10 Things You Didn’t Know About The Eastern Brown Snake
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- The Eastern Brown Snake has to be one of the most well known of all Australian Snakes.
Often compared to snakes like the coastal taipan and black mamba it’s gained a reputation on being a highly aggressive snake, but there is so much more to this species then it’s reputation, including some interesting biology
So in this video we talk about 10 interesting facts about the infamous Eastern Brown Snake
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Great video! Really interesting information. Didn't know they could be found in New Guinea! I'm interested to know, can you (personally) tell a brown snake from a lowland copperhead on sight? What differences might be immediately obvious? Saw a snake at the beach/dunes last weekend; all olive-brown and about 1.2 metres long, but I thought It looked a little bulkier than most brown snakes I've seen. It moved slowly, in a very straight line passing between two magpies which seemed completely unphased by it being so close. Red-bellied blacks are far more common there with skinks and other small reptiles being the most common 'prey' type animals there (that's also what I see kestrels mostly catching). There is a damp, former small wetland area with frogs about 200m away.
@@anserbauer309 I'm with you. Only properly ID'd 2 browns in 15 years. And they were in urban Melbourne! Rest are all copperheads or tigers who also have big colour variation.
It's a bit like saying all sharks are Great Whites and all shark bites are by whites. Common misconception by Joe Uneducated.....
Whays the difference between a king brown and a Eastern brown
@@MsMelly37 King Brown isn't even related to the Eastern Brown - closer to the RedBelly Black.... curious fact. Humans mislabeled it.
A quick Google gives the answer... their Latin names indicate they are not even related.... and "There are some major differences, due to them not only being totally different species, but totally different genera. King Browns are Pseudechis australis (from the "Black Snake" family) and Eastern Browns are Pseudonaja textilis (from the "Brown Snake" family).
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Good video.
I worked on a banana farm in Tevan, near Lismore, as a kid (early 1980's). Snakes EVERYWHERE there. There was an old king brown that lived under the packing shed. It must have been pushing 3m. It was so big we always assumed it a python, (later assured it was a brown). When it sun itself on the driveway it was 1+ 1/2 the width of the landdrover.
PS. My Godson was bit by a brown September last year on a Macca farm. He drove to Ballina FD, and they rushed him to Lismore Base. He almost died. He gums were bleeding and he had an allergic reaction to the anti venom. It's destroyed his liver and kidneys, and the poor kid (26 yr old) can never drink alcohol again.
Thought that might interest you.
That’s an extremely relaxed snake that is well fed and used to being handled I would say. The ones I get around here in the Adelaide Hills move like bloody lightning and can be quite aggressive.
I was thinking similar.
Indeed. Around here in central Victoria these brown snakes are very fast. The handler gives a false impression .
These snakes are highly dangerous.
Same here in Nth Qld
what do you mean by aggressive?
i’ve had plenty of encounters with them on my farm..
but i’ve never had one attack me
in the early days i used to panic when it came straight for me and i’d run like my back was on fire
eventually i realised they were headed for a mouse/rat/ or wombat hole entranced by the scent of rodent. and i was not the target but something in the way of where they wanted to go
so i have always managed to keep my distance
One time i inadvertently played chicken with one that must have been a big one judging by the girth of its midsection
because that was all i could see when i bent down to the water tap
it was disgustingly beautiful
Yeah ya think he would have explained why they account for 71% of deaths , aggression , I learned with the ones around me not to be anywhere near them after 1030am after that time of day if I came up on one you wouldn’t stand a chance if he went ya , I also learned smoke knocks the fuck out of them , and I don’t mean cigarette smoke but if you can figure out a way to deliver large amount of smoke in there direction from what I can gather it I think stones them like a drug
Being a fisherman, I probably come into contact with more snakes than most. I've found almost all black snakes quickly retreat at the sight of a moving human and if I'm stationary they will sometimes go about what they are doing without even reacting while they are very close to me. Browns they are a little different, every time I see a brown, they are in less of hurry to move away and they always know I'm there even when I'm not moving. Some I've only seen when they are already in a posture where if I had not seen them and unknowingly moved closer, I believe they would have lashed out at me. Tiger snakes I've looked back from where I've walked to see a Tiger quietly coiled without reacting to me just having passed within 500-600 mm. interestingly, I once sat down on the ground beside a creek for lunch and a very active 600mm Tiger appeared beside me, I froze, it stuck its head in my pack that was against my thigh before it gave the sandwich in my hand a good inspection with its tongue then continued on its way. While I was working in the islands north of Australia there were many of what appeared to be Death Adders, none of which were longer than 300mm. They refused to retreat, and you had to always keep your eyes open because when I held something within 200-300mm they would strike out at very fast, like lightning.
@Busy right now goingfor longest reply to longest reply, it’s a crucial matter to the recent immigrant such as myself and that was very informative and i for one am grateful,sir
Born Aussie!, seen MANY RED BELLY'S!, NOT 1 BROWN?, so far!, you wait!, 1st one!, dead as dead!.
