members are not having any fear.
How to catch 1) when a snake, it moves fast
2) If the tool is broken
3) Some snakes spit out for the distance of 5 to 10 feet the venom. How to handle these situation sir. Kindly reply
For snakes that often move fast (or snake that are very large), we make sure that we have enough space to keep a safe distance, and stay alert. We know that a snake can be moving in a way that we would expect, but they could also do something that we aren't expecting also.
We check our tools periodically to make sure they are working well, but we always have a backup tool nearby. Although tools can break, the snake can also sometimes climb the tool, and we have to let it go to keep the right distance. Then we would grab the backup.
For spitting cobras, we wear a shield that covers our whole face. We also wear long shirts and pants because we are exposed to venom so much, and we want to limit that exposure so our bodies don't become sensitive to the venom.
Wouldn't be surprised if you and Jim consider this the most difficult species (based on length/strength/intelligence) to get back into the enclosure w/o it getting a poke or scratch in on Jim.
Long bodied snakes do make it tough because their bodies can push off the walls when they’re released, but other species have other challenges. Some pit vipers and vipers have the ability to turn sharply as they try to strike, and also having more mobile fangs gives them some added flexibility.
"Just following the snakes natural contractions" Come on now, please don't insult us. Cool video too. Awesome animals!!
It is incredible the temperance of that man holding snakes, greetings from Spain.
I can see the snake's eyes. They would probably scare me in real life.
How often can a snake be milked for venom? Also, is a snake immune to its own venom? For instance can it swallow its own venom from its fangs or what happens if it bites itself?
Venom is made continuously in the body (similar to our saliva), so it would be technically possible to extract from them daily. However, the stress that this causes (usually being handled by a larger animal is a predator-prey situation) would greatly reduce the amount and quality of the venom they output, and their overall health would decline. We wait a minimum of two weeks to ensure they get food, water and rest to keep them healthy. Snakes are immune to their own venom, so biting itself wouldn't cause harm by the venom. Snake fangs are lost and new ones grow constantly to replace them as it happens, so fangs do get embedded in prey and swallowed often. The keepers have to remember this when picking up feces so they don't get a pinprick covered in bacteria!
Kings diet is mainly snake. How do they fare in captivity on a diet of rodents? Thanks
We haven't had any issues with Kings eating rodents throughout their lives.
This guy did graduation in catching bare handed cobra😂
In mid air for at least one or 2, didn’t even have them pinned down first. Very impressive.
The size of the parietal scales alone in relation to his hand is nuts.
Jim is the boss of bosses. "He brooked no authority, he did what he wanted to do and he said what he wanted to say and, in the end, he gave you the" venom.
Parabéns!
Extremamente perigoso.
Por mais que se tenha habilidade, trata-se de animal venenoso. E um acidente (mordida ou picada) é fatal.
This is so awesome!!
He got the cobra like nothing !
he makes it look easy; I assume we should not "try this at home," lol
Correct! 🙂
That’s a massive amount of muscular power to be handling. Impressive animals. Impressive Jim! I’m a fan.
How long does it take for them to refill their venom sacs after extraction?
The snakes are in control of how much venom they give in a bite or extraction, and they never give the full capacity of their glands (which makes sense, they see Jim as a predator and don't know if he'll try again to "eat" them). They are capable of causing a serious envenomation after extraction. The physiological process of making venom in their bodies generally takes a week for some components, and up to two weeks for others.
@@kyreptilezoo thanks again!!!! So glad you're able to help people with what you do. I'm certain snake venom is the cancer cure!!!
I am new subscriber for your channel!
So impressive, so dangerous!
Why do you use the plastic over the cup on some but not others?
We use a paraffin wax film over the funnel for snakes that have short fangs (cobras, mambas and taipans) to give them something to hold onto. The fangs of vipers and pitvipers are long enough to hold on the funnel, so we don't use it for them.
@@kyreptilezoo thanks so much
very neat, is that third snake that came out to explore a bit "Puppy"?
The first two were Puppy's children, then the third was Oliver, another large male that we have. Puppy is on display in another room, so he wasn't part of this extraction.
How many rats do they get each gotta be more than one
7:00 that one's a rowdy boy
They are just so massive and beautiful
Very dangerous work
Why not handgloves ???
Jim doesn’t wear gloves because they limit the dexterity of his hands, and any item like that with a seam in the fabric has a weak point that a fang could penetrate.
