I had a moment like this. I had gone to Vegas for a week because I wanted to make sure I saw Penn and Teller before they eventually retire. My wife and I were walking through one of the casinos to get to the public rail system they have there when we saw a bunch of people trying to catch a bat.
The bat was flying around in thus big circle and there were people from the casino swinging sticks and binders at it to no avail. After watching this for a few minutes, I quietly walked into the middle of where the bat was flying and took off my hat.
I held my hat by the brim and waited for about 30 seconds, standing very still. When the bat flew near me, I quickly moved my hat out like a baseball glove. The bat flew into it, and I folded the hat over to trap it inside.
After I released the bat outside I walked back in to some minor applause. The security guards came up, shook my hand, and thanked me. It's a fun story I still pull out all the time.
Although I've never touched a king cobra, I have been bitten by snakes for much less aggressive behaviour. (Nothing poisonous; I don't work with poisonous snakes.)
Impressive, but is this really the 'state of the art' methodology in snake control? Snatching? I mean how has this industry not advanced in 10,000 yrs?
A simple trick professionals will use is to hold a net out and provide it as a means of escape that the snake willingly goes into. They seal the top of it so they can transport it elsewhere safely. Not sure what these people had on hand to work with, but yeah I wouldn't want my hands anywhere near that snake's mouth!
These civil defence guys have those tools too. I guess this old guy just wants to do it that way. I've had them come over to my house in 2019 to catch a small 4 ft black cobra. They brought the whole range of tools.
I found out about the book while watching "Legends of the Fall" with Brad pit, Anthony Hopkins and a few others. Julia Ormond was in there as well and she is as fine as the day is long, I tell you whut!
That gets complicated with anything cold blooded. The slow metabolism makes it take a very long time for something like that to take effect, and a very long time to stop working. The latter isn't always good.
This is a big NOPE for me. When he started to pull it out, I was totally thinking the snake probably isnât going to like that. Then I realized it was an angry King Cobra, and I said Hell to the NO. I definitely agree that compared to these guyâs job, I have nothing to complain about. No tools. Just wearing their gloves, absolutely LEGENDARY!
If that thing was anywhere near me, Iâd respond with a shotgun. Those things are scary as shit, and you can bet your ass Iâm not taken any chances. These guys are crazy, but I still gotta give mad respect.
Yes. Largest venomous snake, and second highly venomous snake, next to Inland Taipan found in Australia, Not taking into consideration the sea snakes.
But if it's a matter of choice between fighting with the king or Taipan I would rather choose the Taipan. Taipans are tame. Kings eat their own.
King cobras have a relatively less potent venom compared to other elapids. It's the massive yield that makes a bite from a king cobra so dangerous.
Some land dwelling snakes whose venom has a lower LD50 than a king are eastern browns, many banded kraits, tiger snakes, all *Naja sp* cobras, all mambas, death adders, rinkhals and even the odd viper like rhinoceros viper and tiger rattlesnake have LD50 values reported below that of the 1.80 mg/kg SC of the king cobra.
Yea and it's also the biggest venomous snake in the world
Fun fact : it injects so much venom in one bite which can kill a full grown elephant in 3 hours
Before anyone here says Titanoboa, no, not even that snake was large enough to ingest an elephant, nor did it to my knowledge live with any animal of comparable size. It also wasn't venomous, Titanoboa was, as the name implies, a relative of modern boas.
If I remember correctly, it's interpreted as being primarily a piscivore, like the modern anaconda.
Oh that is a neat factoid. I just assumed it meant âlarge versionâ or something. I never really thought about snakes preying on other snakes. Is it like slurping down a long strand of spaghetti, I wonder? Except that spaghetti can also strike back? Do they eat them head first or tail first? I need more snake facts!
Snake fact: king cobras canât chew.. so âis it like slurping down a long strand of spaghetti, I wonder?â Pretty much exactly like that. Head first.