Im a fisherman and I've seen many snakes in the Snowy Mountains and on the Monaro. Brown snakes terrify me the most!
I’m a fisherthem and I’ve never seen a brown
@Busy right now 🤣🤣
One thing i love about them is that where im from (far south coast of NSW) is that they can be driven away by territorial black snakes. we had a black snake that lived in our yard but we used to leave her alone because she kept the rat/mouse population down and kept the yard safe from brown snakes. we had several encounters with this black snake and she was cool and calm as long as you stopped what you where doing and let her get away if you came across her.
Carpet snakes can serve a similar purpose and a bit safer than a black snake (red belly?).
We have the same experience with Easter Browns in our garden (also Southern NSW). The browns never stay here, always just passing through, we have rats in the main shed and mice in the garden shed which I assume attracts them. The browns are cool and calm, can be a bit skittish at times, but want nothing to do with you. I get some photos and watch them leave in peace. Cool you have a resident black that is territorial!! :D
@@snuscaboose1942 yes this one was a red belly.
@@georgewright9223 it's pretty useful except durring winter when she's sleeping and the mice get out of hand.
We have seen her around for about 5 years now. Actually that gives me a question to ask. How long do brown and blacks typically live for?
Same case in Hunter Valley. Only been charged by a red belly once, other than that they've checked out what's going on and either left entirely or tucked themself away.
The red bellies around the house were always chill, just give them space. The browns that came by the house were always lightning fast and we could never figure out if there were putting on a show or actually wanted to hurt us.
I can deal with Funnel Webs and Redback Spiders but what I find most scary about these Eastern Brown snakes is how well they camouflage and hide in leaf litter. They completely vanish when just laying on the ground in leaves. It has you always thinking about any little walk in the bush, where's the Brown snake in the brown leaves. I haven't had the luxury of finding one that's Orange day glow laying in the leaf litter.
Be wary the shiny sticks
Great comments 👍👍
Totally true, just had a brown come up out of nowhere when I cleaned a jar at the garden tap. I got a bush property and I'm looking out for snakes where I'm going. Did not see the snake, showed up out of nowhere... scared the shit out of me.
There are lots of big snake stories but I shared my workshop with a brown snake once. We tolerated each other, he kept the rats and mice down and I was happy with that. I would occasionally hear the distinctive sound of him going across the concrete floor and it would take a while for it to register what it was, but it was always a bit disconcerting.
At a bush rifle range we had one living in the club hut, as we were only there one day a week we would open the door and make noise so it would have a chance to leave out a hole in the back of the shed, it would coil up behind the shed until we left later in the afternoon and just lay in the sun, if you leave them alone and don't provoke them they tolerate you as well, but they still make you aware of their existence
Nice! We have an eastern brown living in the derelict shed at the bottom of our backyard. We occasionally see him when mowing, but we're happy to leave him alone, and he seems happy to leave us alone. We just keep an eye out for him and walk heavily to let him know we're around. Snakes need to live somewhere.
You're a braver man than me. I don't think I could tolerate that flatmate 😊 we used to get big enough pythons and I've come across browns and taipans in the bush and when on my uncle's sugar cane farm when I was younger my grandparents had a dairy farm and for red belly blacks but they're pretty chilled if you are.ive always been far more relaxed when I didn't know they were there
These buggers are the only snake I fear. I have had wild encounters with most snakes but the only one I have ever been chased and felt genuinely threatened by as the Eastern Brown.
That kind of confirms my impression that we were chased after accidentally disturbing one near water. As we left the area it followed us and seemed to stick its head up out of the long grass every few yards or so. I don't think it would be eyeballing us but that's how it seemed.
As a wildlife photographer, I have encountered many snakes out in the bush. All the Browns I have been in contact with have all retreated. One even hid between the bark on the trunk of a tree. Early one morning at a wetland, I crept up on a Red-bellied Black that was basking in the morning sun. I took photos before retreating to the vehicle. As I glanced back one more time, I noticed it had disappeared into the reeds. I felt privileged to have seen such a beautiful snake.
I've seen a Red Bellied, l was staring into it's widely opened mouth replete with rather large fangs, l took off, thankfully cattle came running over the area where l saw it, don't know where it went after that.
New to Australia so trying to become familiar with Australian Wildlife especially snakes. I have heard of the King Brown Snake, but you didn't mention it; so I research it and it appears "King Brown" is a common or slang name for the Mulga Snake and is not a Brown snake at all. If this is correct (which I got from the Australian Museum website) you might want to add to future videos for clarity. Thank you for your videos!!
Same here. I thought it was the same thing
King brown is actually a member of the black snake family. Not a brown snake at all
I live in Central West NSW and we have thousands of them. I have a "pet" one that lives under one of my sheds. Bob is enormous. I've grown up with EBs and seen them in all lengths and colours, but Bob is the biggest I've ever seen.
