Africa's Most Deadly Snake! ft. The Puff Adder
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2024
- The Puff Adder ( Bitis arietans ) is a stocky large-bodied venomous snake growing up to 1.5 metres and belongs to the viper family. The puff adder is famous for having a very loud hiss or puff as a warning signal to potential threats, by inhaling and exhaling large amounts of air through the nostrils. As an ambush predator the puff adder relies on expert camouflage and laying still in thick grasses and bushes, successfully feeding on small mammals and larger amphibians. The venom is predominantly a strong cytotoxin, directly breaking down cells and tissues. The puff adder is considered the most deadly snake in Africa, causing more snakebite fatalities than any other snake in the continent, not because it has the most potent venom, but because it is widely encountered and is easy to step on, as it lies still in its ambush position rather than fleeing immediately (like a cobra will). In the breeding season the male puff adder will release pheromones attracting the female to them, this is often the time when these snakes are encountered. The puff adder moves in a caterpillar fashion but when wanting to flee is able to move quickly in the standard snake s-wave locomotion.
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I grew up watching the great Steve Irwin Croc files etc. I loved it and I'll never forget learning so much and having fun at the same time. You really remind me of him. Just your energy and the love and respect for the animals and land. I'm subscribed now and my sons and I will he tuning in. Thanks for being you brother
Fastest 9 minutes of my life. Thanks Jack!
That's the best comment ever! I hear you may be coming to Zimbabwe 2023 :) Jack
@@MadeintheWild That's the plan! :)
So happy you’re still making videos!
Wooo thanks Allie, glad you are liking them :) trying to keep up a weekly Sunday schedule for as long as possible!!
Jack you are amazing 💗
As always crazy cool ☺️
Lots of love 🙂
Wahooo I'm glad you liked the video and the puff adder! I agree, crazy cool! Jack :)
OH MY GOODNESS! That’s one of my favorite snakes! Along with a simple corn snake I’m so happy your posting more now! ❤️😁
Woooo thank you I’m so pleased you are enjoying the videos so much, it means a lot. Yes the Puff Adder is the best!!! 🐍💫💚
I love your channel sooo much! Puff Adder's are so cool!
Always loved reptiles, and now, aged 88, I still do. So accept my thanks for this excellent video. England, March, 2024.
So fantastic to hear!! Thanks so much :) All the best, Jack
The puff adder is one of the most beautiful and amazing snakes on the planet. I want to give a big thanks to you for what you do and i hope i can meet you some day.Amazing video Jack!!!!!!!!
I hope you don't get bitten one day by this deadly animal.
Hey Jack be careful !
Amazing video ❤
Like your boots well done !!!! Kisumu boy !
Love your videos! Amazing work! Lots of love from Brazil ❤️
That's very kind, thank you so much, glad you are liking the videos! See you next week! Jack
What a beautiful snake! Definitely on our bucket list to see one in the wild. Just found your channel, and loving everything I've watched so far. Easy decision to subscribe!
Thanks so much for appreciating, very kind of you to say so! Yes the Puff Adder really is always a pleasure to see in the wild. In the sands they are also extremely fun to track! All the best, Jack
Thanks for impacting knowledge about the wild
I liked the video and it is really worth watching. I wish you the best
Thanks Malak!! Hope you have had a good week! Jack :)
Great video, Jack!
Thank you Christian!! All the best! Jack
Beautiful snake! Cool video!
Thanks for appreciating the amazing puff adder Teresa! All the best, Jack
Very beautiful snake ! Your vidéo it’s so cool 👍
Thanks so much Ilias!!! All the best, Jack
Dear Jack Sir,
Today in India we celebrate Teacher's Day. I want to wish you a happy Teacher's Day for teaching me wonderful things about the nature. 🙏❤
So nice
So the S shape got me curious. Is that posture helpful to get a spring force that helps it to strike high off ground??
Yes that's exactly right Jashan, it is basically a loaded spring, also by puffing out at the same time they can strike off the ground! Jack
Good video, would be even better without the "music".
How do puff adders puff up?
Great video. Beautiful snake.
Thanks so much!
Black Mamba should be the most feared snake in Africa, but I guess it varies 😲
I almost stepped on a puff adder in a daisy bush as a kid and it has yet to be topped as the scariest event in my life almost 20 years later and I grew up in Australia where I came into contact with many king browns
The snake hook you use at the adder is different from your usual one
Yes I always have this hook in my bag it is rectractable and is useful for much larger snakes than what the yellow hook is good for. Generally the yellow is perfect for snakes a bit smaller than this puff adder :) Jack
@@MadeintheWild I always want to visit Africa
Probably my favorite Bitis.