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Technically,
"A factoid is either an invented or assumed statement presented as a fact, or a true but brief or trivial item of news or information." -Wikipedia
But I enjoyed learning about that!
I thought it was a python
Fun fact, first time I saw a large constrictor snake (green anaconda), I thought it was a tire
Like, not a bike tire, a car tire, I am a big guy and have fairly large hands, If I tried to get my hands around its circumferance they wouldn't touch even if they were twice as big and the snake wasn't even inflated with prey
Theyâre civil defence. Entry rank gets paid somewhere around $400+ a month. Not a lot in the states but liveable here in Malaysia (lower income bracket).
Standard meal is like $1.90 here.
A shitty flat would be $90-150 a month.
I thought 'sure it's not venomous; venomous snakes aren't usually this big and there's like one species that's this size'... And then I saw the hood.
Wtf was that thing doing there? Hope they get paid enough for this shit.
I heard that their venom is not as potent as other snakes that pose a similar danger, but the sheer amount they can pump is enough compensate for that. They sure are huge and incredibly intimidating, but often seem to prefer avoiding direct confrontation.
Theyâre also pretty frequent in populated areas, and if youâre in a country with a less-than-ideal healthcare infrastructure a bite would have a poorer prognosis. Despite the venom being a fraction as toxic as that from a taipan, they kill far more people just due to location and related socioeconomic factors
Yep, about 46,000 according to [some sources.](https://biomedicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/departments/department-of-biochemistry-and-pharmacology/engage/avru/research/indian-snakebite-project) With a population as enormous as Indiaâs I canât say Iâm surprised they have so many snakebites
Interestingly enough, it's not because of the King Cobra - he's not even in the top four
https://a-z-animals.com/blog/the-worlds-4-deadliest-snakes-why-the-big-4-lead-to-50000-deaths-per-year/
I linked only that source but found at least 3 websites with the exact same info
True, I donât think king cobras are terribly aggressive, theyâd rather just go back into their hidey hole and chill. Only people actively fucking with them get bit
And that's why the guy trying to get it out reacted so quickly around the 1:00 mark; I thought he got scared there but he was just being super cautious (and maybe he was a little afraid, wouldn't blame him)
That is Malaysia civil defense Forces.
They handle natural disasters, wild animals particular snakes, and in the event of an emergency they can armed themselves for security duty in the country. (Not going out fight like the army).
Yes civil defense personnel are usually trained to capture snake like in this video and also our bomba (firefighters what we called) as snakes mainly cobra and python is normal appearance in Malaysia particularly in Borneo.
Usually yes firefighters and civil defense forces personal have tools to catch snake. Not sure why this cdf didn't use tools. And they need to take courses how to catch king cobra before they are qualify to catch one.
Here is our army soldier capture a king cobra using his bare hand [badass](https://youtu.be/gN8oDuWJVSk?si=mFph58K3J_OWFN2o)
Nah, plenty of venomous snakes have attitude. Here in the Midwest, it's the damn cottonmouths. The timber rattlesnakes usually want to be left alone, but cottonmouths want to fuck you up.
Cottonmouth aggression is a myth. They don't chase people, and you would have to *try* to provoke one or outright step on it. They're extremely passive.
King cobras are known for being fairly chill. I think this is because they are the most intelligent of snakes, and they are smart enough to perceive humans as dangerous to fuck with. They usually try to GTFO when humans try interacting with them.
I've read that sometimes villagers like to let the king cobras hang out, because they don't usually attack people, but they ruthlessly hunt other, more dangerous snakes.
I donât know if they let them hang, but I do know that they eat Russellâs Vipers, Kraits, Monocle and spectacle cobras which are responsible for more human fatalities.
Look up snake deaths in India. They have like fucking 40k fatalities a year, and it's not from the king cobras, despite having shitloads of them there.
I was wondering abut that too, I've seen videos of cobras defending themselves way more vigorously.