He's tagged a few of my cats over the years (most of them surviving, due to the cats magical abilities and my nursing skills), but he steers clear of my dogs. I've seen the dogs catch him out in the open paddock, and Bob just wanted out of there. He knew if he stopped to bite, they'd kill him.
I like to think he's also keeping other snakes out of his territory, so Bob is always welcome here.
I'm also in Central West NSW. I've had an Eastern Brown Snake hang around my home whilst also seeing Copperheads, Red Belly Blacks and Tiger Snakes. Strangely I haven't seen any snakes this Summer.
They are also prolific around the sandstone country of the scenic rim, I was bitten in October 2010 and when ya 5 gates and 40ks from town one needs to save their own life before ya jump in the car, I was feeling a bit rough in the Logan hospital about the 10.30 that night when a call came over the pa for so and so to go to the resuscitation room,, my spirits took another dive when they came and wheeled me in there.
@crackerjack5210 I dread the thought of getting bitten. I keep rolls of gladwrap tucked around the farm, just in case.
I'm 55kms from hospital, but I've taken dogs on very quick trips to the vet over the years, and can do it in about 15 mins if I push it, but I hope I'm never tested.
So glad you're still here to talk about it.
@@SamStone1964 I'd love to have some redbellies around, but it's just too dry where I am. RBs are my favourites.
Thank you I made a full recovery, do you remember that guy from central qld, only a few years ago who knocked on his neighbour door holding an eastern brown snake wanting to know if the neighbour could identify it? He died.
All the best to you.
It's fun to tell Americans that a brown snake can kill a man 50 meters away, just by looking at him.
Australian elapids are just beautiful.
The other day I dragged my daughter out for a walk. She didn't want to go and made all sorts of excuses, including the possibility of snakes. I'd never seen snakes on this particular track, so promised her no snakes. Lo and behold, we come across a beautiful eastern brown on the edge of the track.
I'm never going to live it down.
How can you handle a brown snake like that!!?!! On the ground and so calm!!!
I knew the babies looked completely different, and that they are more dangerous than a red belly black snake, that's about all I had.
Looking calm and being calm are very different things!
I used to do crocodile feeding shows for a living, so being on edge whilst maintaining enough composure to get your message across clearly is an important skill to have!
@@WickedWildlife so this snake is not venomoid?
@@haydnpaull5447 not at all! Removal of venom glands is very much illegal here in Aus, and as such we’d never have any venomoids, this snake is well and truely capable of ruining your day
It's actually quite irresponsible in my opinion.
Wow! I didn't know they could be found in so many colours. Thanks for the video, always interesting and high quality content. Keep up the great work!
Thanks mate! Yeah they are a highly variable snake!
Loved this vid mate! I thought I'd know all of them but the changing venom with age was new to me! Also, whilst I knew that they had a wide variety of colours I didn't know it was that vast. I'd love to see a fluro orange one! They'd be good on mine sites, Hi-Viz snake lol
In many parts of Queensland I've found the eastern brown to be the snake most likely for someone to come across. Given the toxicity of their venom it is remarkable the low frequency of reported bites, and it demonstrates the reluctance they have to using their venom in self-defence. They are superbly evolved for their specific lifestyle.
My Godson was bit by a brown snake (3×) last september. He steped on its tail while pruning macadamia trees.
He nearly died. His gums were bleeding by the time he made it to Lismore hospital.
He even had an allergic reaction to the anti venom . Poor kid (26) can't ever drink alcohol again.
I live on the Gold Coast and got within centimeters of stepping on one on my footpath. Was half way through taking a step and saw it curled up in the corner of my eye and leaped into the air off the other foot before even finishing taking the stride. Heard it hiss and take off while I was still in the air. Couldn't see it anywhere when I landed.
@@petethundabox5067 thats one bonus he got from it, could save him a fortune. 😁
@@aussierednecksinger28 😂
Yes. It's scared him off farm work and he's doing a different type of plastering now (he liked a drink too much).
You are absolutely spot on. They won't actually strike if they can't eat you. What's the point? It might take them two weeks to regenerate that venom, in which time they could starve to death. If they strike it's usually you caught them unaware. NEVER sneak around in the bush. LOL
I see these snakes on my five-acre property on the outskirts of Sydney along with red belly black snakes. I've had the brown snakes stand up like a cobra at me but never threatened by a red belly who seem to slither away or slither by me. Great review and thanks.
Funnily enough I've had the exact opposite experience, loads of encounters with eastern browns who either take off as soon as they see u or they lay still hoping u pass them by, on the flip side my friend and I had a red belly literally attack and chase us simply for lifting up a small bridge it was hiding under, that thing was rabid...
@@jackiemoon1556mate Scared the shit out of it , I've handled alot
I too live on 5 acres in the outskirts Sydney .. I see them all the time close to my house lately,,brown shed skin on back patio.. only go out in gumboots
That was one of, if not the best video on brown snakes we have ever seen. Very much appreciated. So, I thought I'd drop our story into the mix.
