Let's all take a moment to appreciate this channel for not blasting shitty rock music and putting jump cuts in every 3 seconds to try to captivate the american audience. Big respect from me.
It gives some green Mambas, where some of them are yellow and some of black mambas or green Mambas are blue, I have seen it on really pictures, but they all very dangerous.
The Western Green Mamba species viridis had a blue colouration sometimes. Download the African Snakebite Institute App. They have s poster on this snake. It is a pity that they did not film the Western Green Mamba. FYI: The polyvalent antivenom produced in South Africa covers the black eastern green and Jameson's mambas. Nic Evan's is very well known in SA. He once removed 5 black mambas from one yard in a Durban suburb. Plenty of UA-cam videos. First video I have seen where the truth about aggressive Black Mambas is debunked. Brilliant!!@
I was using my headphones and was amazed by the rich nature sounds. So many numbers of monkeys , birds , insects ,reptiles ,amphibians sounds overlapped. You can’t even imagine how rich the nature is. Those areas are full of lives from a top of the tall trees to deep down in the ground. Even in a 3Mx3M space ,if tree grows 40ms ,it’s like a high-rise condominium. Many kinds of living life in each floor. That’s a lot different to a flat place like savanna.
Growing up in Kenya as a boy, Black Mambas were very feared and I agree with this documentary; these snakes tend to have a permanent lair/nest. If the black mamba sees you first, it'll escape. But when cornered or attacked from close range, it charges fast and without warning....a very scary and life changing experience. Once you get chased by a black Mamba you'll never ever want to cross paths again and i think that's why it's so feared
You are right, if cornered, a Black mamba will defend itself! But many other snakes will strike if they cannot escape. We agree that mambas are very venomous and potentially dangerous, but they don't chase people on purpose. We are glad that you did not get bitten during that scary experience!
Just a few minutes ago found one in our sitting room, thank God a neighbour came to help. He used a catapult and hit it with a stone first. It was a scary experience....am in kenya.
@@LivingZoology i was chased by a black mamba. A black mamba will chase you if you enter it's territory. we used to think that maybe its because its protecting its eggs or young ones. A mamba will surely chase you. We lived with lots of them in my village in the early 2000's but we nolonger see them these days.
I grew up in areas populated by mambas; people generally showed them respect and let them be. A Neighbour lost two cattle to mamba bites - it was going between the two & must have felt threatened. They apparently died ‘on the spot’. Fantastic quality video and agree with many others great there’s no annoying music and just giving us the opportunity to view these magnificent beautiful creatures.
Thank you very much, it is great that you enjoyed watching this video :) In which area/country did you grow up? You are right, sometimes accidents happen, but if people give mambas a chance to escape, they quickly disappear.
Thank you! Yes, it is awesome when snakes make tongue flicks slowly and you can enjoy the movement. Rattlesnakes are great for that also! ua-cam.com/video/feqD7ikbyOY/v-deo.html
Your videos are the absolute best: stunning, accurate information, no intrusive talking. This is like having a totally naturalistic vivarium a square kilometre in area, with complete safety. Bliss!!
Great photography. I lived in the low veld of Swaziland when I was a volunteer. There were plenty of black and green mambas. Generally speaking they will keep to themselves but not always. I heard more than a few stories of mambas acting aggressively toward people, some of whom were bitten and died within an hour. I had my own close encounters with both green and black mambas and in every case I was lucky to escape without be bitten. So they don't always strike when a person is at very close range. However, if they are riled up, watch out. They are extremely fast. The big ones can travel as fast as a man can run. And they are not small. Two mambas were killed on the school property where I lived, one black and one green. The both were approximately five meters long. The black mamba was about as thick as a woman's forearm. The green mamba was about 3.5 to 4 cms in diameter. The green mambas are not aggressive like the black mambas.
Hello, thank you for watching!!! Also, thank you for writing about your experiences with mambas. Most of the information is correct. When mambas feel threatened, they can try to bite. But if you give them space, they will leave you alone. They are not as fast as people. It is a big story and everybody says it, but there are no reasonable measurements. And the information about the length of both species is incorrect. Green mambas reach maximum length of 2.4 meters and Black mambas 4.3 meters (but serious measurements say maximum length is about 3.8 meters).
@@LivingZoology I live in the Laeveld of Mpumalanga and I have had many encounters with black mambas and yes most were between 2.3m and 3m I did have a monster 5m mamba living in the rockery our old holiday home for 2 years
@@seancushway6959 Greetings to South Africa! :) From 2 to 3 meters is the most common adult size nowadays. The absolute historic record for a Black mamba is 4.3 meters.
An amazing video with natural sound and showing mambas for what they really are - beautiful animals. They dont deserve the bad reputation as they are just trying to survive but many get shot for no reason. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. A very well made video - thanks guys!
Thank you very much for watching! We are happy that you agree with us that mambas are amazing animals and they deserve our respect. Please check out also other videos from our channel! :)
This channel is so underrated & deserves atleast 5 million subs. Love the videos. no crappy shitty talking. beautiful & peaceful jungle sound in the background (not sure if that the original real time jungle sound while videos are taken) but love the video quality. keep up the good work
Thank you so much!!! We really appreciate your comment and hopefully, we will get more subscribers in the future :) We record the sounds at the locations where we find snakes.
Actually not underrated. There are people out there who fear snakes they even shreak at the mere mentioning of the term, let alone pictures, not to mention videos. Only you and I, and some few others, do not have this phobia.
Excellent video. I lived in africa for several years and cam across a lot of snakes none of which were aggressive towards me as I left them alone and did not threaten them. Apart from one Black Mamba that was aggressive but maybe it was just haing an off day? We had a Green Mambe that lived in out shed and we used to forget it was there (it was only young about four foot long) and you could be standing literally inches from it and it would not bother you, the same was a thirteen foot Forest Cobra that lived in our hedge and fields it never bothered anyone in fact it was quite curious and if you came across it in the fild it would stay about four feet from you always at the side and just move along with you for a while. I saw Boomslangs, puff adders and loads of other species and none would bother you if you left them alone. As I say I think the Black Mamba was just having a bad day and even though it showed a little aggression it soon turned and went off. I won't lie I don't particularly like snakes but certainly wouldn't hurt one and find it a shame that people do not realise what an integral part of nature they are and what an important role they play. Congrats again superb video.
Hello!!! What an awesome comment you wrote!!! Exactly, if you don't bother snakes and you give them space ou can even live with them on our property. Sometimes they can get scared and make a threat as the mamba you mentioned, but they never want to kill you. You have the right way to approach living with venomous snakes! Recently we have been filming on a snake island in Uganda, where people live in harmony with cobras and these snakes even stopped hooding and they show no sign of aggression at all. ua-cam.com/video/RlwLEBp44LI/v-deo.html
Hell No if I had a mamba and cobra living on my property I’d move out the minute i saw them I wouldn’t be able to sleep never knowing if they got into the house Nope I’ll stick to New Jersey where the most I’ll run into is a garter snake
Thanks you for despelling the myth about Mambas I live in an area with lots of black Mambas but I have never heard of a single bite we do co exist well. Makes me respect these snakes even more.