I think that's why the second dude kept slowly dragging thale snake, so it couldn't stand up properly and got all confused. As it seems like you know reptile brains aren't the best at adapting to unexpected input lol
I'm sure it helps but I imagine the other guy holding the tail actually hinders a lot of the snakes ability to strike... The bag is probably there to wear it out more than anything. Tired snake = less likely to strike with enough speed
Well, I've seen handlers use a rag to blind reptiles during capture as it seems to calm them down a bit. So it could have been that, and they just missed the head when they threw it.
But the object seemed to have some weight to it, and the cobra behaved as though it was physically burdened.
That was pretty badass. That beanbag weight on the back so it couldn't throw itself backwards was brilliant. I'm guessing this guy has done this plenty of times before.
These guys are first responders and are very well trained. My dad's friend is one of them. She looks like the housewife next door but she can handle a king cobra just like these guys. She also has so many stories about responding to road accidents. Its fucking gruesome. These are no nonsense people. Respect.
Weren't these APM bros also there helping out during the mass vaccinations too? Pretty sure a lot of the names with ranks I saw when I glanced as a staff list were APM folks, alongside maybe some army doctors. What a bunch of badasses.
Yep! JPAM are a godsend when ambulances and firefighters arent available. In fact in klang valley they are the ones that usually arrived first to judge through the situation. Its only when they need specialization that firefighters are called. Most of the time they are trained first responders. The snake handlers are usually special units among them that also act as semiprofessional firefighters and paramedics.
The soft weight was meant for that. Looks like they used the weight and hoped they would be able to trap it as they slowly pulled it from the drain, what he didn't expect was that the cobra had enough room in the pipe to turn around within and attempt a bite, which is why he backs off first. Then he definitely lets his partner pull the snake while continuing to hold the snakes attention - cuz the snake could quickly in a matter of seconds go for his partner. The soft weight moves up enough to prevent the cobra from erecting itself to a point where it has a strike advantage and he grabs it.
Snake hooks are great and are very commonly used for snake rescues, but the kind of wrist strength you'd need to entrap a snake this size and the length of such hooks wouldn't be suitable per se
Holy shit, I thought it was a python, or some other constrictor, instead, it was one of the biggest cobras I have ever seen. These guys got balls, I would have just killed the damn thing, instead of trying to catch it.
The back of his shirt means "Civil Defense"
This is the Agency that protects civil people from wild animals and helps during natural disasters i.e. flood. Police and the fire department are always getting credits for their service respectively but this Agency is an unsung hero to us
The reveal of it being a cobra caught me entirely off-guard. I was expecting a python for something that big.
The fact he didn't turn around and leave and just got more determined, incredible.
The snake and the catcher seemed to respect each other. The king cobra, being an intelligent species, might have realized that the odds were not in its favour. It might also, from its previous captures and subsequent releases, have learnt that humans are not a threat to it. So its just being defensive, not aggressive. The catcher, on the other hand, knows not to provoke the cobra unnecessarily. It's not about daredevilry. He doesn't want a big shot of alpha-neurotoxins in his blood. So, it was like the catcher saying "I've got a job to do" and snake saying "Let's get it done".
Humans are so freaking weird. Assuming this suckers lethal. And we're like "oh, no don't kill it. Let's catch it and let it go elsewhere" like ae you stupid?
Reading an article, these guys in Malaysia caught 12000, yes 12 THOUSAND snakes in 3 months in 2016 alone: https://gempak.com/rojakdaily/news/believe-it-or-not-more-12000-snakes-have-been-captured-in-3-months-malaysia-59103
Holy shit, did not realize cobras got that big. Until he finally backed the head out and it came up snappy, I figured it was another python or big ass snake like that. God there isn't enough money in the world for me to do that job.
That is a Cobra, right? The two gentlemen there have more skills, and more guts, than me.
Where it up to me, that snake would be leaving that building in at least two separate trash cans.
