Isn't nature just awesome? Welcome to another episode of Animal Armory. This time it's about venom. In the wild, it can take more than size, teeth, and brute force to come out on top. There are some creatures in the animal kingdom that are deadly to humans and animals alike - and some are no bigger than two inches long. These are animals that use venom and poison to attack, defend and hunt. The funnel-web spider latches onto its victim and bites repeatedly, unleashing enough venom to kill an adult human in less than half an hour. The stonefish and the blue-ringed octopus both expertly blend into the seafloor and use their deadly venom when threatened. The rattlesnake and Gila monster employ toxic bites, while the scorpion uses its whip-like tail to deliver a stinging blow. The cane toad’s poisonous skin means they have few predators, allowing them to reach plague-like proportions. Animal Armory takes a closer look at these mighty instruments of destruction and the animals that wield them with absolute precision. #freedocumentary
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Some great footage! Whoever came up with the title should learn the difference between poison and venom. Poisoning comes from passive contact or eating, venom is purposefully injected.
I am absolutely in love with this video! The subject of animal poison is so fascinating and I appreciate how informative and engaging the presentation was. The various examples of animal weapons and defenses were so interesting and I learned so much about the incredible adaptations that different species have developed in order to protect themselves. I will definitely be watching more of these types of videos in the future! Thank you for sharing this amazing content!
It's misinformation, venom and poison , different , can drink venom , not poison, like the Dart frog is poisonous, but it eats poisonous little insects that make it arguably the poisonous creature on earth , The Deadliest snake on earth, the inland Tipan has a rapid death , is in Fierce terrain and has a very complex Venom , only a few known bites , mostly keepers and handlers , cheers ,
These nature documentries are so nice. So much time has passed since I've been in school. I've enjoyed e-learning so much and the learning has changed. It's very exciting. I enjoy it!
I lived in the Sonoran Desert for quite a few years. Fire Ants, Rattlesnakes, Gila Monsters, and Scorpions were my closest neighbors. That little Octopus freaks me out the most.
As a general rule, the Scorpions with bigger claws, are less venomous, even non toxic to humans. On the opposite end, the smaller the claws, the more lethal the venom. Small scorpion, small claws, big trouble.
"I was just stung by a scorpion!" "How big was it?" "It... it was HUGE!" "Then you'll be fine. It's the little ones that kill you." Don't remember the exact transcript, but I remember that from Indiana Jones.
Some girl picked up a blue ring Octopus and filmed it and put it on social media... She was fine but everyone freaked out on her in the comments😂❤great video
I’ve been watching animal documentaries like this since I was old enough to sit up and watch TV When I was a kid if I had to choose between cartoons and an animal documentary I never chose cartoons The first two animal documentaries I ever remember watching were Wild America and Nature Marty Stauffer hosted Wild America and David Attenborough narrated Nature Wild America was the only show Marty Stauffer had but I’ve been watching animal documentaries narrated by David Attenborough literally my whole life and I just turned 41💯
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Other than the rattle snakes you could have just named this, Let's take a look at Australia hahaha. This arachnophobe will not be watching the funnel web part ;) I will just listen. Oops I spoke too soon, another one from the Americas. I guess it could besaid this is me vs my husband ;) He's the Aussie, I am the cool one :P
Nothing kills you here if you don't annoy it. Hunting is fun camping BBQ is a big past time drinking and beaches rivers it's a lifestyle. Now it's out government that is the poisonous one.
There is so much missing in this documentary. The rattler strike incredibly swiftly but it pulls back just as quickly. This is so they can avoid the prey trying to escape and perhaps clawing or biting them since snakes are very easily injured. Stonefish have eyes that point directly upward. This is so they can see passing overhead when buried in sand or among rocks. Pushing against the side of a stonefish is "safe" since the spines are only on their backs. Blue-ringed octopuses do NOT light up when they are about to attack. It is a defensive only maneuver to warn predators that it is poisonous and to leave it alone. Almost all of the animals in this video are portrayed as "lethal to humans". This is sensationalism at it's worst. The number of deaths from all of them together are around 20 per year so "lethal" should be qualified by "extremely rarely". However, that said many of the bites, stings and whatever can cause major damage to the body part affected and people can lose hands, feet and even whole legs to necrosis. This is particularly true of rattlers. Still, the number is miniscule. The most deadly animal in this video is actually the fire ant. They do kill people, first by the sheer number of stings and because they can cause anaphylactic shock in anyone who is allergic to bees or other stinging insects and a couple of hundred people die each year from them. So, to sum up, while these creatures should certainly be avoided, there is no need to worry about them unless you are dumb enough to invade their territory.
This is why it's good to learn about these things because you never know what you might run into.... and children love to touch pretty things a lot... so people watch and learn, and teach your children not to touch things.
I used to live in Queensland and northern NSW Australia. The number of red belly and tiger snakes I used to see from before the cane toad population exploded is unbelievable! Hardly see any of those snakes anymore. Especially with the numbers I used to see. Cane toads are just all around bad news. They were introduced to combat the cane Beatles, but they can’t jump or get high enough to do what was intended. They’ve destroyed the snake population and out competed the other species. Like native frogs. They even dine on smaller frogs and toads.