They are incredible. Perenguet's is up there too.... we will show this species soon!!
Awesome thank you for these videos!🐸
Thanks for appreciated!! All the best! Jack
why would you tail a puff adder??
Amazing Jack 💚🐍💫
Thank you Omara!! Hope you are well!! Jack
Awesome video can’t wait for more
Thank you so much, hugely appreciate that ! See you next week from the desert! Jack
We got ourselves an English Steve Irwin
Snake house =Africa. More than 1000 snakes variety in Africa.
I fell in love with the scales of that snake.💕
Yes aren't they incredible ! Extremely tough snakes and quite a texture to their scales :) Jack
The most dangerous snake in the world is the Black Mamba.
What you should say is that the Puff Adder is the one that kills the most in Africa.
No. You are wrong, the word “deadly” means it kills more, However the black mamba is the most venomous snake but not the most deadliest, puff has killed more people in Africa than the black hence it is the most deadliest
we need season 2 of out there, hhahaha best ever, come to Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷
Ha yes I agree, we haven't started filming a new series though yet, but hoping we will be filming a new tv show soon! Jack
love it
Thanks!!
Puff adders are nicknamed African Landmines.
Camera movement is disturbing
Great
Amazing❤👏👏
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very interesting video!🙏💚🐍
Thanks Romella!!! :) Jack
Saw many in my life, also saw the after math of their bite. Anyone who think they can just go close to them etc don't, go look at what their venom does to human flesh. Keep at least 5m distance if you encounter one.
Absolutely 💯
I really enjoyed watching your videos, I can see your love for animals and especially snakes, I was really affected by that. It's nice to have something you love so much ❤️ Amal from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
لقد استمتعت حقًا بمشاهدة مقاطع الفيديو الخاصة بك ، يمكنني رؤية حبك للحيوانات وخاصة الثعابين ، لقد تأثرت حقًا بذلك. من الجميل أن يكون لديك شيء تحبه كثيراً ❤️ أمل من السعودية 🇸🇦
Thats a BIIIG puffy. If that snake were to tag you it would be a BAD day. A bad WEEK!
Hello Jack. Amazing
Thanks so much! Glad you liked, hope all is well! Jack
The Gaboon vipers is the deadliest
Because the tooth doesn’t die
The tooth of a Gaboon viper that has been kept for years can still kill a person just from a stratch
Puff Adders are some of the most iconic and impressive snakes in all of Africa, I can only imagine how exhilarating it must be to work with them up close like that. They are absolutely gorgeous, and it’s a shame that they’re involved in so many fatal snakebite incidents across the continent. I hope that with more education and more videos like this showcasing how special they are, we can learn to love these animals and coexist with them safely. Great work Jack!
- Harrison and Evan
What was censored
it was a photo that we couldn't licence unfortunately :)
A Puff Adder bit my Mother in Law- Poor snake convulsed for an hour before it died....My Mother in Law barely knew she had been bitten.
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Is a puff adder really more dangerous than a Forrest Cobra or a cape cobra or a black mamba? I say no to all 3.
Jack I am first. ... yayyy.... I just ran to your video when I get the notification
No disrespect but uh…. How is he not dead tho 😮😅😂
is it necessary to make drama, sometimes squatting. somtimes making different other poses near a snake, just like the guy who got killed by a stingray, i forgot his name...
Please upload video in Tamil language
Your nuts dude
Your photo holding that puff adder is my wallpaper my profil picture in youtube Facebook everywhere ❤️❤️.
Love from nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵
It is indeed!!! Whoop!! Hope you enjoyed the video!! Jack
@@MadeintheWild absolutely i love you and each and every video of yours❤️
Wow
Crikey a puff adder
One of the best!
Somalia we called Abeeso Subhanallah highly venemous
Owow👏👏🙏
i got scared for you 😂😭
Hey jack you should meet coyote Peterson
You should have on long boots.
Be careful
Many Other snakes defeat them though
Why they always talk and film like that. Too much
pls be stable when recording next time, i makes me dizzy watching
The wish Steve Irwin.
The blimey schtick is getting old.
No its not
Stop annoying and exploiting animals!!! Stop this bs show.
Why do you have to visit nature and yell and scream? It's almost like a grade schooler.
Saw this snake yesterday in our complex 😭🇿🇦