What a badass ..I'd be wearing double snake defender gloves lol
Sir,I admire what you do.I really mean that.But I wonder one thing : How could you use your hands for feeding yourself after thouch these creatures.Don't you feel nauseous
There is a chance that bacteria from the animal could transfer to us while we’re cleaning their enclosure or when Jim is extracting, but we clean our hands before eating regardless of what we do. If any venom gets on Jim’s hands, he uses rubbing alcohol to blot it off right away so his skin doesn’t become sensitive to it over time.
Snakes are forced for the bite for the venom. Is it affects or harmful for them?
The stress of the situation (being held by a seemingly larger animal at the head, not being able to flee) does take a lot of energy from the snake and causes them to feel the need to bite and release venom. That being said, we limit how often each snake goes through this so that the stress does not take a toll on their health. We feed them the day after extraction as a way to tell if they feel comfortable doing normal behaviors like eating; if they were to stop eating, we would stop extracting during that time. We have never observed any overall effects to their health with our methods.
@@kyreptilezoo that’s awesome that you observe their behaviors right after and take that into account. Thank you for sharing this process with us and the information you share in the comments.
good work for antivenom
Holy crap that's a lot of venom. Are king cobra's capable of "dry bites"?
Yes! Any snake is capable of a dry bite because they can control how much venom to release.
@@kyreptilezoo neat! Thanks for the response. The more you know!
2:07 this man is crazy lol but crazy cool
It seems like he squeezes the venom out of the snakes venom sac for more yield. Am I correct in assuming that? and if so, does that mean that if he were bitten immediately after, would the snake still deliver any venom or would it be a dry bite?
He's moving his hand as the snake compresses the muscles around their venom glands. When the snake contracts those muscles, he maintains the pressure they place on their glands (he describes it as "holding the faucet open"). That said, he can't (and wouldn't want to) force them to use those muscles, so they still control how much venom they give. The snake can still deliver venom after extraction- in fact, one of Jim's more intense bites was from a cape cobra who bit him with one fang after it was extracted.
Excellent
This guy Jim does an awesome job, he massages the venom glands and gets huge amounts of venom.. amazing
Makes me think of deep tissue massage, lol!
Jim is a giga-chad.
What if a human being puts a little bit of that extracted poison or venom on his tongue to taste it?
The venom would have to be injected to have its full effect, and technically our digestive enzymes would break down the proteins. HOWEVER, it’s still a bad idea. Your body could see it as an allergen and react accordingly- we try to limit venom getting on our skin and into our pores to avoid that sensitivity. In your mouth, the membranes are thinner and there’s more exposure. If your body reacted, it would swell that area, which could mean your throat swelling shut.
@@kyreptilezoo ok
Nice juice. What does it taste like?
We aren't sure what it tastes like- we try not to get venom anywhere on us as much as possible because you can develop an allergy to it over time. We imagine though that it doesn't taste very good.
@@kyreptilezoo OMG... Thank you for responding. I'm obviously not good at being funny 😅, and you took it seriously! Don't taste snake venom!
What do you do with venom .
Universities, researchers and pharmaceuticals can purchase the venom to study whether it can be used in medicines. Venoms have been used to make medications for blood pressure, stroke, pain, and as potential cancer treatments, among other things.
This is very risky job and should be very careful and should follow the safety rules to be safe from such dangerous cobra snake.
2 queries
1. Do you sell directly this liquid or crystalize the venom before selling?
2. Why he is not wearing gloves
We crystallize the venom. We have a lyophilizer, which separates out the water from the venom. Jim doesn’t wear gloves because they wouldn’t be a 100% safe item to use (because there are multiple pieces of fabric sewn together, every seam is a place in which a fang could pierce through). It also limits his dexterity and makes it harder to feel the way the snake is moving.
Crazy job
Then this venom..what is next process....
After extraction, we lyophilize (freeze dry) the venom so it's in powder form, and then we send it to researchers and pharmaceutical companies that want to study it.
Is it true a person can drink snake venom
Because the venom is made up of proteins, stomach acid would denature it. However, the mucus membranes of the mouth (and any small cuts or openings) would absorb some of the venom, and there is a risk of the body having an allergic reaction which could cause the throat to close.
Why would anyone want to do that?
wow amazing
Why would you want to extract venom?