In Russia, a famous blogger died of a black mamba bite during a live stream. Unfortunately in Russia there is no antidote to the bite of this snake. ua-cam.com/video/VPJbbfem-Ok/v-deo.html
I thought I must be going deaf when the video started and my ears were not accosted by head-splitting electronic dance music. Finally, somebody gets it -- the only soundtrack nature needs is the one it produces. Birds, the wind, the rustle of leaves and all the rest of its beautiful sound. Thank you!
Hi! Thank you so much!! :) We produce wildlife documentaries with narration in 2 languages :) You can check our playlist Wildlife documentaries. These shorter scenes are basically from the footage which will be included in our future films with narration. But it takes about a year to finish one movie, so we don't want our fans to wait for so long.
@@LivingZoology thanks I was a bit surprised see the green mamba in Zanzibar... must have seen but not spotted one....was this in the north near Macanduchi?
Great that you do not have music, otherwise I’d not watching. Also it’s excellent that you put on a readable text and leave it long enough to read it. Keep it up and I’ll follow and if no music or any background noise I will subscribe. Nice filming and great editing. Congratulation That Old Bob
Happy that you are looking forward to this video. Unfortunately, we don't have enough funds to travel to West Africa now. We don't have enough sponsors and supporters so we partly or totally fund our filming trips.
Living Zoology : so sweet of you to respond honestly & swiftly...loved this no nonsense footage style...I follow the work of 2 rescuers closely...Nick Evans from Durban, RSA as you already know & Thea Litschka Koen from Simune, Swaziland...admire this approach of yours to demystify the so called notorious reputation of D. Polylepis, as with all creatures it’s just trying to survive & go through its daily grind like us...the tragic part is not the city or suburbs but the rural hinterlands of nations making up the black mamba domain...here due to lack of awareness, frequent conflict of resources between man & snake cause their paths to coincide sometimes resulting in morbidity or mortality, lack of professional rescuers nearby & shortage of AV serum along with such other factors magnify this issue with increased fatalities, highly suggest if feasible to check some interior rural areas, I guess they have one of the highest intelligence level of all snakes thus such a pleasure & fascination to watch...keep going...!!!
@@sambit2901singh Thank you for your comment! We were filming with Nick and he is doing an excellent job. As you say, most snakebites happen in rural areas and it is so important to educate! We hope that our videos and films will help at that as many people from rural areas can see them. Some mistakes (when they try to kill snakes etc.) can be very costly and snakes and people are dying.
Mambas are truly beautiful. Yes, they are extremely venomous but they don't deserve their bad reputation. And we agree with you that not only mambas but all snakes deserve protection! For example, in India, all snakes are protected and it is a very good decision.
Thank you so much!!! It is not so difficult, either you have a normal one and don't mention working with snakes or there are even special insurance products for risky jobs.
Thank you for this fantastic little doco on the Mambas of Africa.... The first green Mamba was so strange how many of them have black tails.... Dark green back would help it blend in with it's environment so easy... Awesome 👍
Really, snakes get their bad reputation from televised snake handlers. No one is more at risk of being bitten than the snake handlers, they often dance around the snake to demonstrate it's agility, which is very misleading. It's not aggression your seeing, it's sheer fear combined with the fact that they're super agile. But really, it's just nervousness on the snakes part, and even if it bites you're still a huge threat to the snake (from the snakes perspective), it's not going to wait around for you to die its gonna flee as soon as it can.
You are right, the bad reputation of venomous snakes is created by snake handlers and people who present wildlife documentaries about snakes. And we want to do it differently and present the truth.
@@LivingZoology There are so many films about snakes, spiders and crocodiles, with dramatic music, and actors from Hollywood. But there aren't that many films about peaceful dotterels. Wonder why!
I think the black mamba's reputation is more for their venom than their speed and fatalities. they have EXTREMELY neurotoxic venom which could kill an untreated adult in under 30 minutes. Regardless of how many fatalities... that, I would say, is a well-deserved reputation. I do however agree with the fact that most points addressed in this video were blown out of proportion and I'm glad that they were cleared up. :) amazing footage!!!!! you just gained a subscriber!!!!
Thank you very much for watching and subscribing!!! Bůack mamba is sure one of the most dangerous snakes in the world. It has extremely potent neurotoxic venom and if cornered it may strike and bite repeatedly. What we try to show in our films and videos is that venomous snakes are not evil creatures trying to chase people and kill them. That is why we focus on importance of snakes in the environment, their beauty and so on.
They are beautiful and can be scary, but this video shows that if you approach them slowly and you don't scare them they will not attack you. In fact, in most cases, they flee away.
@@LivingZoology the thing is i dont have the courage of even be near them, i will only love watching them in your channel, or on tv, or any other channel but not seing them eye to eye, i will be dead for sure😤😤, let me love them by see them on internet. 🤗🤗🤗
@@husnatgamaah1335 Oh of course, it is totally ok to admire them on the internet!! :) :) We just wanted to say that even when you see them they just slither away, so they are not evil as many people think :)
This was an excellent video, no talking just the sounds of nature and beautiful snakes, the scenery was gorgeous. Thank you, a snake video that finally gets it right!
Thank you very much, we are very happy that you enjoyed this video!!! We are doing our films about snakes in a different way and we hope that they will educate people.
@@LivingZoology Thanks again, there are too many incorrect videos on venomous snakes. I saw one where the inland taipan was ranked 4th amongst the most deadliest snakes on earth, that snake should always be ranked number 1, that video never mentioned kraits. Please post more videos soon!
Jameson's mamba is my favorite of the 4. I think they're also more relaxed not as twitchy as the black mamba. Hopefully soon you can go film the western green mamba. Highly respected 🐍
Thank you for watching!!! Yes, they are not so defensive as Black mambas. But the most chilled one is Eastern Green mamba! Well, we will see when we will get a chance to film Western Green :)
As far I know, black mamba has ta most potent venom and mortality rate of it's bite is more than 95% and responsible for most of the bite in Africa. The one more reason for it's bad reputation is it's speed 😀
That's due to subpar medical access, the mortality rate in Australia is super low due to the fact that they have a universal healthcare system and don't pay a cent for antivenom. In terms of sheer potency the black mamba nowhere close to 3rd most toxic. The second most toxic is the eastern brown, 3rd would be coastal taipan and the 4th is the tiger snake. There are about 8 other snakes that beat the mamba in terms of drop for drop potency, but the mamba injects a LOT of venom per bite and will often strike multiple times. It never gives a dry bite, and although not the most potent, it's one of the fastest working toxins, which is a separate factor to sheer potency. At the end of the day the most dangerous snake in the world is the one the bites you.