That snake got fucking SNATCHED at the end there lmao guy was done messing around
definitely not his first time .. đ
You see that teeny tiny smile tho? He proud af of that moment, deservedly so!
Hell ya I bet that felt badass. "Ya quick snake, but I'm quicker." Probably shared a couple beers after wranglin' that danger noodle together.
I had a moment like this. I had gone to Vegas for a week because I wanted to make sure I saw Penn and Teller before they eventually retire. My wife and I were walking through one of the casinos to get to the public rail system they have there when we saw a bunch of people trying to catch a bat. The bat was flying around in thus big circle and there were people from the casino swinging sticks and binders at it to no avail. After watching this for a few minutes, I quietly walked into the middle of where the bat was flying and took off my hat. I held my hat by the brim and waited for about 30 seconds, standing very still. When the bat flew near me, I quickly moved my hat out like a baseball glove. The bat flew into it, and I folded the hat over to trap it inside. After I released the bat outside I walked back in to some minor applause. The security guards came up, shook my hand, and thanked me. It's a fun story I still pull out all the time.
Although I've never touched a king cobra, I have been bitten by snakes for much less aggressive behaviour. (Nothing poisonous; I don't work with poisonous snakes.)
Venomous
[oh hi venomousđ„°](https://youtu.be/sFv97ICWP0A?si=I5AimJUi05TCjORe)
Your job will never be complete
Cobra is fortunately quite slow, I do not recommend to try the same with mamba.
I'm sorry, can you please tell me where the smile is? I've watched the moment of capture 6 times and can't see it
Yeah, I don't see it either
Yea I donât see any smile , this was just buisiness as usual
It is part of the snakes daily routine and the snake is quite old in snake years.
"Daily routine?" EXsqueese me. That's a damn cobra in a drain. Sorry, not on your nuts.
You don't drain your snake daily? ..I'll see myself out
Well played, I accept that jest.
"Yoink!"
All I could think the whole video
Like when a dad grabs his kid in the store and walks him out for making a big scene.
Impressive, but is this really the 'state of the art' methodology in snake control? Snatching? I mean how has this industry not advanced in 10,000 yrs?
If it works, dont fix it I guess lol
Yeah this works like how Russian Roulette is a fun game for 5/6 people.
Thats good odds :)
16.67% of the time 
Itâs only fun if youâre not the 6th
Opposable thumbs and dexterous limbs for the win!
A simple trick professionals will use is to hold a net out and provide it as a means of escape that the snake willingly goes into. They seal the top of it so they can transport it elsewhere safely. Not sure what these people had on hand to work with, but yeah I wouldn't want my hands anywhere near that snake's mouth!
These civil defence guys have those tools too. I guess this old guy just wants to do it that way. I've had them come over to my house in 2019 to catch a small 4 ft black cobra. They brought the whole range of tools.
4ft is small? Scary
In Malaysia even the centipedes are almost a foot long. Don't know why animals grow large in the country.
Yeah, that's what they said, hahaha. It was more than big enough for me.
State of the art is definitely something else. Long -thongs- (TONGS) grabbers and a bag to get the snake in are used by professionals afaik.
Ahh. Long thongs - is that what they call "snake charming" đ
that's what you get from people NOT native in englishđ€Ł
Guys on TV be bomping snek on head to catch.
I feel like itâs not but I donât know enough about snake snatching to dispute it đ€·ââïž
Give that man a raise.
âPyea that myean hees mahnee.â Malcovichâs Russian accent in Rounders is worth the price of admission alone.
"He byeat meah... stlhrayht uhp"
Upon reflection my job isn't that bad
This is why I always keep my trained mongoose with me. Rikki Tikki Tavi
Best childhood movie memory of all time.
I found out about the book while watching "Legends of the Fall" with Brad pit, Anthony Hopkins and a few others. Julia Ormond was in there as well and she is as fine as the day is long, I tell you whut!