Snake venom is used in medical research! There are several FDA approved medications in the US that have come from venom. Snake venom is also the first ingredient needed in the process of creating antivenom.
I'm too scary to assist Jim
You would scare the snake nooo
What are the venom use for upon extracting
The venom is sent to researchers and pharmaceutical companies around the world, to potentially develop medicines.
Is Jim missing a digit?
Yes. His pointer finger was crushed in a weightlifting accident many years ago and had to be amputated.
How is this possible
If you are an accredited institution interested in the venom, you can find the information on our website: www.kyreptilezoo.org
This guy ever get bit
Jim has had 11 accidents, but this is over the course of 45 years and thousands of extractions. As he has put it, “no one is perfect, and doing this is a numbers game.”
@@kyreptilezoo What the most sick a bite has made him and from what? Just curious.
New subscriber ! 🙂
Wow what if the snake bites him between his legs
That would probably be very painful, but we would treat it the same as a bite on any part of the body and go straight to the hospital with anti venom.
I want this job.
These cobras are not at all agressive. Maybe because they are grown in captivity. In wild these would be difficult to handle and catch.
…Is he missing a finger??
Yes, Jim is missing half of his pointer finger. It was crushed in a weightlifting accident and had to be amputated.
TAKE CARE PLS .........
Friend handling with hand is too dangerous be careful
Racun ular kobra untuk apa teman?
Cobra venom is used for a variety of research, including pain management and neurological diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Don't understand what you mean by training a snake is a snake you cannot train them they tolerate you that is not a dog
By training, we mean a process called conditioning. Conditioning is a process that gets an animal to do a certain behavior, usually by offering them a signal and a reward at the same time so they become motivated to do the behavior when they see or hear the signal. Because snakes don't have our sense of hearing, we use a visual signal called a target and feed them when they touch the target with their nose. Then we can place the target where we want them to go, instead of having to lift and move them quite as much!
cobra venom is 1cr rupees per litre
How much is cobra venom worth? cause I wouldn't do that....if it was me i would kill it then take the venom but that probably wouldn't work thank you for your dedication
We sell cobra venom for roughly $100 per gram. We want our snakes to have long healthy lives, both to have a long-lasting resource for venom and also because these animals aren’t volunteering for extraction. We want them to be as comfortable as possible.
Best snake in the world for me and it’s not a true cobra either is it Jim
That's correct. The "true" cobras are in the genus Naja, while King Cobras are the only species of their genus, Ophiophagus (which means "snake-eating").
trivandrum zoo keeper who was expert in handling king cobra .was bitten and couldn't come out the cage, before that he fainted and died with in 10 or 15 minutes ...
O my god🔥🔥🔥
y is he jamming the snakes head on the cup real hard ....
He is trying to keep the snake’s nose against the funnel, but king cobras are very strong. The snake is twisting and flexing his neck to get free (it thinks Jim might be a predator), and then it bites down very hard once it opens its mouth. A lot of the strain that you see is the snake trying to push away and Jim is holding it steady. That’s why it takes at least 3 people to hold it, otherwise it has the strength to pull itself out of his grip!
Those Kings don't want to bite because they know as soon as they do they're about to get their heads squeezed for 2 minutes. Nevertheless that guy has some serious skills in necking those snakes.
Edit: The 4th one on the other hand was ready to rock n roll LMAO! I hadn't gotten to that one yet.
It takes a couple minutes because Jim has to wait for them to give their venom. He doesn't squeeze and force it, but when their muscles move he moves with them. They tend to stay tensed up for the first several seconds.
@@kyreptilezoo I genuinely appreciate the explanation and I'm not criticizing, however, I've watched it more than once and not including anything to do with the venom glands, none of the first three snakes wanted to bite. They were kind of having their faces smooshed into glass so there wasn't much of a choice.
Again, not criticizing, got to do what you've got to do I guess and it's likely pretty minimal discomfort for the snake to get something from it that's so important.
Understood! It is stressful and a choice we have to make whether getting the venom is worth that stress. Kings are strong so it may be worthwhile to them to resist longer and try to get away first, instead of other snakes that do that “last resort” bite right away. We always feed the next day to see if they’ve relaxed enough to eat, so we can keep track of how they’re doing right after.
Are galti se v uske gardan ke thora v pichhe pkraya na to smjh lo
Which purpose
The venom is available for universities and pharmaceuticals to do research and develop medicines.
I want cobra venom 400gr