@@cobbsta88 The key point would be the Mamba usually bites multiple times. It puts more venom in you than any other snake and no, people in Australia do not survive black Mamba bites. It has nothing to do with universal healthcare lol. Most people who get bit die. That goes for many other venomous snakes. The few people who survive Mamba bites have limbs amputated.
@@infozone9601 there are no black mambas in Australia, but we survive far more potent bites due to the availability of antivenom and first aid. South Africa doesn't have Australia's health care system and access to free antivenom
Absolutely love your videos, amazing color and camera work, and the sound of the snakes natural habitat, stuff most people will never get a chance to see.
Glad you enjoyed it! We were especially happy to present this video about mambas as most videos on the internet present them as scary and aggresive snakes.
Truly magnificent creatures!! I think I favor the Jameson's Mamba.. Nice color contrast and such intelligent looking snakes. You guy's truly make MAGNIFICENT footage for us to enjoy. Keep up the GREAT work. 👍👍
Thank you for watching! We create these videos to educate and it is completely ok, that you didn't know that green mambas exist ;) And we agree that they are super gorgeous!
Mambas are a fantastic species. Judging by the fact that Black Mambas sometimes live in peoples houses, it seems to me they only bite if you attack them. Although juvenile Black Mambas might just be a little bit more nervous and bite you.
Yes, they are super special snakes. Very intelligent and fast, but not aggressive. Unfortunately, they sometimes hide in houses and look for prey around and when they get scared or threatened, one of the ways they defend themselves is to bite.
Living Zoology have you seen Dingos video when he rescued a very large Black Mamba from a house? Exciting too say the least, Mamba brushed past his leg, didn’t bite. This snake had been living in this ladies bedroom under the bed or under the sofa. Dingo also found a neonate that was putting on a great display. Amazing. This is it ua-cam.com/video/NHysM_f2gmk/v-deo.html
Thank you so much!!! Quality of the footage is very important for us so we can show people the true beauty of snakes 🙂 If green is your favorite color, this is a good video for you! 😉
I dunno where these snakes are from but here in South Africa, our snakes are crazy , super fast, super aggressive, super wild.These snakes look extremely calm.
Well, my friend, these snakes are from your country, hahaha :D It just shows that when you don't want to handle snakes in a way that they are scared and defensive, you don't need to and snakes are calm then. We have vast experience with WILD snakes from around the world and we are studied zoologists. We have spent one month in SA in December/January and seen many snakes. Where exactly do you have these crazy, super fast and super aggressive snakes, please??? :D We could not find them!
@@LivingZoology Ok I did know they from my country , not disrespecting u at all , from the vids I seen if them they are very wild yet in ur vids they are calm. Here please look at the link below of Dingo .His a local snake lover. ua-cam.com/video/R3Wt7MhRS5o/v-deo.html
Another excellent video! Thank you for choosing to go with the simple, informative text commentary backed up by the natural sounds of the bush instead of an overbearing, self- serving audio track!
Hello, we just returned back home after one months in India! Both snakes have very strong venom and different type of venom. Russell's viper has hemotoxic venom, Spectacled cobra neurotoxic venom.
We agree that it is one of the most beautiful snakes we have seen! It has very toxic venom, but rarely comes to contact with humans and it is less reactive than Black mamba :)
So when the two guys went up to the Black Mamba resting on the pile of dirt, what happened? Could the two have sat there all day with the snake just resting until it decided to go do Mamba things? What would the snake have done if they were having a conversation? Left? I am curious. The snake really did not seem to care they were there. Also, with a snake that big, would the snake have been able to successfully bite the leg? Or would it have needed a smaller body part to really do any damage? They do not look like their heads are really that big compared to say an Eastern Diamondback. I found this footage fascinating, peaceful, and highly enlightening. My wish is one day I would like to see a few snakes in their native habitats and not in a zoo somewhere. I think that would be so fun and enjoyable to just see the snakes being snakes at home. Great video!!
Thank you so much for watching and we are happy that you enjoyed!!! You can also try to watch other videos on our channel, they are done in similar way, focused on natural history. For example: ua-cam.com/video/tWYsr1M6sGk/v-deo.html Mamba was aware of our presence and checking us with its tongue, but we did not do any harm to it so it stayed there and was not scared. If we just sat down and spent some time there, the mamba would probably go somewhere or maybe even spent long time there resting. Mambas have smaller heads than rattlesnakes but they are much faster. We were quite close and we wanted to demonstrate that if you are not posing threat to this snake, it will not chase you and try to kill you as many people say.
@@LivingZoology I kind of got the fact that the mambas preferred to flee than fight. I like to think that the snakes think they are o9nly a couple of inches tall even though they may 12 feet long. Their life is measured in inches off the ground. When confronted with a person five feet tall or taller, the snake must have a "Holy S*#T!" moment and want to run as fast as possible. It was obvious the mamba in the video was content to sit with or without your presence. I have to wonder in very rural parts of their habit, how many people have these snakes cohabitating with them in their homes and are completely unaware of the snake's presence. I cannot imagine the snake would want to be around a giant. Mambas need to be fast. But doesn't the environment they inhabit also dictate that ALL living creatures, humans included, be fast. I found the video truly one of the best on a snake of any species. It was interesting and caused me to have tons of questions about the snake. You confirmed beliefs I had in the mamba for years. Thank you. I will be checking out your other videos. Thank you again.
@@jazzbariman Many of these snakes live close to people unnoticed for a long time. Last year we rescued Ashe's spitting cobra from a house and it was clear that this snake lived there with people for a long time, it was not scared at all! There was old poo there also. Guess where it was hiding - under the bed! We still need to make a video about this snake. We are trying to reveal to people that snakes are, as you wrote, mostly afraid of us and they don't want any conflict. If you work with them gently and with respect you will not get into trouble. Hopefully you will enjoy watching other videos on our channel :)
@@LivingZoology If I were to have a bucket list, this would be on it. I want to see a King Cobra being a King Cobra where they be King Cobras. I would like to sit as close to a Black Mamba as close as the people who sat with the one in your video. Lastly, I would like to see a rattlesnake, species to be determined, being a rattlesnake in their natural environment. Your sentence, "If you work with them gently and with respect you will not get into trouble" fits in so many situations and with so many living creatures. If the rest of world had this attitude, life on this planet would be a hell of a lot easier on every level. You should put that on a t-shirt with your logo and start selling them. If you do, let me know. I will send you sizes for my order. I will be watching your other videos. I guarantee that. I ran across the one on mambas by some random act of an algorithm and subscribed to your channel shortly after watching the video. This was a very educational video. Highly enjoyable as well. Thank you.