We live on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia on a small rural property. We often see eastern brown snakes and we don’t harass them but are careful where we place our feet in the summer months. We used to rescue and rehabilitate native birds and had aviaries set up for the purpose. Anyhow, the area is exclusively grain cropping and that attracts snakes looking for rodents. Our aviaries were a popular area for the browns as bird feed enticed mainly mice. One day we noticed a small brown snake with its head caught in the aviary’s wire mess. It was an orange coloured little creature possible about three feet in length who we often seen around our property.
While I was cutting the wire mesh, with a six inch piece of Polly-pipe over the snakes head, my partner was gently fending off another brown that was intent of mating/saving the caught creature we affectionately knew as Ms Orangey.
As the free snake found getting close to his trapped friend the broom inhibited his path, he (Assumed it was a he) went around the other side of the aviary and came from another direction. This went on for some time and the free snake would not give up. He was remarkably insistent and never aggressive.
Eventually Ms Orangey was freed and they both took off together, got married and had many baby snakes. The last part was possibly not true. :)
Anyway, during the whole stressful encounter there was never any sign either snake was “out to get us” and it all ended well. These were small snakes compared to some of the ones around here and it is always fascination and respect when we are lucky enough to encounter them. Thanks for the vid.
Snakes don't attack something they can't eat. If they feel threatened then they fight in defense. If you accidentally step on one then you are in trouble. If you leave them alone then you are safe.
@@StuartBarclay-rm3cj I have actually stepped on a large brown when I was running a few decades ago. I think the instep came in contact with the snake and it might have been taken by the snake as a mistake. It did not act aggressively at all. I was barefoot at the time. I might add, that is not something I'd try on purpose and I certainly don't advise it. :)
@@thephantom3593 Glad you weren't bitten :)
The eastern brown snake is an impressive animal, they earn a lot of respect with their size and their venom and Rover is no exception. I knew about their size and toxicity, but I did not know how widely distributed eastern browns are! Great work Nick, I love this series on your channel.
Thanks guys! I was really worried the facts in this one would be abit to “basic” as generally I try and make sure this series covers the facts that are beyond general knowledge
@@WickedWildlife Nick , let me say first off that I’m impressed with your ease of handling these creatures , and the great way you impart your extensive knowledge about them .
I have watched a fair few of your videos about Aussie snakes , because I’ve always been scared of them , and now I’m becoming more easy about them .
I live in a small town in the Pilbara with heaps of the larger , meaner types such as Gwardars , Copperheads , King Browns and Death Adders .
Now , why I’m commenting here is because I am a Christian and I know you believe in the theory of evolution , because you always say how the snakes have evolved etc etc .
In this video , you say how the Eastern Brown was designed to do whatever it was you said , and soon after you say how it evolved etc etc again .
Bit of a long rave here , but the point is , you are going to have to think about it , and decide did they evolve out of nothing as per the evolution theory , or did they get created by a Creator who designed them ?
By the way , creatures are the work of a Creator !
I’m not trying to score points here but I want you to consider the matter deeper .
We have amazing flora and fauna in Oz but the Bible says to worship the Creator and not the creature .
Written with my respect and best wishes Nick .
@@malcolmscrivener8750 hey mate, thanks for watching, when I say designed I very much mean they have been moulded but thousands of years of selective pressure, certainly not designed by any particular deity at all.
@@malcolmscrivener8750 Dude, religion and science are not opposite ends of a spectrum. They are different majesteria. Be respectful enough to treat them as such.
Evolutionary biology deals in both facts and theory; 'evolution' is a *fact* and relates to 'changes in allele frequencies in populations of living organisms over successive generations". It's not a concept in dispute. It's been proven.
Evolutionary *theory* refers to "changes in allele frequencies in populations of living organisms over successive generations _in response to natural selection pressures"......_ as supported by the preponderance of scientific evidence. Whether or not you feel the need to include a deity in this process, it still works. It's still based on evidence. Nobody is saying you're not allowed to believe in miracles, magic or supernatural origins. Just that what we know doesn't require it.
@@anserbauer309 Nothing comes from nothing , Anser .
The fact that you exist means you have a designer and a maker .
Rocks don’t make living things and rocks don’t come from nothing .
Our cosmos didn’t come from nowhere and no one .
To say it did , is illogical and doesn’t make any sense .
Therefore , an intelligent and powerful person had to have designed and made everything , including yourself !
He even told us how He did it , in His Word to Mankind , the Holy Bible .
Check it out , Anser . You will be pleasantly surprised at how much wisdom and knowledge is there .
I feel a bit worried about the different colour variations...because it makes me doubt my ability to correctly identify these Eastern Browns. 😕😕
While I am totally nice to snakes 🐍 I reckon that I might just treat any and every snake that I see as if it were an Eastern Brown.
'11" things actually, Anthony Albanese aka Eastern Brown Snake !!!
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It's a captive snake I'd say he wouldn't be doing that with a wild eastern brown
The Eastern Brown is also capable of giving a rapid heart rate whilst watching someone hold it up and anticipating it biting him whilst watching a RUclips video 😳😂
Hopefully it comes back down soon 😂
@@WickedWildlife Well mate, I’d be standing behind you 😂😂
That tachycardia kills members of some snake species.