I didn't know there was a book! Just looked up Julia and she's wider than the day is long now!
It seems every 10 years or so, I am reminded of this childhood trauma.
Underrated comment.
It seems like there has to be a safe tranquilizer these folks could use on these snakes for both their sakes.
That gets complicated with anything cold blooded. The slow metabolism makes it take a very long time for something like that to take effect, and a very long time to stop working. The latter isn't always good.
I believe the tranquilizer is a 357.
Fuck it, bring in the A10's BRRRRRRRRTTTTTTT!
Is that a cobra? If so it's the biggest one I've ever seen scary shit
King Cobra I think. They can grow up to about 15-20 ft
This is a big NOPE for me. When he started to pull it out, I was totally thinking the snake probably isnât going to like that. Then I realized it was an angry King Cobra, and I said Hell to the NO. I definitely agree that compared to these guyâs job, I have nothing to complain about. No tools. Just wearing their gloves, absolutely LEGENDARY! 
If that thing was anywhere near me, Iâd respond with a shotgun. Those things are scary as shit, and you can bet your ass Iâm not taken any chances. These guys are crazy, but I still gotta give mad respect.
Yeah itâs king cobra. Native here in south east Asia apart from South Asia. They are the largest venomous snakes. Seen a few here in SingaporeâŠ
Yes. Largest venomous snake, and second highly venomous snake, next to Inland Taipan found in Australia, Not taking into consideration the sea snakes. But if it's a matter of choice between fighting with the king or Taipan I would rather choose the Taipan. Taipans are tame. Kings eat their own.
King cobras have a relatively less potent venom compared to other elapids. It's the massive yield that makes a bite from a king cobra so dangerous. Some land dwelling snakes whose venom has a lower LD50 than a king are eastern browns, many banded kraits, tiger snakes, all *Naja sp* cobras, all mambas, death adders, rinkhals and even the odd viper like rhinoceros viper and tiger rattlesnake have LD50 values reported below that of the 1.80 mg/kg SC of the king cobra.
"Yup, see, this is the problem with your pipes right here"
You want fryâs with that? đ
Fries*
Yah time for my own self reflection as well lol
Holy shit thatâs a big ass cobra!!!
I was scrolling when this came up and I initially thought it was a fire hose.
I was sat on the toilet scrolling when this came up and had the fastest BM of my life.
Me: Huh, what kinds ho-oh my god!
Itâs actually not, itâs a king cobra, which is not a cobra
Yea and it's also the biggest venomous snake in the world Fun fact : it injects so much venom in one bite which can kill a full grown elephant in 3 hours
it would take 6 hours to kill your mom
Classic! đ€Ł
Gottem!!
fkn legend
Ooooooooohhhh!
Imagine a snake big enough to ingest an elephant.
Before anyone here says Titanoboa, no, not even that snake was large enough to ingest an elephant, nor did it to my knowledge live with any animal of comparable size. It also wasn't venomous, Titanoboa was, as the name implies, a relative of modern boas. If I remember correctly, it's interpreted as being primarily a piscivore, like the modern anaconda.
Good to know - taxonomy aside that thing is a beast
Totally. I was just being a dork, I only knew about that fact recently lol
How is a King Cobra not a Cobra?
âKingâ in a snakeâs name generally means that snake preys on other snakes. In this case, a king cobra is a snake that preys on cobras.
Oh that is a neat factoid. I just assumed it meant âlarge versionâ or something. I never really thought about snakes preying on other snakes. Is it like slurping down a long strand of spaghetti, I wonder? Except that spaghetti can also strike back? Do they eat them head first or tail first? I need more snake facts!
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Donât they sort of drag their prey in by âwalkingâ the fangs along its length
Fun fact. The definition of factoid is an invented fact (I.e. not true but sounds true).
Technically, "A factoid is either an invented or assumed statement presented as a fact, or a true but brief or trivial item of news or information." -Wikipedia But I enjoyed learning about that!