Great informative vid !👏👏👏👏!!Snakes are beautiful and they deserve our respect !!! If u don't want snakes near you please Don't Destroy thier Enviorment Homes !!! Especially in thw case 9f Black mamba which usually had a permanent base !!! How wonderful !!!💛🐍💚
@@LivingZoology absolutely loved it and I learned so much!!! I love Nature it's the most Precious Gift to Humanity!!! We all have to do our part to preserve it !!! Thank you #LivingZoology for re-educating us properly !!!🐍👏🌳🌿🕊
I don't think any animals really deserve bad reputations, we are bigger and have bigger brains so its down to us not to put animals in situations where they feel threatened. I think the reputations come from a long history of tales of people who have actually threatened the animal and have been bitten or spat at. I think its something humans pass on to their children to keep them safe, however I think theres an inbuilt component that makes people and animals react to snake shaped objects. If you have ever seen how cats react to cucumbers laid beside them, you will know what I mean, its obviously innate.
The instinctive fear of snakes is visible in monkeys and some other animals. We agree that we (people) should understand that snakes only defend themselves when they feel threatened, but they are never aggressive. It is sad that mambas and other venomous snakes have such a bad reputation, which they don't deserve.
I love snakes. I love nature shots and cinematography. But this was by far, the most dull, slow, remedial piece of UA-cam content I have ever come across. Whole thing could have been broken down to less than 2 minuets.
This is hands down one of the best videos out there. No crazy unnecessary music...
Just the birds singing.
Thank you so much!!! Very happy that you love the video!
May I ask how near are you to the snakes?
Let's all take a moment to appreciate this channel for not blasting shitty rock music and putting jump cuts in every 3 seconds to try to captivate the american audience. Big respect from me.
Thank you so much!! We appreciate that you like our style of videos!
Totally agree - the complete lack of sensationalism is utterly refreshing. Well done to all those concerned.
@@me58100 Thank you so much!!!
Bitch i am American and i dont like that shit either. Watch your mouth next time
This is so true, finally we don’t have to deal with every rap known man for a video
This is hands down, the greatest mamba footage I've seen in decades. Absolutely fantastic work. Thanks from all of us at MToxins for this.
Thank you so much for this fantastic comment! We feel honored that you think our footage of mambas is the best you have seen in decades :)
I Agree
Mate - check the Dingo channel. There's much more about mambas and great. You're never see better
SETUM I own MToxins Venom Lab and extract from them to make the african Antivenom.
@@power444e great job dude, your work is saving human lives.
No talking straight information and beautiful noises in the background. Great video.
Thank you so much, we are happy to hear that you liked the style of this video!
Supreme combination of audio & video
Jameson’s Mambas are my favorite. Their color is amazing.
We agree!!! Especially the green ones are amazing.
It gives some green Mambas, where some of them are yellow and some of black mambas or green Mambas are blue, I have seen it on really pictures, but they all very dangerous.
The Western Green Mamba species viridis had a blue colouration sometimes. Download the African Snakebite Institute App. They have s poster on this snake. It is a pity that they did not film the Western Green Mamba. FYI: The polyvalent antivenom produced in South Africa covers the black eastern green and Jameson's mambas. Nic Evan's is very well known in SA. He once removed 5 black mambas from one yard in a Durban suburb. Plenty of UA-cam videos. First video I have seen where the truth about aggressive Black Mambas is debunked. Brilliant!!@
i love how relaxing this video is and very educational.
Thank you very very much!! :)
I was using my headphones and was amazed by the rich nature sounds.
So many numbers of monkeys , birds , insects ,reptiles ,amphibians sounds overlapped. You can’t even imagine how rich the nature is.
Those areas are full of lives from a top of the tall trees to deep down in the ground. Even in a 3Mx3M space
,if tree grows 40ms ,it’s like a high-rise condominium. Many kinds of living life in each floor.
That’s a lot different to a flat place like savanna.
Rainforest has amazing diversity. But also, it is more difficult to find animals there than in savanna. Great that you enjoy natural sounds!
That is some very impressive video. The Eastern Green is a jewel.
Thank you so much!!! :) Yes, that bright green is hypnotizing!
It is a jewel until it bite your behind
Growing up in Kenya as a boy, Black Mambas were very feared and I agree with this documentary; these snakes tend to have a permanent lair/nest. If the black mamba sees you first, it'll escape. But when cornered or attacked from close range, it charges fast and without warning....a very scary and life changing experience. Once you get chased by a black Mamba you'll never ever want to cross paths again and i think that's why it's so feared
You are right, if cornered, a Black mamba will defend itself! But many other snakes will strike if they cannot escape. We agree that mambas are very venomous and potentially dangerous, but they don't chase people on purpose. We are glad that you did not get bitten during that scary experience!
Just a few minutes ago found one in our sitting room, thank God a neighbour came to help. He used a catapult and hit it with a stone first. It was a scary experience....am in kenya.
@@LivingZoology i was chased by a black mamba. A black mamba will chase you if you enter it's territory. we used to think that maybe its because its protecting its eggs or young ones. A mamba will surely chase you. We lived with lots of them in my village in the early 2000's but we nolonger see them these days.
Is it just me or does the mamba have a grin on its face like it’s saying I’m sexy and I know it
Keep your distance when see this snake very dangerous.
I grew up in areas populated by mambas; people generally showed them respect and let them be. A Neighbour lost two cattle to mamba bites - it was going between the two & must have felt threatened. They apparently died ‘on the spot’. Fantastic quality video and agree with many others great there’s no annoying music and just giving us the opportunity to view these magnificent beautiful creatures.
Thank you very much, it is great that you enjoyed watching this video :) In which area/country did you grow up? You are right, sometimes accidents happen, but if people give mambas a chance to escape, they quickly disappear.
They also have been known to go into people's dwellings like in Johannesburg South Africa like this video shows.
Smooth absorbing nature footage, no drama, how a nature channel should be.
Thank you so much!!!
@@LivingZoology Well, we would very much appreciate some commentary.
@@ammaarwalji1498 Then these are made for you! :) ua-cam.com/play/PLj80DUXdImxY2Dmas8H-wxuWDYjqDLhJu.html
Beautiful sounds. I love it when their tongues go really slow and they leave it out of their mouths. So adorable.
Thank you! Yes, it is awesome when snakes make tongue flicks slowly and you can enjoy the movement. Rattlesnakes are great for that also! ua-cam.com/video/feqD7ikbyOY/v-deo.html
Living Zoology omg that was so awesome. Thanks so much.
I’m loving the big grin on these Mamba’s faces as if they’re saying I’m beautiful and I know it!! Especially that jade green neon Mamba!!!
Your videos are the absolute best: stunning, accurate information, no intrusive talking. This is like having a totally naturalistic vivarium a square kilometre in area, with complete safety. Bliss!!
Wow, you made our day!!! Reading this positive post was so great!!! Thank you so much!!!!!
