Cobra bite caught on film..

[Cirith Ungol]

When they fail to air it and without explanation we can all grab a beer and cheer!

 

[MilkmanWes]

Jeff Corwin could kick Steve Austins behind any day of the week, and I would buy tickets to watch.

 

[Scorpiove]

Unfortunately what you people are expecting out of the show is not what its offering........ Its obvious that it is meant as entertainment. Look at the title of the show. I enjoy watching I dont care how good it is in one way or not.

 

[Shelob]

Jeff Corwin could kick Steve Austins behind any day of the week, and I would buy tickets to watch.

Although after the first slap I think Jeff would start frantically running around shrieking that he broke a nail

 

[FRAZE01]

For stupidity,Mark O' Shea is not to far behind the "snakemaster"

 

[danread]

For stupidity,Mark O' Shea is not to far behind the "snakemaster"

I always thought Mark O'Shea was pretty good with the handling he does, i've never seen him take any really crazy risks, not like the bloke from the clip does.

 

[MilkmanWes]

Although after the first slap I think Jeff would start frantically running around shrieking that he broke a nail

Jeff may be goofy and a real dork, but he is pretty buff and has demonstrated that on his show a few times. See the episode where they were looking for anacondas and he was wrestling with real monster one while waiting for the rest of the crew to get there and pull it out.

My girlfriend and her mom think his ratings would go up if he took his shirt off more.

Unfortunately what you people are expecting out of the show is not what its offering........ Its obvious that it is meant as entertainment. Look at the title of the show. I enjoy watching I dont care how good it is in one way or not.

It is supposed to be Edutainment. His show masquerades as a nature special intended to educate, but instead it is his spewing misinformation as he tries to make himself out to be some swashbuckling nature photographer. I think Animal Planet should be held responsible for allowing Steve Austin into their programming and the ignorance and irresponsibility he parades as 'expertise'.

I always thought Mark O'Shea was pretty good with the handling he does, i've never seen i'm take any really crazy risks, not like the bloke from the clip does.

We watched one of his shows last year. He held a fruit bat out to the camera and showed its teeth and explained how they are used to suck blood etc etc. If he had checked his field guide before going out he would have known vampire bats were not indiginous to the area he was in.

 

[Lasiodora]

We watched one of his shows last year. He held a fruit bat out to the camera and showed its teeth and explained how they are used to suck blood etc etc. If he had checked his field guide before going out he would have known vampire bats were not indiginous to the area he was in.

I saw an episode where he was in Africa and was bit by a stiletto snake (venomous). He ran out of the car he was in and grabbed the snake off the road before identifying it. Not a smart thing to do, especially in Africa. I have also seen him manhandle vipers in India using snake tongs.

Mike

 

[FRAZE01]

He was also bitten by a viper he had in a bag

 

[Crotalus]

For stupidity,Mark O' Shea is not to far behind the "snakemaster"

And to state that is even beyond stupidity. You obvoisly havent seen many O Shea shows have you.

/Lelle

 

[Crotalus]

I saw an episode where he was in Africa and was bit by a stiletto snake (venomous). He ran out of the car he was in and grabbed the snake off the road before identifying it. Not a smart thing to do, especially in Africa. I have also seen him manhandle vipers in India using snake tongs.

Mike

Hmm he necked the snake and then he realized it was a stilletto snake, which fangs are pointed horizontally from the mouth. So if its been any other genus he wouldnt have been tagged. And besides, stilletto snakes dont kill people.

/Lelle

 

[Lasiodora]

I was aware of that. I still think it was a stupid thing to do and it only made him look like fool anyway (potential for death or not). There is still always the chance of being bit when you pin anyway. I still don't like his shows regardless.
Mike

 

[Crotalus]

I must say O Shea is one of the better TV herpetologists, and as you could see they filmed the entire time going to hospital etc. where he also stated it was a stupid mistake since there are those genus around there and he should have known better.

I prefer him before the clown Jeff anyday. His shows are almost allways about displaying a animal but nothing more then that. Atleast some additional info is provided in O Sheas shows besides the photography.

/Lelle

 

[Cirith Ungol]

I'd like for somebody to step forward and start doing such things with arachnids! Like wrestling Theraphosa's or displaying deadly scorpions after a wreckless jump-out-of-the-car-to-catch-animal-kinda-stunt. That's one of the last true niches in TV hehe

 

[Crotalus]

Sorry allready been done. That englishmen Nigel that searched for blondi in SA. Theres also the terrible swedish woman on TV4 that went to Venezuela to look (and eat) blondi. Im sure you saw that. Horrible. I think she is The Worst ever in the genre.

/Lelle

 

[Cirith Ungol]

Sorry allready been done. That englishmen Nigel that searched for blondi in SA. Theres also the terrible swedish woman on TV4 that went to Venezuela to look (and eat) blondi. Im sure you saw that. Horrible. I think she is The Worst ever in the genre.

/Lelle

I think I know the first one you talk about, but I don't think I've seen it.
I didn't see the second one you mentioned, maybe a good idea that I don't have a TV now anyhow, otherwise I might have seen it. But what I meant was more like a regular TV series like all the other animals seem to get.

Imagine something like:
In comes spiderman, the hairy Aussy with a cool accent who jumps out of planes, traines and automobiles in order to catch any kind of T and who proclaims that no T is really dangerous if you only meet them on their terms and...blablabla... ok... I guess this is too little for a script... forget it

 

[Lasiodora]

I must say O Shea is one of the better TV herpetologists, and as you could see they filmed the entire time going to hospital etc. where he also stated it was a stupid mistake since there are those genus around there and he should have known better.

I prefer him before the clown Jeff anyday. His shows are almost allways about displaying a animal but nothing more then that. Atleast some additional info is provided in O Sheas shows besides the photography.

/Lelle

I guess I'm just tired of these type of programs. They were fun to watch the first year they came out. Now the airwaves are saturated with this these types of shows. I think they focus too much on the individuals "adventure" than the animal's natural history. I wish they would just go back to narraration.
Mike

 

[skinheaddave]

Mike,

Until they get the kid's attention span back up over 32.5 seconds, the adventure type of show is pretty much it. Unfortunately, the youth of today (funny that I can say that at 25) can't last through a sentence longer than "Cool! Ain't she a beauty!"

Cheers,
Dave

 

[RaZeDaHeLL666]

He reacted to the bite very well. I do not like how he was handling the snake at the end.

 

[Lasiodora]

I remember loving narrative nature shows when I was in grade school. I guess you're right about this generation. Most kids today would not appreciate them. I'm only a year ahead of you and it really does feel wierd refering to the "younger generation".

I'll have to settle for the occassional narrative nature shows.
I saw a very good one not too long ago called Dragons of Namib on Nat Geo: <<click here>>
Mike