Up Close with the Most Venomous Snake on Earth! | Deadly 60 | BBC Earth

Steve Backshall is in the blistering sun of the outback to fulfil a lifelong dream of finding the most venomous land snake in the world, the fierce snake whose toxic strike could kill a quarter of a million mice in a single bite.

[mrpPp]

The guy didn't just lie down with the snake for fun. He was being pulled down by the weight of his balls.

[cahorsman]

The Fierce or Inland Taipan is the most venomous snake in the world, but as stated in the video, it's rare and only found in very remote areas. However the number 2 snake in venom lethality, the Eastern Brown lives everywhere including backyards and will enter homes seeking shelter and rodents. Most Australian snake bite victims & deaths are caused by this snake.

[paulgibbons]

Saw the title and assumed this was about my ex. Nevermind.

[Jacla]

he OBVIOUSLY knows what he is doing, and as he says in the video, he has been working with snakes for years.

[jshamco]

The name of this snake is fierce snake also known as the inland taipan.

[XxEpicMiner]

Snake: Imma bite you!

Steve: This is the most perfect example, and an excellent hunter!

Snake: Hmmm...I like this guy, I won't kill him.

[charlielamb]

Also named "The Inland Taipan"!

[cagrant]

I really wish you would have told us what kind of
snake this is! I'd guess it to be an Inland Tai pan,
but I am no expert . . . Please make these longer!

[sseedell]

It's not really true that these snakes need to inject enormous quantities of very strong venom into fast-moving prey in order to survive. There are many non-venomous snakes within the same region as these that feed perfectly adequately on the same prey. In fact, it's an enigma from an evolutionary perspective why so many of Australia's snakes have retained such highly potent venom. The number of non-venomous snakes easily outnumber the number of venomous ones...if it was so critical to have highly potent venom then why are the non-venomous ones thriving?

[ollie]

this guy taught me more about animals than anyone else

[macncheese]

Also known as "brutal noodle "

[rachelquarrell]

The best place to die is here in Australia.My home country has most of the world's deadliest snake.10 actually.

[lindsaywootten]

To MrCrazzy755: 'Belcher's sea snake is sometimes erroneously popularized as the most venomous snake in the world.[4] The most venomous snake in the world, by far, is the Inland taipan, [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] with an LD50 of 0.025 mg/kg[5][15] when delivered Subcutaneously. The most venomous sea snake is actually Dubois' seasnake (Aipysurus duboisii) with LD50 of 0.044 mg/kg.[16][17]'

[patrickphokoane]

One day he gonna regret getting that close to the snake, people remember what the sting ray did to the Australian man called the crocodile hunter

[ulalaFrugilega]

I must say that I find these clips too short to be really interesting. No buildup.
Also, too little information about the animal.
Anyone out there that can direct me to more satisfying content?
(I've seen all of Brave Wilderness Episodes already)

[MISTERLOLCRACKERS]

It's call the Fierce Snake, known better as the Inland Taipan.

[Neo_to]

he did say that it's a fierce snake, another name for the inland taipan.

plus you could have googled "what is the most venomous snake", dude.

[stevestinnett]

Someone just out of the camera’s reach with a vial of antivenin.

[stevecurwin]

The Eastern Brown is much more common, they're all over the east coast of Australia, in rural areas close to cities, on most farms you'll see them. And they're very very dangerous. Most people avoid being bitten, but if you are it's a trip to hospital and 2 weeks on dialysis.

[govindberi]

And steve irwin caught it bare handed.