Great photography. I lived in the low veld of Swaziland when I was a volunteer. There were plenty of black and green mambas. Generally speaking they will keep to themselves but not always. I heard more than a few stories of mambas acting aggressively toward people, some of whom were bitten and died within an hour. I had my own close encounters with both green and black mambas and in every case I was lucky to escape without be bitten. So they don't always strike when a person is at very close range. However, if they are riled up, watch out. They are extremely fast. The big ones can travel as fast as a man can run. And they are not small. Two mambas were killed on the school property where I lived, one black and one green. The both were approximately five meters long. The black mamba was about as thick as a woman's forearm. The green mamba was about 3.5 to 4 cms in diameter. The green mambas are not aggressive like the black mambas.
Hello, thank you for watching!!! Also, thank you for writing about your experiences with mambas. Most of the information is correct. When mambas feel threatened, they can try to bite. But if you give them space, they will leave you alone. They are not as fast as people. It is a big story and everybody says it, but there are no reasonable measurements. And the information about the length of both species is incorrect. Green mambas reach maximum length of 2.4 meters and Black mambas 4.3 meters (but serious measurements say maximum length is about 3.8 meters).
@@LivingZoology I live in the Laeveld of Mpumalanga and I have had many encounters with black mambas and yes most were between 2.3m and 3m I did have a monster 5m mamba living in the rockery our old holiday home for 2 years
@@LivingZoology also great video,for a moment I thought it was an outtake from BBC earth😅
@@seancushway6959 Greetings to South Africa! :) From 2 to 3 meters is the most common adult size nowadays. The absolute historic record for a Black mamba is 4.3 meters.
@@seancushway6959 Many thanks! :)
Two points:
1) Best Mamba footage hands down.
2) I couldn't ever sleep in Durban.
Thank you so much!!! Well, there is a chance that mamba comes into your house if you live there!
Great video; awesome snakes, pure natural sound!! 5 stars!
Thank you so much for watching and coming to our channel!
Excellent video, I love the forest sounds! and thank you for saving that snake, they are so misunderstood!
Thank you so much for watching!!! It is great to see new people here on our channel! :)
I love all your videos, no annoying music.
Give us a great opportunity to see these beautiful creatures.
Thank you, great that you love our videos! :)
An amazing video with natural sound and showing mambas for what they really are - beautiful animals. They dont deserve the bad reputation as they are just trying to survive but many get shot for no reason. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. A very well made video - thanks guys!
Thank you very much for watching! We are happy that you agree with us that mambas are amazing animals and they deserve our respect. Please check out also other videos from our channel! :)
Awesome as always. I especially enjoyed the Puff Adder sequence.
This channel is so underrated & deserves atleast 5 million subs. Love the videos. no crappy shitty talking. beautiful & peaceful jungle sound in the background (not sure if that the original real time jungle sound while videos are taken) but love the video quality. keep up the good work
Thank you so much!!! We really appreciate your comment and hopefully, we will get more subscribers in the future :) We record the sounds at the locations where we find snakes.
Agreee!!
Actually not underrated. There are people out there who fear snakes they even shreak at the mere mentioning of the term, let alone pictures, not to mention videos. Only you and I, and some few others, do not have this phobia.
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Excellent video. I lived in africa for several years and cam across a lot of snakes none of which were aggressive towards me as I left them alone and did not threaten them. Apart from one Black Mamba that was aggressive but maybe it was just haing an off day? We had a Green Mambe that lived in out shed and we used to forget it was there (it was only young about four foot long) and you could be standing literally inches from it and it would not bother you, the same was a thirteen foot Forest Cobra that lived in our hedge and fields it never bothered anyone in fact it was quite curious and if you came across it in the fild it would stay about four feet from you always at the side and just move along with you for a while. I saw Boomslangs, puff adders and loads of other species and none would bother you if you left them alone. As I say I think the Black Mamba was just having a bad day and even though it showed a little aggression it soon turned and went off. I won't lie I don't particularly like snakes but certainly wouldn't hurt one and find it a shame that people do not realise what an integral part of nature they are and what an important role they play. Congrats again superb video.
Hello!!! What an awesome comment you wrote!!! Exactly, if you don't bother snakes and you give them space ou can even live with them on our property. Sometimes they can get scared and make a threat as the mamba you mentioned, but they never want to kill you. You have the right way to approach living with venomous snakes! Recently we have been filming on a snake island in Uganda, where people live in harmony with cobras and these snakes even stopped hooding and they show no sign of aggression at all. ua-cam.com/video/RlwLEBp44LI/v-deo.html
"...just move along with you for a while". Bloody Hell, mate!
Hell No if I had a mamba and cobra living on my property I’d move out the minute i saw them I wouldn’t be able to sleep never knowing if they got into the house Nope I’ll stick to New Jersey where the most I’ll run into is a garter snake
Thanks you for despelling the myth about Mambas I live in an area with lots of black Mambas but I have never heard of a single bite we do co exist well. Makes me respect these snakes even more.
Thank you for watching! :) We are very happy that after this video you respect mambas even more.
In Russia, a famous blogger died of a black mamba bite during a live stream. Unfortunately in Russia there is no antidote to the bite of this snake.
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@@НиколайЕрёмин-ш9х Wow, we did not know that! Sad story, but when feeling threatened, a Black mamba will defend itself.
Samuel, have you been face to face with them? Come on man.
Relaxing footage! Idk how when it’s about mambas lmao.
Thank you very much for watching!
I thought I must be going deaf when the video started and my ears were not accosted by head-splitting electronic dance music. Finally, somebody gets it -- the only soundtrack nature needs is the one it produces. Birds, the wind, the rustle of leaves and all the rest of its beautiful sound. Thank you!
Thank you so much!!! We were surprised that there more and more people like you who enjoy the sound of nature!
Thank you so very much for your gentle and elegant story of the Mamba Family. Hats off to you!
Glad you enjoyed it! Check out the new one we made: ua-cam.com/video/7cUgLCXJ_Uc/v-deo.html
Incredible sights, am a huge fan of nature....would u plz also try to make vids like these with commentary, its makes it more wowish
Hi! Thank you so much!! :) We produce wildlife documentaries with narration in 2 languages :) You can check our playlist Wildlife documentaries. These shorter scenes are basically from the footage which will be included in our future films with narration. But it takes about a year to finish one movie, so we don't want our fans to wait for so long.
No needless talking or music, just awesome information and cinema of the snakes!
Can’t wait! Its my birthday than😊
Wow, so happy birthday from us!!! 😊 Hopefully, you will love the video and it will be our gift to you!!
Excellent job educational and professional... but there was one more mamba that you didn't show I gather...is it that elusive??
Thank you for watching! We hope to visit West Africa to find the fourth mamba species in the future :)
@@LivingZoology thanks I was a bit surprised see the green mamba in Zanzibar... must have seen but not spotted one....was this in the north near Macanduchi?
@@alexadey3413 Green mambas are on Zanzibar, indeed. We did not look for snakes on Zanzibar, so we cannot confirm any location.
