Jeremy Wade Catches The World's Most Venomous Animal By Hand! | River Monsters

Jeremy heads out on a boat with Dr Jamie Seymour to try and catch the world's most venomous animal- the Box Jellyfish. They are attempting to collect the venomous tentacles to use to create an anti-venom for their painful sting.

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[sandunderrad]

"My wetsuit should act as a barrier."

Should???

[winstonpx]

Imagine being the worlds deadliest things and this random guy just comes and picks you up like a dirty trash bag

[rommme]

"Ok so you see the worlds most venomous animal right over there?"
"Yes."
"Great, now walk over to it and grab it with your bare hands."

[marcuswodstrup]

"From 0-10 in pain my last sting was 14, if someone would've handed me a loaded gun i'd be off this planet" - this guy is seriously gold for TV hahaha

[invalism]

Just watching him grab the animal makes me feel anxious...

[slendermanderritter]

"I'm Coyote Peterson and I'm about to wear the box jellyfish as a hat."

[jaydenabraham]

Me: why doesn't he just wear gloves
Discovery channel: no

[Forenzikproductions]

Jeremy Wade conquering the jellyfish: CALL AN AMBULANCE!!! not for me.*

[oxomaticman]

"So, which animals here are extraordinarily dangerous?"


Australia: "Yes."

[samass]

“They are literally invisible” Him: “Oh, there’s one” from far away

[covodex]

Im in great awe of Dr. Seymour. He's a legend, seriously. He was stung so darn often by potentially lethal and very painful animals and still keeps on going with his science which is literally saving lifes every darn day.

[unqueofficial]

Box jelly fish: “I fear no man but that thing.... *TURTLE* ...it scares me”

[dhruv]

As they say....







The camera man never dies.

[reapertmn]

“I’ve finally overcome my fears” your face tells me otherwise mate, you’ve picked it up and marvelled at the length of its tentacles.

[thijsdle]

Jeremy sees the most venomous animal on earth: anyways, lets pick it up

[matthewrobertson]

You know he’s Australian when he’s got his cricket hat on

[daftphil]

"Most venomous creature in the world"
They've obviously never heard of my ex-girlfriend!

[lrekkk]

**gets stung by the worlds venomous animal**

"iLl FukEn dO iT aGen"

[seaweedbanana]

I imagine him holding the jellyfish then suddenly smack the guy on the face with it.

[jayanths]

Most venomous spider in the world - Sydney funnel-web spider, found in Australia
Most venomous snake in the world - Inland taipan, found in Australia
Most venomous fish in the world - Stone fish, found in Australia
Most venomous octupus in the world - Blue-ringed octopus, found in Australia
Most venomous animal in the world - Box jellyfish, found in Australia

That's not even including other deadly animals like the great white sharks and salt water crocodiles. Honestly, is there a single non-mammal in Australia that doesn't want to murder you in seconds?