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Raised my heart rate a few times too.
That explains why i almost stepped on a massive brown while running with my kite as a kid. I didn't see it until the last minute and stopped within a meter of it. It didn't move, which i thought was remarkable because i was always taught that snakes move away if they sense/feel people moving towards it
They kinda look like pine snakes we get in the United States. Except they are highly venomous unlike the pine snake.
I’d love to get to the states and see the snakes there! If the channel grows enough that I can justify the trip I’m tempted to go to Florida for AnimalCon in September
@@WickedWildlife 👍
Pine snakes are far grumpier, though!
Probably a good thing they aren't venomous!
@@stevenbehrens3300 I dunno, this guy isn’t exactly a stereotypical brown snake
@@stevenbehrens3300 Brown snakes are usually a very aggressive snake if disturbed or disrupted in any facet. They are very aggressive when charged up.
I spent the whole video thinking 'JESUS CHRIST! WATCH OUT MATE!!!!'
Great content mate. I've only watched a few of your videos at this point but you've already taught me a few things, even setting me straight on some misconceptions I had. Cheers. Subscribed!
Awesome bro! But stressful haha
Thanks mate! Hopefully I didn’t stress you too much!
Blue ring octopus would be interesting.
I’d love to cover Blue Rings! I just need to be able to get my hands on one 😂
@@WickedWildlife be very careful if you do
Low tide, a big low tide would be best, rocky shoreline and look under flat rocks. They shelter under rocks in rock pools and rocks in shallow water during the day. Use an aquarium fish net to catch them. They can also be found inside empty shells, cans, bottles and PVC tubes. Years ago, I collected some pheasant shells under Flinders pier Victoria, took them home to give to the kids. Got home late, kids in bed, so left them in my dive bag outside overnight. Next morning a very weak Blue Ringed Octopus fell out of a Pheasant Shell. Wear gloves! I can find them easily at a local beach.
In the Sth Australian Mallee region of Karte we have both the eastern and the strap snouted brown. I could summon up a strap snouted brown by knocking my tractors idle to almost just running and the thump and tyre bounce would bring one around. Other times you could just follow it around as it checked out Giant burrowing cockroaches holes about 1200mm deep . I have filmed one on several occasions.
I had Tiger and Dugites in my garden in Perth.We didn't bother us and we didn't bother them.
Another super interesting and informative episode. I’d love to see a Death Adder as they’re not often shown on these kinds of programme (people seem to want to see the big snakes like the Taipans, Browns etc but I love these little viper-like adders and think they’re super pretty👌
They are also super dangerous, they hide in leaf litter and rely on being super fast to catch their prey. You will rarely see one.
Would love to hear more about how the venom works and how the mulga snake venom works with quantity over quality. Love the videos!
I know a large strong young fit farmer who was bit in the toe. His mum had to turn the life support off after a month. They couldn't take the tourniquets off, too inhumane. A dreadful death.
What kind of snakes are common in between Townsville and Cairns
I used to live in Townsville
As far as venomous snakes do Eastern Browns are common, but you also get taipans (especially once you get north of Townsville)
Black whip snakes, death adders (Maggie island is well known for them)
On top of that coastal carpet pythons are abundant, scrub, water and spotted pythons too
Lots of brown and green tree snakes aswell!
Can a baby water python look bit like baby brown
Yes or no ??
Great informative video - thanks!
Thanks! I adore your content by the way! We actually have three Grey Headed Flying Foxes here who are amazing!
Thank you, very interesting, I have many of them here in the Gold Coast Scenic Rim. I know that they do keep many rodents under control, but I have had 2 dogs bitten, luckily both survived thanks to my vet being close. I have noticed some very dark almost black, others a beautiful creamy colour with the darker marks on the head. Have some great shots of them, including 2 big ones making babies.
Fascinating stuff.
Thanks mate!
Excellent, clear explanation of the facts. No BS. Thanks for that.
I also watched to the end. Really good presenter. Certainly appealed to me as a POMMY so thumbs-up to this smooth speaking Aussie (and also great camera work and snake handling toolage!)
Surprised to learn of the variety of colours. Have only ever seen typical brown colourisation in Vic. Regularly see them, though they are quick to take off once they know you’re there. Always good to see, but from a safe distance! Really enjoy your channel. Great stuff.
I was at my brother in law's property over the weekend just gone cutting away some grass when I saw a young eastern Brown Snake move away from me, hadn't seen one in the wild before. I enjoyed watching the video it was very informative about the snake, thanks for posting it.
me "I'm scared of snakes cuz I don't know what colour they are being colourblind and all and I never know if it's a brown one or not" this dude "browns come in all colours" me: "alright I give up..."
I take my hat off to you. Not just your knowledge, which seems endless- but your nonchalant way while handling these deadly reptiles. Thanks for another valuable and interesting lesson
Reptiles. Or snakes.