Great that you do not have music, otherwise I’d not watching. Also it’s excellent that you put on a readable text and leave it long enough to read it. Keep it up and I’ll follow and if no music or any background noise I will subscribe. Nice filming and great editing. Congratulation
That Old Bob
Thank you! Most of our videos are without narration :)
this is the most educative video i ever have seen..I hope they make such a video of different vipers and snakes we have in africa
Thanks for watching! :) Check these! ua-cam.com/video/FouP-Q-XufU/v-deo.html
9:57 Mamba: OK, bro, I opened my mouth! What, you still don't let me go?
excellent video
Thank you very much!
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! Thank you so much for share this video. ❤️
Thank you very much for watching!! 🙂
This was so soothing and relaxing. Wonderful nature and apex predators enjoying their freedom. Great video!👏👏👏
Thank you so much for watching!!! Hopefully, you will come to our channel even next time! ;)
Eagerly awaiting this with anticipation...however what about the western green mamba ?
Happy that you are looking forward to this video. Unfortunately, we don't have enough funds to travel to West Africa now. We don't have enough sponsors and supporters so we partly or totally fund our filming trips.
Living Zoology : so sweet of you to respond honestly & swiftly...loved this no nonsense footage style...I follow the work of 2 rescuers closely...Nick Evans from Durban, RSA as you already know & Thea Litschka Koen from Simune, Swaziland...admire this approach of yours to demystify the so called notorious reputation of D. Polylepis, as with all creatures it’s just trying to survive & go through its daily grind like us...the tragic part is not the city or suburbs but the rural hinterlands of nations making up the black mamba domain...here due to lack of awareness, frequent conflict of resources between man & snake cause their paths to coincide sometimes resulting in morbidity or mortality, lack of professional rescuers nearby & shortage of AV serum along with such other factors magnify this issue with increased fatalities, highly suggest if feasible to check some interior rural areas, I guess they have one of the highest intelligence level of all snakes thus such a pleasure & fascination to watch...keep going...!!!
@@sambit2901singh Thank you for your comment! We were filming with Nick and he is doing an excellent job. As you say, most snakebites happen in rural areas and it is so important to educate! We hope that our videos and films will help at that as many people from rural areas can see them. Some mistakes (when they try to kill snakes etc.) can be very costly and snakes and people are dying.
Ce derait sympa de traduite en français..... 😉 Super émission 🥰👍
Thank you very much for watching!
What a beautiful species of snake one of my favorites I love all snakes but we must protect and conserve them safely.
Mambas are truly beautiful. Yes, they are extremely venomous but they don't deserve their bad reputation. And we agree with you that not only mambas but all snakes deserve protection! For example, in India, all snakes are protected and it is a very good decision.
You love them on UA-cam videos
@@dhanuarygundana6342 We love to observe them, work with them, film them, and present videos about them! :)
Kept Black Mamba for five years-most interesting and inquisitive snake in my collection! Awesome video and messaging, thanks for sharing!
Thank you very much for watching!!! What happened with your Black mamba?
Beautiful video! I couldn’t help but wonder, does a professional snake catcher have a lot of trouble getting life insurance?
Thank you so much!!! It is not so difficult, either you have a normal one and don't mention working with snakes or there are even special insurance products for risky jobs.
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Thank you for this fantastic little doco on the Mambas of Africa.... The first green Mamba was so strange how many of them have black tails.... Dark green back would help it blend in with it's environment so easy... Awesome 👍
Thank you very much!!! Jameson's mambas have black tails mostly in East Africa.
Their Camouflage is Amazing
We agree!
Good eyes to find them.
Absolutely legendary. Thank you.
Thank you very much!
Incredible!! 😊🖤
Thank you so much!!! 😊
Beautiful snakes, beautiful video.
Thank you so much!
Really, snakes get their bad reputation from televised snake handlers. No one is more at risk of being bitten than the snake handlers, they often dance around the snake to demonstrate it's agility, which is very misleading. It's not aggression your seeing, it's sheer fear combined with the fact that they're super agile. But really, it's just nervousness on the snakes part, and even if it bites you're still a huge threat to the snake (from the snakes perspective), it's not going to wait around for you to die its gonna flee as soon as it can.
You are right, the bad reputation of venomous snakes is created by snake handlers and people who present wildlife documentaries about snakes. And we want to do it differently and present the truth.
@@LivingZoology There are so many films about snakes, spiders and crocodiles, with dramatic music, and actors from Hollywood. But there aren't that many films about peaceful dotterels. Wonder why!
I think the black mamba's reputation is more for their venom than their speed and fatalities. they have EXTREMELY neurotoxic venom which could kill an untreated adult in under 30 minutes. Regardless of how many fatalities... that, I would say, is a well-deserved reputation. I do however agree with the fact that most points addressed in this video were blown out of proportion and I'm glad that they were cleared up. :) amazing footage!!!!! you just gained a subscriber!!!!
Thank you very much for watching and subscribing!!! Bůack mamba is sure one of the most dangerous snakes in the world. It has extremely potent neurotoxic venom and if cornered it may strike and bite repeatedly. What we try to show in our films and videos is that venomous snakes are not evil creatures trying to chase people and kill them. That is why we focus on importance of snakes in the environment, their beauty and so on.
@@LivingZoology makes perfect sense and I agree 100%🤗
I love Mamba snake so much but iam so scared of them, they r so beautiful though
They are beautiful and can be scary, but this video shows that if you approach them slowly and you don't scare them they will not attack you. In fact, in most cases, they flee away.
@@LivingZoology the thing is i dont have the courage of even be near them, i will only love watching them in your channel, or on tv, or any other channel but not seing them eye to eye, i will be dead for sure😤😤, let me love them by see them on internet. 🤗🤗🤗
@@husnatgamaah1335 Oh of course, it is totally ok to admire them on the internet!! :) :) We just wanted to say that even when you see them they just slither away, so they are not evil as many people think :)
This was an excellent video, no talking just the sounds of nature and beautiful snakes, the scenery was gorgeous. Thank you, a snake video that finally gets it right!
Thank you very much, we are very happy that you enjoyed this video!!! We are doing our films about snakes in a different way and we hope that they will educate people.
@@LivingZoology Thanks again, there are too many incorrect videos on venomous snakes. I saw one where the inland taipan was ranked 4th amongst the most deadliest snakes on earth, that snake should always be ranked number 1, that video never mentioned kraits. Please post more videos soon!
@@debbieverret4033 We are frustrated by how many videos with incorrect information are there. We will post more videos! :)
That Jamesons looks a bit like a Boomslang apart from the eyes
There will be a video about Boomslang too! Check our channel and you will see the differences :)
So sweet video
You are so kind!
Oh fuck I live there☹
Mambas are shy and if you don't look for them, you will likely see 0 in your life.
@@LivingZoology what should I do if I see one?
@@theexpert5837 Don't go close to it, keep your distance. Don't do fast movements, slowly walk back.
@@theexpert5837 Don't go close to it, keep your distance. Don't do fast movements, slowly walk back.
Jameson's mamba is my favorite of the 4. I think they're also more relaxed not as twitchy as the black mamba. Hopefully soon you can go film the western green mamba.