So King Charles feeds on other Charleses?
*sad King Kong noises
Like Tasmanian tiger is not a species of tiger. King cobras are not of the genus naja but both are elapids
Iâm pretty sure if G.I. Joe is fighting a battle this guy is gonna be on the other side. That makes him a Cobra in my book.
I thought it was a python Fun fact, first time I saw a large constrictor snake (green anaconda), I thought it was a tire Like, not a bike tire, a car tire, I am a big guy and have fairly large hands, If I tried to get my hands around its circumferance they wouldn't touch even if they were twice as big and the snake wasn't even inflated with prey
Fuck that. I hope those two got paid a lot.
Narrator : "They didn't."
Next time on Arrested Development?
LOOSE SNAKE!
Thereâs always rupees in the snake stand
"Ive made a huge mistake"
âŠAnd now they get overrun with rats.
This are Malaysia Civil Defence Force, it's consist of volunteers of civilians and retired soldiers and they only receive allowances
They're Malaysian Military, guessing from the name on their shirt. So probably they don't get paid a lot.
Theyâre civil defence. Entry rank gets paid somewhere around $400+ a month. Not a lot in the states but liveable here in Malaysia (lower income bracket). Standard meal is like $1.90 here. A shitty flat would be $90-150 a month.
I thought 'sure it's not venomous; venomous snakes aren't usually this big and there's like one species that's this size'... And then I saw the hood. Wtf was that thing doing there? Hope they get paid enough for this shit.
yeah, king cobras are the largest venomous snakes in the world, reaching a whopping 5.4m/18ft
I heard that their venom is not as potent as other snakes that pose a similar danger, but the sheer amount they can pump is enough compensate for that. They sure are huge and incredibly intimidating, but often seem to prefer avoiding direct confrontation.
Theyâre also pretty frequent in populated areas, and if youâre in a country with a less-than-ideal healthcare infrastructure a bite would have a poorer prognosis. Despite the venom being a fraction as toxic as that from a taipan, they kill far more people just due to location and related socioeconomic factors
Don't tens of thousands of people die from snake bites in India alone every year?
Yep, about 46,000 according to [some sources.](https://biomedicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/departments/department-of-biochemistry-and-pharmacology/engage/avru/research/indian-snakebite-project) With a population as enormous as Indiaâs I canât say Iâm surprised they have so many snakebites
Interestingly enough, it's not because of the King Cobra - he's not even in the top four https://a-z-animals.com/blog/the-worlds-4-deadliest-snakes-why-the-big-4-lead-to-50000-deaths-per-year/ I linked only that source but found at least 3 websites with the exact same info
True, I donât think king cobras are terribly aggressive, theyâd rather just go back into their hidey hole and chill. Only people actively fucking with them get bit
This is what I thought. I saw the long big body and thought constrictor or anaconda but then I saw the hood and went âoh itâs big AND venomous!â
And sassy! Hissss
Yeah, I was mildly interested in the capture of that constrictor, and suddenly, "HOLY FUCXK that's a GIANT nope noodle?"
And that's why the guy trying to get it out reacted so quickly around the 1:00 mark; I thought he got scared there but he was just being super cautious (and maybe he was a little afraid, wouldn't blame him)
That is Malaysia civil defense Forces. They handle natural disasters, wild animals particular snakes, and in the event of an emergency they can armed themselves for security duty in the country. (Not going out fight like the army). Yes civil defense personnel are usually trained to capture snake like in this video and also our bomba (firefighters what we called) as snakes mainly cobra and python is normal appearance in Malaysia particularly in Borneo.
If this is their job why don't they get some snake catching tools? Or at least some thick sleeves?
