The most calm, composed and ethical snake. This snake knows if you gonna hurt him/her or not....not threatened by anyone.... Respect to the great BUSHMASTER
This gorgeous creature is extremely well behaved. My favorite snake is the Gaboon viper, the color pattern is absolutely beautiful. But now after taking a better look at this Bush Master I think it comes in second place. Great video and love all the great information. Thanks mate.
That's exactly what's wrong with this video! Yes these animals are very important but yes people should have a sense of fear and respect for the animal and the idea that getting close and touching them is ok is spreading a very dangerous idea!
I can't believe how calm this gorgeous but extremely venomous snake is being. I've been handling North American snake's for 44 plus years, I also have had numerous constrictors from around the world. The only venomous snake's I've handled are the gorgeous copperheads from Virginia to Kentucky, and a few Cottonmouths. I never hurt them I only studied them and released them back to a safe place far away from humans. Although I'm fortunate enough to have a wonderful friend that collects venom for medical use, mostly North American snake's. Over the years he has taught me the safest way to handle a venomous snake. My dream was to hold a Easter diamondback rattlesnake, he helped make that dream come true. I actually held his two meter diamondback, what a rush. He's a herpetologist and has been doing this for along time. Watching him collect the venom from his collection is amazing. Coral snake's,rattlers and copperheads and Cottonmouths are his main snake's for collecting venom although he does have 3 or 4 venomous snake's from different parts of Africa. His Gaboon viper is definitely my favorite I've never held it, but I hope to soon.
@@robbarnes9047 utube is great. Girls like you can be courageous. Love your girly vocabulary ma'am. Can you please send me and noun to add to my girlfriends vocabulary. Thanks.😘
what happend to its special tail? and why put a thermal heatseeker like the bushmaster up the face on some kids that could easily make a sudden move in fear of its precence and could cause a stike?
Oh, she is so beautiful! "Dragon scales" fascinating comparison! I'm so content that you studied her to help the species and re-released her :) Beautiful shots of her on the white board. Thanks for sharing!
Despite having a phobia about snakes, i can appreciate the beauty of these creatures. I can appreciate that they have a role to play in nature, controlling mice and other rodents. I will gladly tolerate them in the wild, where they do belong. The moment they do set a belly scale on my yard though, where they can be a threat to my family and my pets, they run the risk of getting killed, not because i hate them, but for the danger they do pose to humans and pets.
Finding Lachesis Muta Muta in Peru is becoming very difficult as the indigenous people consider it extremely aggressive and highly poisonous, both of which are not true. In Peru as with probably most of the lands that harbor bushmasters they are killed on sight and soon they will be going down the road of the extinct. I live north of Gainesville Fl. and finding a diamondback now a days is all but impossible. Leave snakes alone .
Solid solid work boys. In my mind exactly how you should be using your platform or whatever you wanna call it. Love the video. You can tell by how you talk about them how much you truly respect them. And well be it that respect their absolutely gnarly looking.
My favorite New World snake. The Bushmaster has such a noble face and intelligence you can see in their eyes Red Headed Kraits and King Cobras are my other favourites
Yaknow, a lot of people consider compare bushmasters to the lanceheads in the genus Bothrops, but it seems as if there is a fair amount of difference. Lanceheads are super high strung and lash out at the first chance they get. Bushmasters seem to know their own strength, to understand the power of their venom. They seem unlikely to become defensive unless really pressed. They also have a regality to them that few other snakes have... the only thing like it, really, is the king cobra.
Tigerpuffer Completely true. Out of all of the snakes Im aware of, Bushmasters definitely stand out. When compared to, lets say, a Black Mamba....the Mamba has chased down and delivered multiple strikes to non-threats. Bushmasters definitely have a much more restrained and almost respectful personality. They are more than happy to give you space, knowing full well they have immense potential to harm you. King Cobras are much the same, but will absolutely square up, look you in the eye, and give you a closed-mouthed peck right to the forehead.
Very accurate, Tigerpuffer. The Bushmaster, L muta, is seldom encountered and one result of this is that facts are replaced by crazy stories and myths. Any snake can bite if provoked, but Bothrops asper is the cause of most of the snakebites (and deaths) in Latin America. More, in fact than all other snakes combined.
@@pkspalding yeah the Fer de Lance is definitely the most feared snake around those parts, if anyone has interest in snakes, check out people catching Fer de Lance's.. you'll be hard pressed to find the handlers fearing a snake more when in hands
That is awesome! Good job guys :) I love these snakes so much that I have named my company after them. I spend my days looking for these incredible animals so the video you shared is eye candy to me! Seriously, well done:)
Beautiful presentation. The animal is marvelous beyond words! I was taken aback by the calm demeanor and just a little bit shocked by your freehanding and risking a very serious injury. Death comes to us all, but it's a game changer when you have to live with severe and permanent disfigurement by one of the most toxic venoms on Earth. Please be careful and continue to bring more love and enlightenment to your channel on this powerful serpent- Lachesis muta. . . The Bushmaster.