Highly respected 🐍
Thank you for watching!!! Yes, they are not so defensive as Black mambas. But the most chilled one is Eastern Green mamba! Well, we will see when we will get a chance to film Western Green :)
As far I know, black mamba has ta most potent venom and mortality rate of it's bite is more than 95% and responsible for most of the bite in Africa.
The one more reason for it's bad reputation is it's speed 😀
Actually the black mamba has the third most toxic venom behind the Inland taipan and the Eastern brown
That's due to subpar medical access, the mortality rate in Australia is super low due to the fact that they have a universal healthcare system and don't pay a cent for antivenom. In terms of sheer potency the black mamba nowhere close to 3rd most toxic. The second most toxic is the eastern brown, 3rd would be coastal taipan and the 4th is the tiger snake. There are about 8 other snakes that beat the mamba in terms of drop for drop potency, but the mamba injects a LOT of venom per bite and will often strike multiple times. It never gives a dry bite, and although not the most potent, it's one of the fastest working toxins, which is a separate factor to sheer potency. At the end of the day the most dangerous snake in the world is the one the bites you.
Black Mamba has the 5th most toxic venom, but it is more dangerous the the ones with more potent venom.
@@cobbsta88 The key point would be the Mamba usually bites multiple times. It puts more venom in you than any other snake and no, people in Australia do not survive black Mamba bites. It has nothing to do with universal healthcare lol.
Most people who get bit die. That goes for many other venomous snakes. The few people who survive Mamba bites have limbs amputated.
@@infozone9601 there are no black mambas in Australia, but we survive far more potent bites due to the availability of antivenom and first aid. South Africa doesn't have Australia's health care system and access to free antivenom
I don't think Mambas deserve a bad reputation but as a South African, we definitely give them a lot of respect
It is great to give mambas respect! :)
Absolutely love your videos, amazing color and camera work, and the sound of the snakes natural habitat, stuff most people will never get a chance to see.
Thank you very much! We are happy that you love our videos!
Thank you for uploading the video and for the accuracy of the facts about these feared snakes. It's really wonderful.😊
Glad you enjoyed it! We were especially happy to present this video about mambas as most videos on the internet present them as scary and aggresive snakes.
Truly magnificent creatures!! I think I favor the Jameson's Mamba.. Nice color contrast and such intelligent looking snakes. You guy's truly make MAGNIFICENT footage for us to enjoy. Keep up the GREAT work. 👍👍
Thank you so much for watching!!! We are glad that you like the quality of the footage :) And Jameson's mamba is also our favourite!
As ignorant as I may look I didn't know there were green mambas! Wow, they're beautiful! Thank you for these videos
Thank you for watching! We create these videos to educate and it is completely ok, that you didn't know that green mambas exist ;) And we agree that they are super gorgeous!
8:16 is that a cape cobra? And is it the most venomous cobra species in Africa?
Yes, it is! Yes, it is, only the Forest cobra is close.
Mambas are a fantastic species. Judging by the fact that Black Mambas sometimes live in peoples houses, it seems to me they only bite if you attack them. Although juvenile Black Mambas might just be a little bit more nervous and bite you.
Yes, they are super special snakes. Very intelligent and fast, but not aggressive. Unfortunately, they sometimes hide in houses and look for prey around and when they get scared or threatened, one of the ways they defend themselves is to bite.
Living Zoology have you seen Dingos video when he rescued a very large Black Mamba from a house? Exciting too say the least, Mamba brushed past his leg, didn’t bite. This snake had been living in this ladies bedroom under the bed or under the sofa. Dingo also found a neonate that was putting on a great display. Amazing.
This is it
ua-cam.com/video/NHysM_f2gmk/v-deo.html
@@Ericson_27 Yes, we have watched it, amazing! It shows that mamba uses the escape as the first reaction.
Can the venomous glands be removed from these snakes
Surgically it is possible to remove the venom glands.
So glad that you show people that mambas just want to be left alone to do what mambas do, live free and unmolested....
Thank you, our goal with this video was exactly that! Mambas don't chase people.
Great video, very similar in appearance to the brown snake here in Australia which also has an unwarranted reputation
Thanks for watching! :)
I'm from Bangladesh. And I really do appreciate you guys. Amazing documentary! Thanks, guys.
Thanks for watching our videos and greetings to Bangladesh!
Gorgeous creatures.
They are!
Apex Predator! 👍always cool.
Thank you for watching!
Thanks for another great video.Can you do a video on different cobra species of africa
Thank you!!! We will do a video about Cape cobra, Mozambique spitting cobra and Rinkhals :)
Man I love all your videos. Look at how crystal clear the footage is. My favourite colour is green to and this is superb 🙏🏼😎
Thank you so much!!! Quality of the footage is very important for us so we can show people the true beauty of snakes 🙂 If green is your favorite color, this is a good video for you! 😉
Grea channel, thank you for lettig the sound of nature be heard. Birds singing, beautyfull.
Cheers from Croatia
Thank you very much! Cheers from the Czech Republic!
Growing up in South Africa we should find the black and green mamba so often, now you hardly see them.
You are right, many areas suitable for snakes have been changed by people and seeing mambas is more and more difficult!
I dunno where these snakes are from but here in South Africa, our snakes are crazy , super fast, super aggressive, super wild.These snakes look extremely calm.
Well, my friend, these snakes are from your country, hahaha :D It just shows that when you don't want to handle snakes in a way that they are scared and defensive, you don't need to and snakes are calm then. We have vast experience with WILD snakes from around the world and we are studied zoologists. We have spent one month in SA in December/January and seen many snakes. Where exactly do you have these crazy, super fast and super aggressive snakes, please??? :D We could not find them!
@@LivingZoology Ok I did know they from my country , not disrespecting u at all , from the vids I seen if them they are very wild yet in ur vids they are calm. Here please look at the link below of Dingo .His a local snake lover. ua-cam.com/video/R3Wt7MhRS5o/v-deo.html
THE SOUND OF NATURE..... JUST THE SOUND IS AMAZING.
Thank you very much!
The wild life is relaxing. I need to spend most of the time there and away from these rude people in cities and towns
Yes, spending time in nature is so peaceful and it gives you positive energy! :)
Really good, worth watching 100 times.
Thank you so much!!! :)
Absolutely loved the natural sounds along with the video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The green Mamba is gorgeous! And so is this footage
We agree! Stunning snakes! Thank you! Happy that you like the video :)
I think this Chanel deserves more subs. I subbed
Thank you very much!!!
These are some beautiful snakes.
We agree with you! Mambas are stunningly beautiful snakes!
This Great film makers are the top of the top in nature information..the quality of the footage is awesome
Thank you very much!
Another excellent video! Thank you for choosing to go with the simple, informative text commentary backed up by the natural sounds of the bush instead of an overbearing, self- serving audio track!
Thank you very much! Please consider joining our channel as a member to support us in doing this work!