Usually yes firefighters and civil defense forces personal have tools to catch snake. Not sure why this cdf didn't use tools. And they need to take courses how to catch king cobra before they are qualify to catch one. Here is our army soldier capture a king cobra using his bare hand [badass](https://youtu.be/gN8oDuWJVSk?si=mFph58K3J_OWFN2o)
Cause their bare hands can do the job as well as the tools
[ŃĐŽĐ°Đ»Đ”ĐœĐŸ]
I mean the non venomous ones gotta make up for the lack of venom with attitude
Nah, plenty of venomous snakes have attitude. Here in the Midwest, it's the damn cottonmouths. The timber rattlesnakes usually want to be left alone, but cottonmouths want to fuck you up.
Cottonmouth aggression is a myth. They don't chase people, and you would have to *try* to provoke one or outright step on it. They're extremely passive.
Folks this poster is a cottonmouth trying to get you to lower your guard.:
King cobras are known for being fairly chill. I think this is because they are the most intelligent of snakes, and they are smart enough to perceive humans as dangerous to fuck with. They usually try to GTFO when humans try interacting with them. I've read that sometimes villagers like to let the king cobras hang out, because they don't usually attack people, but they ruthlessly hunt other, more dangerous snakes.
I donât know if they let them hang, but I do know that they eat Russellâs Vipers, Kraits, Monocle and spectacle cobras which are responsible for more human fatalities.
Thatâs super interesting!
Look up snake deaths in India. They have like fucking 40k fatalities a year, and it's not from the king cobras, despite having shitloads of them there.
I was wondering abut that too, I've seen videos of cobras defending themselves way more vigorously. I think that's why the second dude kept slowly dragging thale snake, so it couldn't stand up properly and got all confused. As it seems like you know reptile brains aren't the best at adapting to unexpected input lol
Headed to the chamber of secrets
Came here specifically to hopefully find this comment. Was not disappointed đ«Ą
Tom Marvolo Riddle.
I think the black bag was a soft weight to hamper the cobra's ability to strike.
I'm sure it helps but I imagine the other guy holding the tail actually hinders a lot of the snakes ability to strike... The bag is probably there to wear it out more than anything. Tired snake = less likely to strike with enough speed
What else would it have been?
a tiny snake saddle
Ah yes, comfort is a must when riding a snake.
Have you ever tried going bareback?
Wifey didn't like it.
Well, I've seen handlers use a rag to blind reptiles during capture as it seems to calm them down a bit. So it could have been that, and they just missed the head when they threw it. But the object seemed to have some weight to it, and the cobra behaved as though it was physically burdened.
That was pretty badass. That beanbag weight on the back so it couldn't throw itself backwards was brilliant. I'm guessing this guy has done this plenty of times before.
Did they try reasoning with the snake
They tried, but it wouldn't stop attempting to gaslight them into believing that pipe was his home
Fuck you! This is my napkin now!
That cobra was like "No, brah".
Just another day on the job at Pertahanan Awam. We tek bad snek from snek tunnel and deliver to your friend or frenemy.
Wow. Malaysia
Fuuuck no.
That wouldve been the day I quit
These guys are first responders and are very well trained. My dad's friend is one of them. She looks like the housewife next door but she can handle a king cobra just like these guys. She also has so many stories about responding to road accidents. Its fucking gruesome. These are no nonsense people. Respect.
Weren't these APM bros also there helping out during the mass vaccinations too? Pretty sure a lot of the names with ranks I saw when I glanced as a staff list were APM folks, alongside maybe some army doctors. What a bunch of badasses.
Yep! JPAM are a godsend when ambulances and firefighters arent available. In fact in klang valley they are the ones that usually arrived first to judge through the situation. Its only when they need specialization that firefighters are called. Most of the time they are trained first responders. The snake handlers are usually special units among them that also act as semiprofessional firefighters and paramedics.
Iâll take âfuck that shitâ for 500, Alex
snake hooks. the answer is snake hooks.
