Cobra bite caught on film..

[Dr Pies]

This guy needs to find another job

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/index.php?e=cobrabite.wmv

BTW sorry if this has already been posted :8o

 

[8 leg wonder]

great clip, wrong forum. I saw that on tv 6 months ago

 

[Cirith Ungol]

Sorry but to me that guy looks like a complete idiot! I've seen other handlers on TV and they all have been calmer, they havn't thrown or jerked the snake arround like crazy and they have also stayed out of it's range until it has settled down a bit. No wonder he got bit. Is he still alive??

 

[8 leg wonder]

he's not a stupid handler he is a stupid photogragher

 

[Cirith Ungol]

Well... ok then. Still stupid.

 

[Crotalus]

His a stupid moron and I cant understand why Animal Planet send his piece of <edit> shows.

/Lelle

 

[WhyTeDraGon]

he's not a COMPLETE moron, and his shots are pretty nice. Though, some of the things he does is stupid and irresponsible. There was no need for him to touch that snakes back in the beginning of the film. It's things like that that get him bitten.

 

[Scorpiove]

he's not a COMPLETE moron, and his shots are pretty nice. Though, some of the things he does is stupid and irresponsible. There was no need for him to touch that snakes back in the beginning of the film. It's things like that that get him bitten.

Hehe I always enjoy watching his show on Animal Planet and I was wondering when he was finally gonna get bitten. He does get very daring with the snakes.

 

[skinheaddave]

The only tragedy is that he hasn't died yet. Hot keepers have to face the stigma that they are all reckless adrenaline junkies who put themselves and those around them in the face of certain death. Guys like this (reckless adrenaline junkies) are the reason why. You want a picture of a snake striking at the camera? Set yourself up and poke it with a hook -- don't just reach out and knock it on the head unless you expect to get bitten. I've seen clips of this guy making reasonable handling moves and he obviously has killer reflexes, but I've also seen a lot of clips of this guy doing stuff that sooner or later WILL (and do) get him bit, regardless of how fast he is. I saw his one show on the top deadly snakes of South Africa and he got bit by two (three?) of them. I gasped the first time and laughed from that point on.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Cirith Ungol]

What he doesn't seem to realize is that he is at a certain disatvantage to real handlers: He doesn't only have to concentrate on the snake, but also hon his stupid little camera AND the nifty little picture he wants to take. Reckless!

Anybody up to sending a mail to Animal planet to protest against his way of doing things on TV?

I'm ready to sign

 

[Crotalus]

he's not a COMPLETE moron, and his shots are pretty nice. Though, some of the things he does is stupid and irresponsible. There was no need for him to touch that snakes back in the beginning of the film. It's things like that that get him bitten.

No his a complete idiot.

 

[Randolph XX()]

That's why I prefer bare-foot Robert bredl's Killer Instinct better than this show, although Robert does let some snakes (non-venomous ones)bite him infront of the scream sometime, he is much more skillful than this jackass

 

[Lasiodora]

He also got bit by a Cerastes cerastes on another episode. I think it was dry bite. He was scooping the snake from the sand using his bare hands. What ever happened to the documentary animal shows. The only human presence was in its narraration and you actually learned something about the animal's natural history.
Mike

 

[WhyTeDraGon]

No his a complete idiot.

If he were a COMPLETE idiot, he would often give misinformation, and most of the time, he's right on the money. He's just an idiot when it comes to handling

 

[Crotalus]

I saw "7 deadly snakes" or whatever the name was and that was enough for me. Dont you think his handling is bad information?

/Lelle

 

[Crotalus]

He also got bit by a Cerastes cerastes on another episode. I think it was dry bite. He was scooping the snake from the sand using his bare hands. What ever happened to the documentary animal shows. The only human presence was in its narraration and you actually learned something about the animal's natural history.
Mike

It was a Bitis peringueyi i believe. And before he did that he claims it was this and that deadly... and after he rates the snakes from aggression, venom etc... hilarious.

/Lelle

 

[Raan_Jodus]

haha, I saw this guy on TV. And I laughed and laughed when he got bit. It was his own damn fault, and the tape was probably aired cause everyone else got a laugh at it when it was sent back. You keep expecting to see someone get bit on those shows, but they never do. Then out of nowhere, this guy gets it Shame it was only a cut, and not an actual bite.

If I were the snake I'd probably be pretty happy with myself at that point

 

[Lasiodora]

It was a Bitis peringueyi i believe. And before he did that he claims it was this and that deadly... and after he rates the snakes from aggression, venom etc... hilarious.

/Lelle

I see. Too bad it wasn't a taipan.
Mike

 

[Crotalus]

I see. Too bad it wasn't a taipan.
Mike

Agree.

/Lelle

 

[Deschain]

Austin Stevens...is the most idiotic "animal expert", that any of us will ever have the misfortune of seeing. He plays it up for the camera, because obviously an animal that can kill you isn't enough for ratings. I find him to be more of an over the top actor, than a "Snakemaster".

"Snakemaster"...what a joke! This guy has only mastered one species of snake.

The toilet snake. Because this moron is so full of <edit> that you know he is backing up his toilet on a daily basis, and a plunger just doesn't cut it.

Has anyone ever seen him searching for the giant anaconda? This moron is diving into the water, swinging off of a vine, because "he didn't want the anaconda to get away"...they then proceeded to use "bullet-time" effects from The Matrix, to put the action level over the top.

I wish he would've been drowned and eaten by the anaconda, or killed by the cobra. Well...there's always the next show. We can hope can't we?