Bushmaster is a baby compared to the Fer de Lance. I spent a year in the Peruvian rainforest and managed to find only a couple of them deep in the forest. On the other hand the Fer de Lances were everywhere and a constant danger.
You lucky bastards, and what a great specimen you found. It has been an ambition of mine to explore the rainforests and rivers of South America since I was a young boy. I'm 64 now so it's unlikely to ever happen for me now. But your video gave me some real joy. I am from Australia and have many snakes and other reptiles to fossick around and find but I would like to see some of the other exotic species of the world.
I'll go with you if you finance my trip, I've been before and have the you tube videos to prove it, my channel is not this name. Had 3 Peruvian federal police on the amazon try to shake me down too. I had 2k us in my pocket, thank god I was witty enough to kept it. We can go to leticia Colombia with a place to stay cheap support or iquitos Peru without support.
This is the type of video I enjoy seeing. The animal was not stressed out for the sake of a few pics for t.v. . These people are doing some much needed and genuine research. On a very unknown animal. The three genus Lachesis Muta Muta , Lachesis Rhombetta and Lachesis melanoma have very small and distinct geographical areas. In countries that can ill afford to study their own wildlife. I hope studies like this help keep these wonderful animals off the endangered list.
torontosorewristhex amongst some herp folks, L muta has a real reputation for placidity. No terciopelo would ever be this relaxed. There is an old story told that is actually true, and speaks to the laid back nature of the bushmaster. A couple hiking in Costa Rica encountered one crossing a path. Believing it to be a boa, they tied a shoelace around its neck and half dragged; half pushed the snake back towards civilisation. The bushmaster never seemed to object, as it were. Have heard similar stories from people who handle the large vipers
Don't get me wrong this guy's heart is in the right place but his handling technique is either get him one of his teammates or somebody else killed. He's mistaking what the the Bushmaster is capable of doing if he wants to just like Al Cruz aka viperkeeper does with his venomous snakes. Fortunately this time no one got hit but he's holding on to a grenade with the pin pulled seeing how long he can hold it before it blows up, and if he's not careful he'll find out the hard way I love all reptiles but safety is paramount for the animal first and people second
I don't think viperkeeper is careless with his snakes at all. At least not compared with most other handlers. I have watched hundreds of his videos. He almost never free handles the snakes and he watches them very carefully. He also understands his own flaws and seeks to correct them as well as having extreme respect and understanding about the risks he takes.
The bushmaster has been known to remember who captured it and will wait for the right moment to get you even it takes a long time , it will wait and remember .
Beautiful Bushmaster! Very sketchy to handle. Even with their girth they can turn on ur hook and backwards or side strike very fast like a gaboon viper
Cuaimapiña is the name given in Venezuela to this viper, the term "cuaima" is usually used to define the Venezuelan woman for her strong character, which is commonly aggressive and violent in most of the population, or when they are just angry (which is the most common usage of the term), so this could give the idea of the character of the bushmaster.
That specie is very calm. It is not aggressive at all. Never touch with your hands, only a little of común sense to manipulate it. Nothing more. An bring back her the same place you took her
From Guyana never seen a Bush master untill i went to the Miami zoo. Nice video and the snake looks claim but from what i herd about them their very dangerous so i wouldn't go that close to it
the Bushmaster can be very aggressive. My friends at forestry had one around their camp, they killed one of them and the other one went to the same location where they killed it and lay there waiting or them. when they got there the Bushmaster started attacking the vehicle.
People do not understand how these snakes jaws dislocate so when you think you are holding it properly it does a shape shift and suddenly the fangs/jaws seem to fall apart and relocate and boom! you are bitten!
That's cool letting the kids pet the Bushmaster. I hate when people are all scary about snakes. BTW, please export some pairs of these to the USA. I don't see them available here. Thanks.
Pet the bushmaster? Where did he let the kids pet the bushmaster? This is not a snake you pet like a constrictor, the venom in these snakes would kill a man. My buddy got bit by one of these recently and within an hour he was coughing up blood. He spent a couple of weeks in the hospital in extreme pain, and here you're taking about kids petting the bushmaster lmao!
You're not supposed to let the bushmaster bite you. I don't allow any of my cobras to bite me. When I get some bushmasters I won't let them bite me. Why can't you and others promoting fear of venomous snakes process this?
En Colombia se le conoce como berrugoso .casi siempre durante el día duerme, pero por la noche l salen , les gusta perseguir la luz son muy temidas y son difíciles de encontrar . Toca en la mera montaña
In guyana we the bushm#ster is the 'silent bringer of death'. We would not hold this snake that close to people as it is capable of lunging and striking.