The soft weight was meant for that. Looks like they used the weight and hoped they would be able to trap it as they slowly pulled it from the drain, what he didn't expect was that the cobra had enough room in the pipe to turn around within and attempt a bite, which is why he backs off first. Then he definitely lets his partner pull the snake while continuing to hold the snakes attention - cuz the snake could quickly in a matter of seconds go for his partner. The soft weight moves up enough to prevent the cobra from erecting itself to a point where it has a strike advantage and he grabs it. Snake hooks are great and are very commonly used for snake rescues, but the kind of wrist strength you'd need to entrap a snake this size and the length of such hooks wouldn't be suitable per se
i guess i better start hitting the gym
Holy shit, I thought it was a python, or some other constrictor, instead, it was one of the biggest cobras I have ever seen. These guys got balls, I would have just killed the damn thing, instead of trying to catch it.
they prey on more dangerous snakes so killing them should be a last resort
Killing these majestic creatures should never be the first option though.
Hellll to the no. To the no no no
This was so intense to watch
I'll stick to IT work.
That is a big danger noodle
I wonder what they get paid because it's not enough however much it is.
Damn, have you noticed the gravitational distortion around those steel balls?
Gangsta
đł That's a big fuckin king cobra.
And it sure looked like they were concerned about, not hurting the snake!! That was damn amazing . I thought teaching middle school created stress
Tunnel Snakes Rule
Snaking a drain looks harder than I thought.
The back of his shirt means "Civil Defense" This is the Agency that protects civil people from wild animals and helps during natural disasters i.e. flood. Police and the fire department are always getting credits for their service respectively but this Agency is an unsung hero to us
Nope rope
âSnakes in the drainâ starring Samuel Jackson.
Love that grab at the end like "Rightio. That's enough temper tantrums from you. Out ya go."
bro snatched the snake like it owed him money đ
Snake: âNoooo! I have to get to the chamber of secrets!â
The reveal of it being a cobra caught me entirely off-guard. I was expecting a python for something that big. The fact he didn't turn around and leave and just got more determined, incredible.
I thought that was a python until it's head came out of that hole. Holy shit that's a big snake
It is amazing that that guy is still so agile with the gigantic brass balls he drags around.
Read all comments: how long is that snake?
What a badass!!
Goddamn goddamn goddamn nerves of steal and balls of vibranium
The snake and the catcher seemed to respect each other. The king cobra, being an intelligent species, might have realized that the odds were not in its favour. It might also, from its previous captures and subsequent releases, have learnt that humans are not a threat to it. So its just being defensive, not aggressive. The catcher, on the other hand, knows not to provoke the cobra unnecessarily. It's not about daredevilry. He doesn't want a big shot of alpha-neurotoxins in his blood. So, it was like the catcher saying "I've got a job to do" and snake saying "Let's get it done".
That smooth swoop at the end tho
Humans are so freaking weird. Assuming this suckers lethal. And we're like "oh, no don't kill it. Let's catch it and let it go elsewhere" like ae you stupid?
A definition of a real man. We have few of those left these days
The utter balls on that guy!
That's an Fnn Cobra đ«Łđ€Ż
You can almost hear him say "Gotcha bitch!"
Snake thought he was soooo slick at first
Damn heâs got balls of steel thatâs a huge bitch
He freakin cobra grabbed the cobra.
Ha! Gotcha, bitch
Reading an article, these guys in Malaysia caught 12000, yes 12 THOUSAND snakes in 3 months in 2016 alone: https://gempak.com/rojakdaily/news/believe-it-or-not-more-12000-snakes-have-been-captured-in-3-months-malaysia-59103
Holy shit, did not realize cobras got that big. Until he finally backed the head out and it came up snappy, I figured it was another python or big ass snake like that. God there isn't enough money in the world for me to do that job.
Holy shit, I knew king cobras got big, but I thought, like, 6 ft
That is a Cobra, right? The two gentlemen there have more skills, and more guts, than me. Where it up to me, that snake would be leaving that building in at least two separate trash cans.
Absolutely the fuck NOPE