African Net Gun For Catching Wild Animals

A quick look at a really unusual device for catching wildlife for transport.
These are not used anymore but used to be the industry standard.

[@guaporeturns9472]

I remember Marlin saying something like "as Jim subdues this 20 foot Python , we’ll take a short break to hear from our sponsor , Mutual of Omaha” with Jim in the background wrestling with a snake in knee deep swamp water somewhere in the Amazon. Either that or there was an SNL skit along those lines. Either way very entertaining 😂

[@SuburbanRifleman]

No; I don’t think it was SNL. 😂😂😂

[@guaporeturns9472]

@@SuburbanRifleman Maybe not , but I do remember someone doing a similar skit clowning on them back in the day… Jim in the background fighting for his life with some dangerous beast as Marlin calmly narrates to the camera. Funny stuff

[@SuburbanRifleman]

@@guaporeturns9472 it might, in fact, have been SNL. I only meant to imply that that definitely happened on the actual show as well. I remember it also.
Marlin himself, got in a bit of a pickle with an anaconda one time, IIRC.

[@guaporeturns9472]

@@SuburbanRifleman Yes indeed , I remember that as well.

[@folksurvival]

That's a crazy firearm.

[@SuperDarkbringer]

GREAT spot! Great intro, the Mutual of Omaha brings it full circle. Well done

[@SuburbanRifleman]

Thank you!

[@CHChris]

Let's see you de-sporterize THAT! :D
What a cool relic

[@SuburbanRifleman]

That would be a project! 😂

[@guaporeturns9472]

Loved Wild Kingdom.

[@SuburbanRifleman]

It was great. I can still hear Marlin’s voice in my head.

[@folksurvival]

I'm not familiar with that show but it looks like there are a lot of episodes on RUclips so I'll certainly be checking it out.

[@frikkiecoetzee6198]

Good morning Greg.

[@SuburbanRifleman]

Good morning, Frikkie!