The snakes and predators can’t eat the roads either because they’re toxic or poisonous one of the two. The country hired photographers to capture the animals that where thinning out do to the toads and probably end up going extinct if I lived in Australia I’d join the cane toad hunting program
I thought that got sick of eating cane beetles. What a disastrous introduction of a non native species. With no known predators? Yeah, gators spit ‘em out if accidentally swallowed.
I love to watched venomous and poisonous stuff at theirs works. I do haved a northed American jumping spider and they are very really smart. All of spiders are venomous but he has venom whiched is not hurting to humans and he is so very of small he cand not hurt you. BUT he is a real of brawler when does he geted after crickets and others spiders and stuff as that.
@@davidm3maniac201 I do liked the small of ones, but not the big ones. Some do get Very Big, but I thinked all of those are ined other countrys. I liked to watched mine stalk his prey and then to attacked them. But too I liked it how does he follow me when do i moved around him.
@@ScorpioTear Mate have a look in internet , I am from Sydney and trust me every animals are dangerous. When you go to beach Shark and jellyfish attacks are Common. In land especially in desert are alot of poisonous Reptiles can be found.
@@AsKaf you said they hold a majority of toxic animals. I'm not arguing they don't have any they don't hold a majority there's other places that have toxic animals too
The Rattlesnakes in the south US are actually starting to not rattle anymore around people and going right to striking. They have started to learn over time rattling equals death when it comes to people. That's what they get for doing rattlesnake roundups.
Title says lethal poison, yet the thumbnail has a VENOMOUS creature. Why does this happen so often? I bet this is all actually about venom and not poison...
Almost none of the ants in shown in the fire ant section were actually fire ants. The list of species of ants shown were: crater nest ants, weaver ants, harvester ants, thief ants and Arizona long-legged ants
The British act like they know everything and just be on RU-vid misinforming on purpose. Just because perverts like to hear their voices while going to sleep.
My first Safari in Zimbabwe... Walking not into the car thing. See less however. First animal? Honey badger Jah Herb from Tucson Arizona Sonoran 🏜️ desert 🍄🌵🇯🇲🇺🇸🌍
All of these creators are beautifully deadly. Got to have a humbling respect for nature. Spiders are like the honey badger of the arachnid world. Scorpions are my favorite of thee insect world and my favorite ones of them all that isn't in this video are praying mantises. Praying mantises are straight gangster in the bug world. They even eat their prey alive. They are like: Mantis: forget killing it I'll go ahead and take this to go, I'm hungry. Lololololol I like this video wonderful information and I'm into nature anyways so kudos to the video
As a 'hot' reptile keeper in America, I can tell you that a baby rattlesnake has a higher concentration of venom than any adults. They DO NOT produce more venom the older they get. Some adult females have larger venom sacks, and as the get older, they produce the same amount of venom. ALSO, as a side note, there is a difference between venom and poison. Just sayin'. 😐🤣😉👍 Besides that, this is a good episode.
Lisa Wood- a Lieutenant for the Venom Response Unit of Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue- explained in a presentation on the RU-vid channel for Palm Beach County Fire and Rescue that older snakes meter their venom dosage because they don't want to waste their venom on something that they cannot eat.
Also a reptile keeper here. Juveniles do not actually have stronger venom or a higher concentration, they just have little to no control over their glands yet and tend to release as much venom as possible when they strike, versus adult vipers, who can choose to waste less venom on a defensive strike or even do what’s known as a “dry bite,” when they strike defensively to scare off a predator without the use of venom.
What a shame, this could have been so good. And it should be called _"Lethal Venom",_ not Lethal Poison. But no mention of the different types of venom, how they are made, what they do, how they work, the biochemistry, pharmacokinetics etc. {:o:O:}
Graham Chapman of Monty Python had the lead role in the movie "The Life of Brian." When he wasn't filming, he'd hold his "surgery", as he was IRL a medical doctor. He mainly treated people for scorpion stings and dysentery. Apparently scorpions were almost constantly underfoot while they were filming in Tunisia.
Great most of these killers are in Australia 🇦🇺 just my luck but one reassuring thing is the fact that I live in Melbourne so the funnel web is not as dangerous in Melbourne it's the Sydney funnel web that is the serial killer.
@@shatnermohanty6678 between funnel web spiders? Who knows tbh I don't mind NSW or Sydney in general the main city in NSW. The spiders have more neuro toxins and the yield is much greater also it's by a long way the most deadly funnel web in Australia 🇦🇺 if you don't believe me look it up you will soon find it. Word 100% 👍.
@@markwhelan9887 The male funnel Web is 6 times more toxic than female. The Brazilian wandering venom gives humans painful elections if bitten and there is no anti venom. I am glad I live in UK. Apart from the wife nothing deadly here. 😆
Meerkats are not entirely immune to scorpions . ( source :- Kalahari Meerkat Project) they can still die from cape scorpion or granulated scorpion venom
Excellent knowledge. Thanks from Tucson Arizona Sonoran 🏜️ desert. We have three. Desert hairy striped tailed and of course the little bark scorpions. Oh and toads don't croak or ribbet... Though Spade foot can sound like a sheep