It's called complacency.
You can lie on the ground with them, pick them up, hold them near your face, pat them, but it's not a good idea.
I remember seeing Steve Irwin handling one of these, and I can’t remember if it was this one or another species, but to show that it lacked hearing he straight up shouted ‘Hey Snake!’ at it! Gave me a good laugh 😂
I remember the documentary, it was one of his early ones “10 deadliest snakes” but I can’t remember which species it was 😂
@@WickedWildlife tiger snake in w.a
@@misd6697 I think your right, creeping up on him in the wetlands
@@WickedWildlife yep
Nearly stood on a king brown
West of Kalgoorlie scared the hell out of me
Excellent explanation , I do hope the snakes have watched this too, then we'll be safer
Country victoria Grampians area 60's 70 80s out rabbiting fishing yabbing getting wood always seen a brown or tiger snake
sista's backyard a few brownies hang about the chicken & racing pigeon sheds after mice
Amazing stuff mate, I didn't know their fangs were so short! Makes me a little more comfortable with the idea of them if I'm wearing some thick clothes but obviously still give them the respect they deserve.
Do we have a good anti-venom for them and what are your odds of surviving if you basically stay calm, don't move around too much and get to a hospital pretty quickly?
Yes we do. A high chance of survival, especially if two compression bandages are used, but not guaranteed...
I seen a brown snake today. I was doing a concrete job and the Indian slabbies a few houses down about to pour the house slab and the snake was under the steel. They made a big scene. Is why I went to check it out. Melbourne Western suburbs
I was actually born in Altona!
Doing shows I’ve found many Indians are terrified of snakes, which makes sense, they have 50,000 snakebite deaths a year, we have 2-3!
I was born essendon mate. Yeah the snake got away in the paddock behind the new estate being built. That's the only reason we see alot of them. New estates being built everywhere
@@Custimo33 yeah for sure, I used to work as a landscaper for the housing estates out in Doreen
@@WickedWildlife maybe because they have over 1,300,000,000 people lol.
@@DEPORTER_SUPPORTER That's 55x times our population and a disproportionate 15,000x times the snake bite deaths. Access to antivenom, the quality of and access to medical care, first responder response times etc. make India a far more dangerous place to be around venomous snakes than Australia. Understandable them being a tad nervous around a) unfamiliar snakes and b) snakes with a reputation for being extremely venomous.
Leave the fkn thing alone. He doesn't want to be hassled by you. Serve you right if he bit ya nose.
So surprised he mentioned the Eastern browns propensity to fight due to "evolving on open plains where they can't run and hide". Maybe it's different for the Eastern browns where I live because I haven't observed this aggression, infact the opposite, they seem to want to do nothing more than slither and hide at the first opportunity. I unfortunately have a lot around my farm. Lots of Grain and hay = mice = snakes. I would have at least half a dozen encounters annually, every year for my whole life and I'm nearly 40. And I'm yet to see even a hint of aggression always they just want to get away from you. On more than one occasion I've even spotted them too late to avoid stepping on them and the snake uses it's lightning reflexes to avoid getting stepped on rather than biting. Ditto while on the bike.
Whilst touching wood I hope it's karma because I never shoot them and have even gotten professional snake catchers to remove and relocate repeat offenders from around the house (and inside and the house. I've even taken one injured from bird netting to a wild life sanctuary. On top of my personal experience, most people i know in the area have a similar experience with them.
Personally I don’t consider them aggressive at all, and escape is always the number 1 choice for snakes, but as these guys often live in places like open paddocks, occasionally they find themselves in situations where fleeing may not be an option
Again, I don’t consider them aggressive but their attempts to make you leave them alone are often construed as aggression by people
Come across one that is fully charged (well sunned up on a 40degree day) and watch out.
11:30 Not far off being tagged. eh The sharp end was pretty close to your right hand.
I'm so glad I discovered your channel - so much interesting information really well communicated.
I have watched a couple of dingo's videos and he is a lunatic,,i think its only a matter of time before he be bitten he turns his back on cobras, mambas ,, so shouldn't be too long, luv ur videos great work keep it up
That was an excellent presentation. You know your snakes and you spoke very clearly
, your knowledge of these reptiles is very obvious, Thank you very much for this helpful document Gary.
I had no idea these guys are the second most venomous snake on the planet, I thought that was the Black Mamba, so I learned something new today. Actually, the only fact I really did know was that the Eastern Brown Snake has very small fangs. I heard that on a TV show about Australian snake catchers.
Really good video mate, I thoroughly enjoyed this one.
I dunno why that Black Mamba myth persists
Second most venomous land based snake. Sea snakes take the biscuit there. The poor old Americans think their rattle snake is bad but it is way behind ours.
Well you can have it my friend. I'm American and Idk another American that thinks that our Rattle snake beats your brown snake in the worst venom. That's a dumb argument anyways. Have a great weekend. @@jefftheaussie2225
Google says it comes like #6 or #7 as far as most venomous snake with mamba at top .