MAMBA é o bicho, não tem pra ninguém!!
Thanks for watching.
mambas are the best
We agree! These snakes are awesome.
Eastern greens are hands down my favorite i love their emerald green colouration plus their timid disposition unless provoked
Yes, Eastern Green mamba was very timid when we were filming it!
Living Zoology aren’t the green mambas not as toxic as the black mamba?
@@keithdomin5015 They are little bit less toxic than the Black mamba, but they also have a very potent neurotoxin.
@Dennis Young Yes, they have spectacular color! Even the Black mamba is beautifully colored!
@Dennis Young Jameson's mamba is our favourite, because it is not so well known and it has beautiful color and big scales.
I’m here because of Kobe’s nickname 🐍
Hopefully these snakes were also interesting :D
Excellent and educational. More like this pls.
Thank you very much!!! Pls check out more videos on our channel!
which is more venomonous Russel viper or Cobra??reply me???
Hello, we just returned back home after one months in India! Both snakes have very strong venom and different type of venom. Russell's viper has hemotoxic venom, Spectacled cobra neurotoxic venom.
This video is so hypnotizing to watch.. Excellent camerawork❤️❤️
Thank you very much! We are happy that you like it! ❤️🐍
IMO, the Jamesons Mamba is one of the most beautiful snakes of the world. Too bad they’re so deadly. 😆 or I’d have a few.
We agree that it is one of the most beautiful snakes we have seen! It has very toxic venom, but rarely comes to contact with humans and it is less reactive than Black mamba :)
So when the two guys went up to the Black Mamba resting on the pile of dirt, what happened? Could the two have sat there all day with the snake just resting until it decided to go do Mamba things? What would the snake have done if they were having a conversation? Left? I am curious. The snake really did not seem to care they were there. Also, with a snake that big, would the snake have been able to successfully bite the leg? Or would it have needed a smaller body part to really do any damage? They do not look like their heads are really that big compared to say an Eastern Diamondback. I found this footage fascinating, peaceful, and highly enlightening. My wish is one day I would like to see a few snakes in their native habitats and not in a zoo somewhere. I think that would be so fun and enjoyable to just see the snakes being snakes at home. Great video!!
Thank you so much for watching and we are happy that you enjoyed!!! You can also try to watch other videos on our channel, they are done in similar way, focused on natural history. For example: ua-cam.com/video/tWYsr1M6sGk/v-deo.html
Mamba was aware of our presence and checking us with its tongue, but we did not do any harm to it so it stayed there and was not scared. If we just sat down and spent some time there, the mamba would probably go somewhere or maybe even spent long time there resting. Mambas have smaller heads than rattlesnakes but they are much faster. We were quite close and we wanted to demonstrate that if you are not posing threat to this snake, it will not chase you and try to kill you as many people say.
@@LivingZoology I kind of got the fact that the mambas preferred to flee than fight. I like to think that the snakes think they are o9nly a couple of inches tall even though they may 12 feet long. Their life is measured in inches off the ground. When confronted with a person five feet tall or taller, the snake must have a "Holy S*#T!" moment and want to run as fast as possible. It was obvious the mamba in the video was content to sit with or without your presence. I have to wonder in very rural parts of their habit, how many people have these snakes cohabitating with them in their homes and are completely unaware of the snake's presence. I cannot imagine the snake would want to be around a giant. Mambas need to be fast. But doesn't the environment they inhabit also dictate that ALL living creatures, humans included, be fast. I found the video truly one of the best on a snake of any species. It was interesting and caused me to have tons of questions about the snake. You confirmed beliefs I had in the mamba for years. Thank you. I will be checking out your other videos. Thank you again.
@@jazzbariman Many of these snakes live close to people unnoticed for a long time. Last year we rescued Ashe's spitting cobra from a house and it was clear that this snake lived there with people for a long time, it was not scared at all! There was old poo there also. Guess where it was hiding - under the bed! We still need to make a video about this snake. We are trying to reveal to people that snakes are, as you wrote, mostly afraid of us and they don't want any conflict. If you work with them gently and with respect you will not get into trouble. Hopefully you will enjoy watching other videos on our channel :)
@@LivingZoology If I were to have a bucket list, this would be on it. I want to see a King Cobra being a King Cobra where they be King Cobras. I would like to sit as close to a Black Mamba as close as the people who sat with the one in your video. Lastly, I would like to see a rattlesnake, species to be determined, being a rattlesnake in their natural environment. Your sentence, "If you work with them gently and with respect you will not get into trouble" fits in so many situations and with so many living creatures. If the rest of world had this attitude, life on this planet would be a hell of a lot easier on every level. You should put that on a t-shirt with your logo and start selling them. If you do, let me know. I will send you sizes for my order. I will be watching your other videos. I guarantee that. I ran across the one on mambas by some random act of an algorithm and subscribed to your channel shortly after watching the video. This was a very educational video. Highly enjoyable as well. Thank you.
Great informative vid !👏👏👏👏!!Snakes are beautiful and they deserve our respect !!! If u don't want snakes near you please Don't Destroy thier Enviorment Homes !!! Especially in thw case 9f Black mamba which usually had a permanent base !!! How wonderful !!!💛🐍💚
Thank you so much for watching and we are happy that you like the video! 💛🐍💚
@@LivingZoology absolutely loved it and I learned so much!!! I love Nature it's the most Precious Gift to Humanity!!! We all have to do our part to preserve it !!! Thank you #LivingZoology for re-educating us properly !!!🐍👏🌳🌿🕊
@@ragemodels We totally agree, nature is so precious and we need to protect it!!! So honored that you love our work! 🐍
I don't think any animals really deserve bad reputations, we are bigger and have bigger brains so its down to us not to put animals in situations where they feel threatened. I think the reputations come from a long history of tales of people who have actually threatened the animal and have been bitten or spat at. I think its something humans pass on to their children to keep them safe, however I think theres an inbuilt component that makes people and animals react to snake shaped objects. If you have ever seen how cats react to cucumbers laid beside them, you will know what I mean, its obviously innate.
The instinctive fear of snakes is visible in monkeys and some other animals. We agree that we (people) should understand that snakes only defend themselves when they feel threatened, but they are never aggressive. It is sad that mambas and other venomous snakes have such a bad reputation, which they don't deserve.
Beautiful video of mambas in their natural wild environment
Thank you very much for watching! :)
I love snakes. I love nature shots and cinematography. But this was by far, the most dull, slow, remedial piece of UA-cam content I have ever come across. Whole thing could have been broken down to less than 2 minuets.
Sorry that this video was boring for you.
Love this. Beautiful creatures superbly captured on film
Thank you very much!!!
This is stunning footage thank you so much
Thank you very much!! 🙂🙏🐍
WoW!
Thanks for watching! :)
Beautiful photography,Living Zoology!
Thank you very much!!!
Beautifully shot video... Thank you. 👍
Thank you very much for watching!!! :)