We used to call it the "Common Brown", but it was thought people weren't taking it seriously enough. "It's just a Brown snake" didn't didn't really accord it the respect it deserves.
@John-jt4dj The Inland Taipan is the most toxic venomous snake. The Eastern Brown snake is responsible for 60 percent of the snake bite deaths in Australia. The Inland Taipan lives in the remote black soil region of Australia where they rarely come into contact with humans nobody has ever died from the bite of the Inland Taipan.
The coastal taipan is generally considered to be the most dangerous snake in Australia. This one though is highly defensive and much more common to encounter, hence why many more people are bitten by it. The reason that the taipan is considered more dangerous, at least to handle, is because it is similarly temperamental, very long, and it has massive fangs and a huge venom yield, which the eastern brown lacks. It’s also extremely precise when it strikes. A bite from a taipan has nearly a 100% fatality rate without antivenom, and they are very willing and able to give you a bite.
Yes eastern browns are VERY common. The most common snake you see. Up northern australia you also have the King Brown and the Taipan which all look very similar too. Taipan is the most venemous snake in the world
When I was a kid, we spent plenty of time in the bush in the gold field areas and saw lots of snakes. Back then, the Tiger Snakes seened the most common.
I live in Eastern South Dakota. No venomous snakes here. Whew! When I see this and read about Australia’s nasty creatures, maybe someday I’ll just go to New Zealand instead.
Out of curiosity, why do snake catchers seem to rarely use the grabbing tool (with the jaw-like end)? It seems much safer than a simple hook, and a much easier way to control the head.
@rcuintheshed6981 well a friend of my daughters was driving Along a desert type road when a pretty big tarantula dropped out underneath her dash,in panic she lost control and went off the road( luckily no damage ) another car pulls up check on her ( she had fled the car ) And they had to call help to police .When they came they were non too keen on searching for it .But eventually they did get it out the car .Eeeeeek
He’s beautiful. Still can’t get over how brilliant orange the one in Bundy was. I only come across the brown belly snakes near us. Or have had the cats drop baby ones in my lap. 😅😅
Had rattlesnakes everywhere at our California hills home. Meh! Got used to them, learned alot and learned to appreciate them. As an American to an Australian... that aint a rattlesnake. If i wore a hat, id take it off out of respect. Those scare the living soul out of me. Pretty much everything in Australia scares the soul outta me. :D
I'm glad I live n the US where it's easy to learn and identify the venomous from non venomous... I enjoy catching the snakes so it's nice to live where most r harmless
Lived in Ks almost 50 years, fishing most of the summer or hunting & have come across several species of rattle snakes like Dimond backs, timber rattlers. Also copperheads, water moccasins, cotton mouths. Have personally laid eyes on them all. My dad was in the navy & has poor hearing from artillery shell explosion on the ship so he can't hear rattlers. We were fishing when he accidentally stepped on a diamond backs tail. He always wore boots that probably kept him from being bit numerous times. Anyway he stepped on a rattlers trail & a huge part of the rattle came off & was still rattling like crazy after the fact. He picked it up & threw it across the creek to me so I could see it. Was weird to see it still rattling after being detached. Was a huge rattle too, had to be an older or bigger snake. Anyway years of seeing those makes you stay aware of your surroundings. We later moved to the Seattle area & came across a small snake & I wanted to know if it was venomous. My husband said there's absolutely no venomous snakes this side of the mountains. I was like are you really thinking that way. He's literally a book smart genius but has very little street smarts or common sense. He was in his 50s at that time & I said you can't just rely on Google or what a book says to know whether a snake's venomous or not. He's asked why I was like seriously you're really asking me that. I said people get them as pets & decide they either don't want them or can't take care of them & they'll release them anywhere. He looked stunned, like he would've automatically thought it was non venomous & probably stupidity would try to pick it up. Yeah he just assumed he was in the clear of any venomous snakes just because of where we were. Me I'm like I have nieces that are what I call a dim bulb that had a bunch of venomous snakes , they just disappeared one day. Wouldn't surprise me if she just let them go because she couldn't afford to feed them. I'll never pick up or mess with a snake before knowing if it's safe to handle. According to Google ks isn't suppose to have water moccasins but I guarantee you they're in some areas as far as Wichita. I had to laugh at the husband thinking he was all clear. I'm like how did you make it this far lol
@@Lady-Carmakazi u sure they aren't water snakes instead of cotton mouth? They look pretty similar, can b hard to tell apart if u don't know what ur looking for... yes ur correct ppl do turn loose snakes all the time so there's a possibility u could run across a non native venomous species, but certain snakes won't survive n certain climates so u can rule that out n most places other than Florida... learning to identify the native snakes still allows u to know what ur dealing with, and n the off chance u find a non native venomous species, well then u know it's not native and probably shouldn't touch it
Yeah we get a few eastern browns around home. I've accidentally come face to face with one when I ducked under a fall tree to continue my bushwalking trip. As soon as I went to stand back up I realised it was about three feet sway from me in a. Striking position. I just stood very still for about 30seconds and it turned and took off. They just wanna be left alone mate.The idea of a pissed off bear terrifies me 😃
Plus there's heaps of beautiful pythons in Australia. Dad's got two big carpet photos breeding on his place both around 12 foot. We used to catch and relocate when I was a kid. They'd be in our chook pen
@@Lady-Carmakazi I'm in Virginia and although Timber Rattlers are somewhat common around here, I've only come across 1 and by 'come across', I mean face to face. One decided to climb up in the engine of my truck for a warm nap. I obviously didn't know and it came out from under my hood (by my wipers) and up my windshield while I was driving. I quickly decided to give him the truck. Lol Luckily, I was in an open area (parking lot) and not going too fast cuz I dove out while it was still moving. Lol As u can probably guess, I'm not good around snakes. Animal control kindly came out and got him. I got my truck back, as well as a video of the capture from WAY across the lot to remember my adventure. As if I'd ever forget! :)
Beautiful !!! My respect for Australia is direct purely at that continents animals. From the most cute to the most toxic, you will find them all there. That continent falls second only to our Africa … but it is a very close second. Be blessed 🙏🏼 Keep safe …
I've got some old school neighbours here in rural Vic...nice old couple...around Christmas I saw the old fella coming up the path to the front door...I thought he was going to deposit a bit of Christmas cake or something but was just giving me the heads up...a brown under the hedge out front...I'm on a main road and everything...the sketchy little fuckers can show up anywhere...good times
There's damn near a venom ous snake in every color like if u dont know ur snakes idnjus stay away cause ppl be saying this shit bout hella snakes most venomous snake stays the title half the time
Got to give it to the guy , he's got bigger balls than what found on a brass guerilla. Had one chase me , and I had a whipper snipper. He got the whipper snipper and I run away
A Australian Eastern Brown, second deadliest snake in the world, after the Australian Tiapan. The Eastern Brown can be found in hundreds of colours, ranging from a light grey, to dark brown and every colour in between... Found mainly on the entire East coast of Australia 🇦🇺