Stepped on one of these last week - didn't bite me but left a brown in my pants
Is it incorrect that the sea snake is more deadly than the brown snake?
Sure is! I have an old video (so pleas excuse the dodgy quality) comparing sea snakes to the inland taipan) where I talk about where this confusion originated
@@WickedWildlife Thanks. I'll watch that video and learn some more.
Thanks, that was really interesting. I've seen a few out hiking. Most of the snakes I see are tiger snakes in Victoria. After watching this I might change my hiking pants to jeans.
Excellent Utube Channel! You are Educating people about our extremely venomous snakes, 10/10 From myself who lived in the bush, farm country and I've learnt so much. This is very important Education that should be taught in all schools and anyone who works outdoors should have to do a course as part of OHS, Work Health and Safety Act ECT. This Vital Education Will Save Lives!
Thanks mate!
Where you farming yourself?
I’m on a crossbred sheep property Monday-Friday unless I have wildlife shows on
Mate, how the bloody hell are you not getting bitten by that big bugger???? 😮 They are always so angry and hyper aggressive. You my friend have balls of titanium 😳
I'm here after just nearly stepping on a huge one of these guys. Jumped about 3 feet in the air and my heart's still pounding.
@johnstory2996 know exactly what you mean. I almost stepped on one a few weeks ago. At least 2m long and thick as your wrist.
@@davidcox9674 They're definitely out and about again. Tread carefully!
As a kids we’d come across the odd brown Snake in Victoria fishing along the Goulburn River. They always seemed to be keen to keep plenty of distance and move away pretty quickly. Tiger snakes seemed to be the ones to watch out for as they would coil up amongst the tussock grass and not move which made stepping on them a real danger. You really had to watch where you were walking.
Red belly blacks love the ol Goulburn area as well
Its mesmerizing to watch the man/snake interface, BUT DONT TRY THIS YOURSELF YOU WILL GET BIT AND DIE!!! Respek Snek
I live in texas....it's 11 at night......what time is it where u are at
4pm here in Victoria, Australia
And High Summer.
Great and informative as usual. Thanks so much for that. I live in a bushland setting in South West Vic, mainly copperheads and tigers but I do see the odd eastern brown. I've always found that when I bump into one if I back off and give it some space they quietly go their own way. Respect to you and also respect to our amazing reptiles.
Where in south west vic are you?
We are based in Dunkeld
@@WickedWildlife Gorae on the edge of the cobboboonee forest. Going to come up and check you guys out, love the info you put out.
You are obviously a professional and a bit of an emerging talent. You look very skilled, don't let complacency get you like some other greats.
They are very fast, I saw one take off at a speed that could overtake my best sprint. They are also known to be high biters (upper thigh) because they have an "S" shaped defense posture.
I've literally had one strike at my troopy and it was over the passenger front wheelguard as he struck. Above the bonnet and if the passenger window was down could easily have struck into the bicep of a passenger with their arm on the sill. Cranky buggers in Spring.
Yes, mostly it’s bluff. Often bite without injecting venom.
My daughter stepped on one of these with bare feet in the dunes of Northern NSW. It was a terrifying moment. The snake moved to the side of the path but then took a defensive position. We got out of there!
Another brilliant, informative video, well done 👍
Thanks 👍
Get the shovel
You are the very maddest of the maddest lads.
Well Thankyou ..... I think 😂
@@WickedWildlife 👍
Just glad Nick survived making the video. Obviously knows his way around a Joe Blake.
I might have done this once or twice before 😝😊
My advice from someone who has lived in outback south western down’s region of Queensland-stay as far away from any brown snakes as you can.
In my experience having close encounters with them they’re fine. As long as you don’t step on them, they won’t attack.
@@lamsmiley1944 Different story in nesting season mate,I had a king brown chase me on my dads boundary track for around 50 yards or so. That was scary,had to of been 8 foot long and as thick as my wrist.
Thanks great vid
So cool man, I never knew the venom changed as they aged that's some awesome information.
I believe more study needs to be done before we can say all populations do it but yeah it’s pretty interesting!
Captured some footage recently of what I took to be an Eastern Brown on the Eyre Peninsula South Australia easily 2 meters plus . A beautiful specimen who let me come close enough to observe but not feel threatened . I felt privileged
I see these guys a lot while out mountain biking. They scare me because sometimes they lounge across narrow trails and you can come upon them very quickly before you have a chance to spot them. Recently rode up on one and didn't have time to stop, and my tire went right past his head. I just pedaled as fast as I could and hoped he didn't try anything!
Great video. Thanks Nick 👌🏻👌🏻
Thanks mate!
Do they belong to the colubrid family?
No browns (and pretty much all our venomous snakes) fit into the elapid family
is it true that if they bite you proper it will stop hurting after 2 hours, you wont feel a thing after that?
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The fly at 5.31 clearly did not get the memo
Took every ounce of me to concentrate through that! 😂
As long as you wear jeans and got boots they really can't through them
It’s not 100% but it certianly goes a long way towards minimising risk
HE'S BACK! Haven't seen your videos in a while! What a treat!
Before this video I did not know that there banded Eastern Browns Snakes. (they are so cute!)
I think so too!
Snakes have been called lots of things but never cute.
Great information and love the reference to Eric W from the old Gosford reptile park in the 60’s/70’s.
Beautiful species of reptile and looking so forward to seeing many in our 4x4 treks across Oz starting next year !
As a kid ( in North Gosford ) I used to live up the road a bit from the Original Reptile Park in the 60's. Everyone knew about Eric Worrell.
Thank you for many facts I didn't know at all!
You are so focused no matter what is going on and I know you need to be but, was that a Marsh Fly on your forehead at 10:30? Living on the Hawkesbury for a while I know how hard they bite..
Yeah it was! They are terrible here this time of year, but no matter how hard they bite I’m not risking a brown snake bite to swat him away 😂
Tiger snakes are absolute bastards and have the worst temper that I have come across.
Have you seen our tiger snake video? I find them much better to work with then browns and taipans
@@WickedWildlife Yes I have but I find the ones in Rural Vic nasty, I did roll on top of a 5.5-foot Brown (in our house in Adelaide) when I was 17, and when I jumped up it stuck at my leg but I had new jeans on which was lucky because it was Christmas eve and hot, I was too lazy to find my shorts.
@@darrenashley126we are based in rural victoria (in the Grampians) and tigersnakes are the most common snake I get called out for
It was a crazy idea cross-breeding tigers and snakes to begin with.
Here’s the best advice you’ll ever get, about any snake! Stay away! They have no interest in us! We should have no interest in them! People get bitten by trying to make the snake it doesn’t want to do! “Leave them alone” and they will leave you alone!
Actually snakes are very interested in people. They can recognize faces smells and voices and even imprint on you just like a dog or cat and just as dangerous as them. Most will never hurt you but some can and will kill you. If you fear snakes you should be equally afraid of dogs or cats.
I teach children about snakes.
@@katreilly3094 you do it your way! 👍I’ll do it mine
My brain is screaming (stop fucking with the snake stop fucking with the snake stop fucking with the snake stop fucking with the snake stop fucking with the snake stop fucking with the snake ) Seriously - don't fuck with this snake.
You did mention the odds. but, you did not mention how common they are, they are "around", the LD 50 is LD 50 on mice, so, while they do keep to themselves, mice are "theirs", they are made to eat mice, their name should be the common eastern brown.
Truly the average "city" dweller does not realise how many Browns are around.
I don't know, but, does LD 50 on mice translate to rats?
I hope your not implying I’m just some average city dweller? 😂
Common brown is actually a better name in some ways, although in their own distributions the Dugite and western brown are just as common, but despite being the most commonly encountered snake in most of Australia we still only have 1-3 deaths from snakebite annually
@@WickedWildlife No, most people (most people are city dwellers) are oblivious to their environment.
The recent mouse plagues in western NSW have been a bonanza for Browns. Followed by the flooding rains resulting more frogs etc' means Browns are doing very well.
On a separate topic, have you heard that Black snakes are adapting to cane toads?
"LD50" stands for Lethal Dose per kg body weight for 50% of mammals. ie the amount per kg that will kill 50% of mammals you give it to.
So the LD50 of common brown snake venom for mice and elephants would be pretty much the same dose per kg.
It's probably not a fun day out, even if it doesn't kill you.
Mating season beware aggressive & fast...! Unprovoked in... Qld.. don't be complacent be snake aware vigilant ..👍
That thumbnail though 🤣🤣
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I am in South Australia, on farmland outside the town of Eudunda. I have a hobby of bird breeding and at times of low food availability I may find one after mice in the aviary. I have never had one attack me and so far always been able to quietly remove them to scrub far from home. I have on hot days had them drink from a water bowl at my feet and then move off. To stay quiet and move slowly is the best method of not being attacked. If you must remove it then slowly pick it up by the tail at arms length while gently swinging it side to side and place it into a sealable container or bag and release it else where. They are a protected species but are allowed to be killed if really in harms way.
Call a snake catcher
Excellent video
Great community message and vital education
Thanks
Nick Australia
Rule no 1 stay well away from one.
Or to put the same thing another way: don't get anywhere near as close as this guy does - atleast not without a sharp ended shovel at the ready!
Loving your Channel mate
And one lays down in front of a brown snake gets our (whole family) respect
I've finally manned up n caught first red belly without gloves recently
( Was cool morning and he was not much bigger than a baby)
Thanks mate 👍
Great info their mate, could you have a talk on some of the species of Tasmanian snakes please.
I don’t have anything specifically in Tasmania but I do have videos on both tiger snakes and copperheads which are two of the three species you get in Tasmania 😊
Great information,
I've lived in Australia for 20 years and encountered around 12 snakes , I'm am always unsure what species they are. Never met any aggressive ones , thus far !